Women, Gender, and Sexuality
A research group which explores society's construction of gender across historical periods and global geographies.

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Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Our research
The Women, Gender, and Sexuality group applies comparative and transnational methods and approaches to historical constructions of gender as they were shaped by the experiences of both women and men.
We research family, kinship and population and encompasses scholarship from the perspectives of gender, sexuality, race, class and culture. Women, Gender and Sexuality has particular interests in Britain and America, the broader problem of the legal construction of gender, and the history of masculinity.
Our expertise
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Welcome to Dr Priyanka Tripathi: Research spotlight
Dr Tripathi is the School of History's Charles Wallace India Trust visiting…
Thursday 6 February 2025
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Living with the Dead: Professor Laura King on her new book
Living with the Dead: Memories, Histories, and the Stories Families Tell in…
Thursday 30 January 2025
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Masculinity in Byzantium: Dr Maroula Perisanidi on her new book
Masculinity in Byzantium, c. 1000-1200: Scholars, Clerics and Violence is…
Thursday 21 November 2024
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Professor Kate Dossett's inaugural lecture now available to watch online
The School was pleased to celebrate Professor Kate Dossett's inaugural…
Thursday 31 October 2024
More on Professor Kate Dossett's inaugural lecture now available to watch onlineWorkshop: Exposing the Archive: A Workshop on Medical Photography
Explore the relationship between images, knowledge, ethics and authorship through the medium of collage and/or zine-making.
Wednesday 11 June 2025, 10:30 - 15:30
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The workshop brings together academics and Leeds-based artists who use arts-centred techniques to encourage members of the community to talk as freely as possible about their experiences.
Thursday 12 June 2025, 12:00 - 14:00
More on Workshop: Arts Facilitation for ResearchersWorkshop: Motivations behind Women's Humanitarian Commitment in the Twentieth Century
A workshop hosted by the School of History.
Thursday 19 June 2025, 09:00 - 16:30
More on Workshop: Motivations behind Women's Humanitarian Commitment in the Twentieth CenturyResearch Seminar: The Ethics of Anonymity in Medical Photography
In this seminar, three academics will share short "provocations" on the theme on anonymity.
Friday 20 June 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
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