Kathryn Gleadle

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Kathryn Jane Gleadle is an academic historian specialising in the experiences of British women in the late 18th and 19th centuries. In 2015, she was appointed a Professor of Gender and Women's History by the University of Oxford.

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Kathryn Jane Gleadle graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Warwick before completing a doctor of philosopher degree at the University of Warwick. She was a fellow of University College, Oxford, from 2002 to 2004, when she was appointed a fellow of Mansfield College, Oxford, and a university lecturer in modern history, appointments made permanent in 2009. [1] [2] [3] In 2015, she was awarded the title of Professor of Gender and Women's History by the University of Oxford. [4]

Works

Gleadle's research focuses on women's experiences in 18th- and 19th-century Britain, especially with reference to political culture, while she also engages in debates about feminist and gender history theory. Her studies have also focused on the role that Victorian women played in the process of globalisation, and on the way British children have been involved in political processes. Gleadle's published works include: [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Examination and boards", Oxford University Gazette, 28 October 2004. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Oxford University Gazette, 7 May 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Robin Darwall-Smith, A History of University College, Oxford (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008), p. 537
  4. ↑ "Recognition of Distinction: Successful Applicants 2015" Archived 2018-02-27 at the Wayback Machine , The University of Oxford Gazette, no. 510915, October 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Professor Kathryn Gleadle", University of Oxford History Faculty. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
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