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erhodes.bsky.social
PhD student in Early Modern History at Christ's College, Cambridge Petitions, mothers, gender, family, community, crime and poverty in 17th and 18th century Britain
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📢 My article on parents' letters to/about ill children is out in an exciting special issue, 'Mothers and Fathers in Medieval and Early Modern Europe', ed. @erhodes.bsky.social & Alice Whitehead. It's full of fantastic contributions to the history of parenting! 👇 www.tandfonline.com/toc/rhof20/3...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Nearly three years ago, Alice Whitehead and I hosted a conference on the history of parents. As baby PhD students at the time, we were honoured to be asked by @timriswick.bsky.social to edit a special issue of The History of the Family on the conference theme. The finished product is available now:

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

As it is official today, I am really pleased to say that I passed my viva in December! Thanks to my excellent examiners, @brodiewaddell.bsky.social and Samantha Williams, I had a thoughtful and stress-free examination. Endless thanks will always be due to my supervisor, Elizabeth Foyster.

submitted 30 days ago • 7 comments

This is a sewing pattern. It is also a page from a late 14th century manuscript that is one of two primary sources for an important Icelandic saga (Sturlunga saga), but that was probably not important to the 17th century person who really needed a sewing pattern. #upcycling

submitted 33 days ago • 48 comments

Mr Knightley looking like an Elizabethan courtier with his cone-replacement ruff. Though much more adorable than the portraits. (He’s fine. Just over-grooming)

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

To my new followers: do check out my recent research into early modern foster mothers!

submitted 105 days ago • 2 comments

Have you been imprisoned for debt in eighteenth-century England? Giles Jacob has very helpfully provided a model petition for you to request your release! #PowerOfPetitioning #EarlyModern 🗃️ The Modern Justice, 1716: books.google.co.uk/books?id=NJq...

submitted 107 days ago • 2 comments

Hello to all my new followers! I am a recently submitted History PhD student at Cambridge who uses petitions to study early modern mothers, family, community, poverty, crime and war in the British Isles. I also have two kitties, Evie and Mr Knightley, who are the only ones who get me any likes!

submitted 106 days ago • 3 comments

I have created a starter pack for scholars of the long seventeenth century! I will be adding to it; do comment or message if you would like to be added - & share! go.bsky.app/BtkNcRq

submitted 109 days ago • 95 comments

Cambridge friends: This evening at 5.15pm in the Christ's College Portrait Room I will be presenting a paper based on my PhD research to the Early Modern British and Irish History seminar entitled 'Petitions, Mothers and Community in Early Modern England and Wales'. Do join if you can!

submitted 119 days ago • 0 comments

If you would like to know more about Emily Rhodes' research see this blog post #EarlyModern 🗃️ manyheadedmonster.com/2024/05/21/c...

submitted 147 days ago • 3 comments

I'm really delighted to say that my new article on non-kin childcare and petitions is now available to read open access in the History of the Family, and that the research has received some media coverage as well! www.theguardian.com/society/2024... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 147 days ago • 1 comment

Here’s a very merry boy celebrating his first birthday today!

submitted 454 days ago • 0 comments

I know it happens every year, but I would bet my life that it's never gotten this dark this early before in my life.

submitted 464 days ago • 16 comments

Really enjoyed looking at these tender memorials in Southwark Cathedral. I love the focus on the exact age of the girls when they passed.

submitted 466 days ago • 1 comment

Coming soon(ish): the first major publication from our #PowerOfPetitioning project! #OpenAccess with UCL Press!! Contributors are me, Jason Peacey, @lloydbowen.bsky.social, Hannah Worthen, Karin Bowie, Imogen Peck, Elly Robson, @sharonhoward.bsky.social & Ann Hughes: uclpress.co.uk/collections/op…

submitted 469 days ago • 7 comments

Had a fantastic weekend at my first @thenacbs.bsky.social full of fabulous papers and panels and great discussions with fellow historians!

submitted 472 days ago • 0 comments

Dinner ahead of our @thenacbs.bsky.social panel bright and early tomorrow morning! For those in Baltimore join me, @lflannigan17.bsky.social, and Zoe Jackson tomorrow at 8am to learn about local knowledge and use of the law in early modern England! #nacbs23

submitted 475 days ago • 1 comment