Birkbeck, University of London

Department Member, History, Classics and Archaeology

About

My research into the cultural and social history of gender and religion in nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain and Ireland is used to highlight wider themes of social identities; gendered spiritualties; medical provision; social inclusion; civil society; sacred spaces; rhetorics of pain and emotional communities.  These themes reflect my broad research interests in philanthropy, poverty, social welfare, medical care, pain, disability and the medical missions.

I am a member of the History of Women Religious in Britain and Ireland http://www.history.ac.uk/history-women-religious/

and a Researcher on the Birkbeck Pain Project
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/history/our-research/birkbeckpainproject