What's the state of women's history in 2025?

To mark International Women's Day, a panel of experts join Ellie Cawthorne to discuss the biggest trends in women's history at the moment

Published: March 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM

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What is new research revealing about women's lives in the past? Does all women's history have to be feminist? And why do we need to be cautious about the 'girlbossification' of historical figures? To mark International Women's Day, Ellie Cawthorne speaks to three expert historians – Sarah Richardson, Hannah Skoda and Hannah Cusworth – to get their thoughts on the biggest trends and challenges in the field of women's history at the moment.

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Ellie CawthorneHead of content (audio)

Ellie Cawthorne is head of content (audio) at HistoryExtra

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