Lucy Haigh
Department of History
Research student
- Profile
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Thesis title: The Princess and the New Woman: Portrayals of the 'New Woman' in comparison with Alexandra, the Princess of Wales in the British Press, 1863 to 1925
Supervisors:
- Adrian Bingham (Primary)
- Colin Reid (Secondary)
Period:
Post-1800
Thesis Abstract:
My project will focus on representations of femininity in the political press between 1863-1925 by comparing images of the Princess of Wales and Queen Consort Alexandra of Denmark to the idea of the “New Woman”. I aim to analyse how such images intersected and interacted with contemporary ideas about femininity and how these ideas developed throughout the period.
- Qualifications
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- PhD History, University of Sheffield, 2023 - present
- Integrated Master’s in History (MHist), University of Derby, 2018-2022
- Professional activities and memberships
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Public engagement:
- Publicity Officer for History Lab at the Institute of Historical Research, September 2023 - present
Professional Associations:
- Postgraduate Member of the Royal Historical Society, February 2022 - present
- Publications and Conferences
Blog:
- ‘The Self vs the Public: Queen Charlotte and the Eighteenth-Century Political Print’, History Lab - The Institute of Historical Research (November 2021)
Conferences and Presentations:
- ‘The Self vs the Public: Representations and Misrepresentations of Queen Charlotte in the Eighteenth-Century Political Print’, British Society of Eighteenth-Century Studies (May 2022)
- ‘Hidden from History? Approaches to Finding Women in Derbyshire’s Past’, alongside Dr Ruth Larsen, Derby Museum and Art Gallery (August 2022)
- ‘How to Write Women’s History?’, alongside Dr Ruth Larsen, University of Derby (March 2023)