Celebrating women in the humanities and social sciences

The British Academy on International Women's Day

6.00pm - 7.30pm, followed by a reception

Thursday, 8 March 2012

Venue: The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH

For over a century, International Women’s Day has celebrated the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. The sociologist, economist and social reformer Beatrice Webb was the first woman to be elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1931. On 8 March 2012, the British Academy is holding a special event to honour the women working in the humanities and social sciences since Beatrice Webb’s election, and acknowledge their contribution to research and scholarship.

Contributors will talk about women who have and who continue to inspire them and celebrate their achievements. The event will include a panel discussion ‘Gender in the academy’.

The event will be introduced by Rt Hon Baroness Hale DBE FBA, Justice of the Supreme Court, Chancellor, University of Bristol

Speakers:

Professor Christine Chinkin FBA, London School of Economics
on Chrystal Macmillan: audio (8 mins)

Professor Uta Frith FBA FRS FMedSci, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
on her mother: audio (12 mins)

Professor Nicola Lacey FBA, University of Oxford
on the Women Law Teachers' Group: audio (6 mins)

Professor Anne Phillips FBA, London School of Economics
on Beatrice Webb and Rebecca West: audio (8 mins); presentation slides

Professor Pat Thane FBA, King’s College London
on Barbara Wootton: audio (9 mins)

Professor Lisa Tickner FBA, Courtauld Institute of Art
on Virginia Woolf and Nancy Spero: audio (10 mins); presentation slides

The discussion will be chaired by Professor Marina Warner CBE FBA, University of Essex

Attendance is free but places are limited and registration is required.  THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.