Gender and the Built Environment Database

RESEARCH COMMISSION

Women's History and the Historic Environment

September 2009-March 2010

The Women's Library and English Heritage invite tenders for a free-lance researcher to develop draft web content for the English Heritage web resource "Women's History and the Historic Environment"  see http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.20499

The researcher will identify up to 4 additional topics that can be supported by the collections of the National Monument Record, The Women's Library and the TUC Archive and draft web pages introducing these.   The researcher will also draft a short, accessible "How to.." guide on researching women's history within the historic environment.  There will be a launch seminar at The Women's Library in 2010 to which the researcher is expected to contribute.

Day to day supervision of the research will be through The Women's Library subject specialist staff, and the researcher will be based at the Library.  English Heritage is offering a fee of up to £10,000 based on 12 weeks work, which must start on or before 14th September  2009 and be completed in March 2010.

For a copy of the research brief or more info please contact Rachel Hasted on tel 020 7973 3827 or e-mail Rachel.hasted@english-heritage.org.uk 

Deadline for applications 7th August 2009.

The Women's Library, Wright & Wright Architects. Photo: Women's Design Service