Join us on Thursday, October 21 at 5 pm EDT for a live Q&A chat about how women have been misrepresented in history!

Ready to register? Reserve your spot here!

The conversation will be moderated by Daniel Howlett (u/dhowlett1692), with Cassidy Percoco (u/mimicofmodes) speaking on "Wicked Queens: the afterlives of Isabeu of Bavaria, Catherine de'Medici, and Marie Antoinette," Dom Webb (u/Dom_Webb) on "Churchill's Angels? the female agents of SOE's F section in popular memory and culture," and Annie Whitehead (u/AnnieAuthor) on "Kept in the Dark: What is the true story of women in power in pre-conquest England?"

Women’s lives have long been the subject of overexcited imaginations. Whether they seek to vilify or romanticize, the sensationalized ways in which women have been represented and remembered rarely does justice to the historical reality, rendering them as one-dimensional caricatures rather than rich, complex characters in their own right. While historical and literary representations of women tend to center around the home and gendered notions of women's roles, in reality women have always been at the center of political and military histories. This roundtable uncovers the stories of elite women such as queens and spies for whom such shallow misrepresentations have become the norm, showcasing how historians now seek to reconstruct the fullness of their lives.

You can read more about the speakers and their topics on the conference webpage. Registration is free, but attendance is limited, so make sure to register now to secure your spot!

Interested in what else we have lined up for the Ask Historians 2021 Digital Conference next week? Check out the full conference program. It's the place to find our full schedule of events, abstracts, and bios for all our awesome speakers! And don't forget to register for the live keynote and networking sessions.