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Black Women Radicals Database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/05/01/black-women-radicals-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 1, 2024 Biographies of women activists from Africa and the African diaspora. The database is constantly updated and is free for educational use.
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Russian interference in US elections?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/11/13/russian-interference-in-us-elections/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 13, 2017 View the recordings from Senate committee hearings into Russian interference in the 2016 elections via C-Span video library.
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The Counted
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/13/the-counted/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 13, 2015 The Counted launched by the Guardian newspaper to provide the public with statistical data about people killed by the police in the USA.
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E7 now and then
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/05/10/e7-now-and-then/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 10, 2024 E7 now and then A local history website which is run by not for profit volunteers and covers Forest Gate East London past and present.
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Google and tax
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/05/google-and-tax/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 5, 2016 The charity Full Fact has examined the claim that Google only pays 3% of its profits in tax. Consult its website to see what it concludes.
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COVID and Africa’s HE sector
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/03/09/covid-and-africas-he-sector/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 9, 2022 Survey findings: Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, how is Africa’s higher education sector faring? Latest research from the Africa portal where you can find more papers and...
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Experience of BAME women at work
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/05/30/experience-of-bame-women-at-work/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 30, 2022 Discrimination in the workplace – shocking report from Fawcett society reveals appalling experiences of female BAME workers in workplace.
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Migrant Rights Initiative
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/02/10/migrant-rights-initiative/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 10, 2023 Recently published, an interactive data visualization of the Migrants Rights Database.
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Women’s rights in Ireland 1880-1920
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/02/10/womens-rights-in-ireland-1880-1920/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 10, 2023 Virtual Tour: Bonnets, Bandoliers and Ballot Papers The National Museum of Ireland have created this online exhibition tour focussing on the campaign for women’s rights in...
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The value of Libraries
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/10/23/the-value-of-libraries/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 23, 2015 Neil Gaiman writes for the Guardian about the value of libraries for children and adults alike http://www.theguardian.