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  • New York Public Library Digital Collections enhanced access

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/29/new-york-public-library-digital-collections-enhanced-access/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 29, 2016 From January 2016 the New York Public library provides enhanced public domain access to its online collections which include thousands of stunning historical images.

  • 1866 suffrage petition 150th anniversary

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/10/1866-suffrage-petition-150th-anniversary/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 10, 2016 It is 150 years since The Women’s Suffrage Committee, formed by Barbara Bodichon, collected 1,500 signatures on a petition for women’s suffrage in 1866 and it was presented to parliament...

  • Awakening of Indian Women webinar

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/09/29/awakening-of-indian-women-webinar/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 29, 2023 The Awakening of Indian Women is an account of the Indian feminist movement in the early decades of the twentieth century.

  • Global cost of dementia set to reach US $1 trillion by 2018…

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/28/global-cost-of-dementia-set-to-reach-us-1-trillion-by-2018/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 28, 2015 …according to the latest annual World Alzheimer report 2015 . It also includes literature reviews on the societal impact of dementia and evidence that its rate is increasing.

  • Where is the Best Place to Grow old?

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/09/25/where-is-the-best-place-to-grow-old/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 25, 2015 Find out by consulting the Global Agewatch Index 2015 from HelpAge International which ranks 96 nations .

  • Living wage level raised

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/06/living-wage-level-raised/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 6, 2015 The level of the living wage was raised by 40p an hour this week to £8.25.

  • Universal credit – does anyone benefit?

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/05/universal-credit-does-anyone-benefit/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 5, 2016 IFS has conducted an economic analysis into the impact finding tha t it ‘will tend to weaken the incentive for single parents to be in work, and to strengthen the incentive for...

  • Celebrating LGBT History month

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/12/celebrating-lgbt-history-month/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 12, 2016 February is LGBT History month http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/ Take a look at the Gay t-Shirt archive!   Wearing Gay History a digital archive of American LGBT t-shirts.

  • Is Britain Fairer?

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/18/is-britain-fairer-2/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 18, 2016 A major new report launched last week by the Equality and Human Rights Commission examines the nature of disadvantage in Britain in 2016.

  • Inclusive Growth Commission

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/03/inclusive-growth-commission/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2016 RSA Launch Inclusive Growth Commission.

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