The term Home Front was initially used during the First World War, and this conference is intended to coincide with the commemorations marking the centenary of the beginning of the Frist World War.
Drawing upon the perspectives of women’s and gender history discussion is intended to stimulate debate about not only the British Home Front but also a range of other Home Fronts and conflicts, across diverse historical periods and geographical areas.
Scheduled papers will be exploring Home Fronts in a range of conflicts including the English and American Civil Wars, Ancient Athens and the Vietnam War, and the First and Second World Wars in countries such as: France, Turkey, Spain, Germany, Africa, Ireland and the UK.
Key note speakers
Prof Susan Mary Grant - University of Newcastle
When the Fires Burned Too Close to Home: Southern Women and the Dislocations of the Home-front in the American Civil War
Professor Karen Hunt – Keele University
Gendering the Local Home Front (1914 -19)
Dr Deborah Thom - Cambridge University
Revisiting the history of the public history of women and war
Dr Lisa Pine - South Bank University
German Women and the Home Front in the Second World War