Welcome to Women's Voices and Life Writing

 

Women’s Voices and Life Writing, 1600-1968 brings together diaries and oral histories for the study of the lives and experiences of less well-known women, told through their own words. Featuring content from both regional and national archives across the UK and Ireland, users can explore the life course of hundreds of individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds.

Nature and Scope

Find out more about the nature and scope of the documents included in Women's Voices and Life Writing.

Guide to the Archival Collections

Introductions to the collections that feature in Women's Voices and Life Writing, with a selection of document highlights as a starting point to explore the primary sources.

Thematic Guides

The documents in Women's Voices and Life Writing have been indexed by key theme. Read short introductions on these thematic areas and discover key resources.

Essays and Video Interviews

Learn more about the material within Women's Voices and Life Writing with these contextual essays and video interviews, authored by leading scholars.

Exhibitions

Take a closer look at featured collections in Women's Voices and Life Writing with these exhibitions, written by experts, on themes such as family authorship, political activism and Welsh-language diarists.

Author Biographies

Learn more about the women who authored the diaries and journals included in Women's Voices and Life Writing with these brief biographies.