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CALL FOR PAPERS
One Day Symposium: Cleanliness, Dirt and Women's Roles
7 November 2002
The Women's Library, formerly The Fawcett Library, at London Guildhall
University, recently reopened in a £7m Heritage Lottery Project on the site
of Goulston Street Wash Houses. The Wash Houses were originally built in
1846
as a 'model' public wash-house to encourage habits of 'cleanliness' amongst
the local population. Our second exhibition, 'Dirty Linen', looks at the
history of the wash houses in relation to women's roles in cleaning things
up and opens in September.
Alongside other activities we are planning a one day, inter-disciplinary
symposium on 7 November 2002 exploring issues around gender and cleanliness.
We hope to focus on the association of women with the concepts of
'cleanliness' and 'dirt' and their role in keeping the environment 'clean'
from c1800 to the present day. Themes may include: sanitary reform and
domestic hygiene; interior design; domestic science; bathing; laundry;
housework; technology; advertising; consumption and whiteness.
Please send abstracts to Hilary Clay, [log in to unmask] at The Women's
Library, Old Castle Street, London, E1 7NT by Tuesday 27 August 2002.
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