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Colleagues may be interested in the following conference which takes place at the Women's Library on 13th November This year's London Archive Users' Forum conference is a joint event with the Women's Library and looks at some aspects of researching women's history in the Metropolis and the research which is taking place at present. Speakers include Professor Joanna Bourke of Birkbeck College taking about the emotional management of mothers and children, while David Doughan enlightens us with his research on women's clubs in the capital. Teresa Doherty and Sheila Gopaulen will outline sources for historians at the Women's Library and the National Archives respectively, and Anna Robinson will explain how she used these sources in her study of Sarah Chapman, one of the leaders of the Match Girls strike of 1889. The conference will be ideal for academics and local historians studying aspects of women's lives and family historians who want to know more about the lives of grandmothers and great-grandmothers. The conference takes place on Saturday 13th November (10am-4pm) at the Women's Library, Old Castle Street, London E1 7NT. Cost: £25 (£20 LAUF members) includes buffet lunch and refreshments. Further information from Simon Fowler, tel 020-8296 8794, email [log in to unmask] Simon Fowler