Performing Ancient Greek Literature in a Time of Pandemic Conference 23-24 June 2022 Organizers: Anastasia Bakogianni (Massey University, New Zealand) and Barbara Goff (University of Reading, UK) The Department of…Read More >
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An Understudied History
BAME students in the early years of the university (by Amara Thornton, former Research Officer at the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology) As part of her research into the history…Read More >
Miss Ashford’s Painting
By Amara Thornton (Research Officer, Ure Museum) Last week, University of Reading Art Collections tweeted a picture of a painting called “Roman Wall from Sewingshields Crags”. This painting now hangs…Read More >
“Hidden Women in the Archive” Digital Exhibition
This exhibition is a complement to the 'Collectors, Curators and Cataloguers' workshop held on 12th June 2019. It highlights the histories of ten women who contributed to the Ure Museum...Read More >
Hidden Women Digital: 1. Annie Dunman (Hunt) Ure (1893 – 1976)
Annie Dunman (Hunt) Ure came to Reading initially in 1911 to study Classics at the University College Reading. She was taught by Professor of Classics Percy Ure. After she was…Read More >
Hidden Women Digital: 2. Hilda (Urlin) Petrie (1871 – 1957)
Hilda (Urlin) Petrie had a long-standing interest in history and science from childhood. As a teenager, she took geology classes at King’s College Ladies Department. She modelled for noted Arts…Read More >
Hidden Women Digital: 3. Ellen (Exall) Barry (1866-1939)
Ellen (Exall) Barry grew up in Reading. Through her sister’s marriage to Alfred Palmer she had a link to the Palmer family. Beyond their business interests in the production of…Read More >
Hidden Women Digital: 4. Gertrude Louisa (Hill) Hurry (c 1860 – 1942)
Gertrude Louisa (Hill) Hurry was born in Reading. Her father Arthur Hill was a prominent Reading resident, a mayor and justice of the peace. Housing reform pioneer Octavia Hill was…Read More >
Hidden Women Digital: 5. Margaret Elizabeth “Meta” Williams (1859 – 1952)
Margaret Elizabeth “Meta” Williams was living in Liverpool when the first Institute of Archaeology in Britain was being set up at the University of Liverpool in 1904. She studied Egyptology…Read More >
Hidden Women Digital: 6. Norah Christina Jolliffe (1900 – 1951)
Norah Christina Jolliffe came to the University of Reading as a Lecturer in Classics. Educated at Cheltenham Ladies College and Girton College, Cambridge, she was considered a brilliant scholar both...Read More >