Vicky Iglikowski-Broad

Vicky Iglikowski-Broad

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Vicky Iglikowski-Broad works at The National Archives as the Principal Records Specialist in Diverse Histories, in this role she strives to promote the more marginalised histories in a state archive. Vicky’s research specialisms include the history of women and gender, as well as the development of LGBTQ rights and queer spaces. She has an MA in Women and Gender History from Royal Holloway, University of London.

Archival Kismet

Bloody Archives: An Archival Insight into the History of Sanitary Towels

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Given the number of people menstruating at any one time in the United Kingdom, you would have thought it would be a key interest of past governments. And yet the UK National Archives collections show remarkably little about the history of menstruation and sanitary products. Maybe this should not be a surprise, given how male-dominated… Read more →