Dr Gillian Murphy

Dr Gillian Murphy

Curator for Equality, Rights and Citizenship

LSE Library

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Languages
English
Key Expertise
Archives, Special Collections, Historical Research

About me

I work with The Women’s Library and Hall-Carpenter Archives, two large collections that contain campaigns for equality and rights. I seek out interesting and informative stories and bring them to a wider audience. I research the collections for new exhibitions, blogs and articles. I talk about the collections and share the archives with groups that visit. I support projects that use these collections. I organise events related to the collections. I answer lots of enquiries.

Do get in touch if you'd like to show archives to your students or are generally interested in history.

Find out about The Women's Library and the Hall-Carpenter Archives in our collection highlightsblogs online exhibitions and past exhibitions.

Links to writings

Murphy, G (forthcoming, 2025) 'School for Women MPs’? the work of the Women for Westminster movement’ in ‘Women, Power and Politics 1945-1997’ Oxford University Press.

Murphy, G (2024), 'LGBTQ+ symbols and their meanings', LSE History Blog

Murphy, G (2024) 'Black Lesbian and Gay Centre', LSE History Blog

Murphy, G (2023) 'Emily Davies (1830-1921)', Pascal Theatre Company

Murphy, G (2023) 'Zuhra Karim (1932-2019): pioneer of women’s journalism in Pakistan' LSE History Blog 

Murphy, G (2023) 'Who donated books to the Women’s Library?', LSE History Blog 

Murphy, G (2023) 'The Hall-Carpenter Archives at LSE', LSE History Blog 

Murphy, G (2023) 'The History of the Women’s Library' LSE History Blog   

Murphy, G (2022) 'Alice Ker (1853-1943)' Quinepedia: a biographical dictionary of north-east women, part of the Being Human Festival

Expertise Details

Archives; Special Collections; Historical Research