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 highlights, blogs, 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