VAHS Third International Research Conference
Wednesday 16 - Friday 18 July 2008
University of Liverpool
Keynote Speakers
Professor Miri Rubin: ‘Help and Need in Medieval Europe’
Dr Linda Mahood: ‘Feminism and Voluntary Action: The Life of Eglantyne Jebb,
Founder of Save the Children’
An updated programme is now availalble to download. Please note this may still be subject to some minor changes: Conference Programme
Conference excursions
Social Policy Tour of Liverpool
This short evening field trip led by John Lansley will take us round the city to see early social housing and other remnants of the history of Liverpool’s social policy. On the way, we will also be able to remark on the changes that have taken place not just in the last 150 years but in the last 10!
Visit to Port Sunlight
Port Sunlight Village was built by William Hesketh Lever, the owner of a soap works on the banks of the Mersey. Shocked by the squalor of the slums in which most workers lived and tired of paying heavy port dues for his exports and rent for his factory buildings, he decided to buy a site and build his own factory, with port access and decent housing for his workers at reasonable rents. He also provided schools, a library, and a whole range of public buildings. But this is no ordinary estate. The architecture and landscaping make it one of the most attractive areas on Merseyside. The coach trip here will include the museum, a walk around the village and, if there is time, opportunity to go to the Lady Lever Art Gallery.
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