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Dr Stephanie Ward
Senior Lecturer in Modern Welsh History
Ysgol Hanes, Archaeoleg a Chrefydd
- WardSJ2@caerdydd.ac.uk
- +44 29208 75277
- Adeilad John Percival , Ystafell 4.28, Rhodfa Colum, Caerdydd, CF10 3EU
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Trosolwyg
Research interests
- Economic and social history of modern Wales
- Comparative and regional histories of Britain
- Unemployment, social policy, social and political movements with particular reference to the economic depression of the 1930s in Britain
- Gender history including studies of masculinity, marriage, family and identity in twentieth century Britain
Cyhoeddiad
2023
- Jenkins, L. and Ward, S. 2023. ‘Women and the Labour Party: gender and the writing of British political history’. The Political Quarterly (10.1111/1467-923X.13266)
- Ward, S. 2023. The impact of the interwar depression on the working class. In: Robertson, N., Singleton, J. and Taylor, A. eds. 20th Century Britain: Economic, Cultural and Social Change. London: Routledge, pp. 274-287., (10.4324/9781003037118-21)
- Ward, S. 2023. Heroic housewives: Political worlds, domesticity and the Welsh mam in interwar Wales. In: Beth, J., O'Leary, P. and Ward, S. eds. Gender in Modern Welsh History: Perspectives on Masculinity and Femininity in Wales from 1750 to 2000. Cardiff: University of Wales Press
- Ward, S., Jenkins, B. and O'Leary, P. 2023. Introduction. In: Beth, J., O'Leary, P. and Ward, S. eds. Gender in Modern Welsh History: Perspectives on Masculinity and Femininity in Wales from 1750 to 2000. Cardiff: University of Wales Press
- Ward, S., Jenkins, B. and O'Leary, P. eds. 2023. Gender in modern Welsh history: Perspectives on masculinity and femininity in Wales from 1750 to 2000. Gender Studies in Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
2021
- Ward, S. 2021. Miners' bodies and masculine identity in Britain, c.1900-1950. Cultural and Social History 18(3), pp. 443-462. (10.1080/14780038.2020.1824599)
2019
- Ward, S. 2019. Labour activism and the political self in inter-war working-class women’s politics. Twentieth Century British History 30(1), pp. 29-52. (10.1093/tcbh/hwy047)
2017
- Ward, S. 2017. History and heritage. In: Loughran, T. ed. A Practical Guide to Studying History: Skills and Approaches. Bloomsbury Academic, pp. 282-301.
2015
- Reid, F. and Ward, S. 2015. Women, state and nation: creating gendered identities. Women's History Review 24(1), pp. 1-6. (10.1080/09612025.2014.920675)
2013
- Ward, S. 2013. Unemployment and the state in Britain: The means test and protest in 1930s South Wales and North-East England. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
- Ward, S. 2013. Drifting in manhood and womanhood: courtship, marriage and gender amongst young adults in South Wales and the North-East of England in the 1930s. Welsh History Review 26(4), pp. 623-648.
2012
- Ward, S. 2012. How closely knit were our families and communities?. In: Bowen, H. V. ed. A New History of Wales: Myths and Realities in Welsh History. Gomer
2011
- Ward, S. 2011. 'The Workers are in the Mood to Fight the Act': Protest against the Means Test, 1931-5. In: Reiss, M. and Perry, M. eds. Unemployment and Protest: New Perspectives on Two Centuries of Contention. Studies of the German Historical Institute London Oxford University Press / German Historical Institute, pp. 245-264.
2008
- Ward, S. 2008. The Means Test and the unemployed in south Wales and the north-east of England, 1931–1939. Labour History Review 73(1), pp. 113-132. (10.1179/174581808X279136)
Articles
- Jenkins, L. and Ward, S. 2023. ‘Women and the Labour Party: gender and the writing of British political history’. The Political Quarterly (10.1111/1467-923X.13266)
- Ward, S. 2021. Miners' bodies and masculine identity in Britain, c.1900-1950. Cultural and Social History 18(3), pp. 443-462. (10.1080/14780038.2020.1824599)
- Ward, S. 2019. Labour activism and the political self in inter-war working-class women’s politics. Twentieth Century British History 30(1), pp. 29-52. (10.1093/tcbh/hwy047)
- Reid, F. and Ward, S. 2015. Women, state and nation: creating gendered identities. Women's History Review 24(1), pp. 1-6. (10.1080/09612025.2014.920675)
- Ward, S. 2013. Drifting in manhood and womanhood: courtship, marriage and gender amongst young adults in South Wales and the North-East of England in the 1930s. Welsh History Review 26(4), pp. 623-648.
- Ward, S. 2008. The Means Test and the unemployed in south Wales and the north-east of England, 1931–1939. Labour History Review 73(1), pp. 113-132. (10.1179/174581808X279136)
Book sections
- Ward, S. 2023. The impact of the interwar depression on the working class. In: Robertson, N., Singleton, J. and Taylor, A. eds. 20th Century Britain: Economic, Cultural and Social Change. London: Routledge, pp. 274-287., (10.4324/9781003037118-21)
- Ward, S. 2023. Heroic housewives: Political worlds, domesticity and the Welsh mam in interwar Wales. In: Beth, J., O'Leary, P. and Ward, S. eds. Gender in Modern Welsh History: Perspectives on Masculinity and Femininity in Wales from 1750 to 2000. Cardiff: University of Wales Press
- Ward, S., Jenkins, B. and O'Leary, P. 2023. Introduction. In: Beth, J., O'Leary, P. and Ward, S. eds. Gender in Modern Welsh History: Perspectives on Masculinity and Femininity in Wales from 1750 to 2000. Cardiff: University of Wales Press
- Ward, S. 2017. History and heritage. In: Loughran, T. ed. A Practical Guide to Studying History: Skills and Approaches. Bloomsbury Academic, pp. 282-301.
- Ward, S. 2012. How closely knit were our families and communities?. In: Bowen, H. V. ed. A New History of Wales: Myths and Realities in Welsh History. Gomer
- Ward, S. 2011. 'The Workers are in the Mood to Fight the Act': Protest against the Means Test, 1931-5. In: Reiss, M. and Perry, M. eds. Unemployment and Protest: New Perspectives on Two Centuries of Contention. Studies of the German Historical Institute London Oxford University Press / German Historical Institute, pp. 245-264.
Books
- Ward, S., Jenkins, B. and O'Leary, P. eds. 2023. Gender in modern Welsh history: Perspectives on masculinity and femininity in Wales from 1750 to 2000. Gender Studies in Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
- Ward, S. 2013. Unemployment and the state in Britain: The means test and protest in 1930s South Wales and North-East England. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
- Ward, S. 2013. Unemployment and the state in Britain: The means test and protest in 1930s South Wales and North-East England. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
- Ward, S. 2013. Drifting in manhood and womanhood: courtship, marriage and gender amongst young adults in South Wales and the North-East of England in the 1930s. Welsh History Review 26(4), pp. 623-648.
- Ward, S. 2011. 'The Workers are in the Mood to Fight the Act': Protest against the Means Test, 1931-5. In: Reiss, M. and Perry, M. eds. Unemployment and Protest: New Perspectives on Two Centuries of Contention. Studies of the German Historical Institute London Oxford University Press / German Historical Institute, pp. 245-264.
- Ward, S. 2008. The Means Test and the unemployed in south Wales and the north-east of England, 1931–1939. Labour History Review 73(1), pp. 113-132. (10.1179/174581808X279136)
Ymchwil
Projects
Miners, Masculinity and the Body in Interwar South Wales
This project examines the relationship between the construction of masculine identity and the male body in interwar south Wales. It focuses upon working-class men working in the mining industry during a period of high unemployment.
Project activities:
- Co-organising a symposium on 'Industrialism and Masculinity in Comparative Regional Context, c.1840-1939' at Aberystwyth University – funding received from History Research Wales.
Marriage, Family and Community in Modern Wales, 1929 - 1969
This project seeks to explore issues of marital breakdown, domestic violence, family relationships and gender roles within modern Wales. Such a study is paramount for a society which placed great emphasis upon the role of the family in securing the well-being of the wider community. The study of family will be placed against a background of economic upheaval and massive social change. This research will also contribute, more broadly, to the post-war history of Wales.
Addysgu
Undergraduate
- Modern Wales - 20 credits (HS1104)
- History in Practice: Fury, Folly and Footnotes - 20 credits (HS1107)
- From King Coal to Cool Cymru: Society and Culture in Wales, 1939-2000 - 30 credits (HS1756)
- Exploring Historical Debate - 30 credits (HS1702)
- Class, Protest and Politics: South Wales, 1918-39 - 30 credits (HS1868)
- Dissertation - 30 credits (HS1801)
Postgraduate
Bywgraffiad
Education and qualifications
2004-2008 PhD in History: 'The Means Test and the Unemployed in South Wales and the North-East of England, 1931-39', Aberystwyth University
2003-2004 MA Economic and Social History of Wales, Aberystwyth University
2000-2003 BA (hons) History, Aberystwyth University
Career overview
2009 – to present Lecturer in History, Cardiff University
2008 – 2009 Lecturer in Economic and Social History, Aberystwyth University
Anrhydeddau a dyfarniadau
- ESRC 1 + 3 Studentship
Aelodaethau proffesiynol
- Editor, Llafur: The Welsh People's History Journal (2011 – present)
- Trustee, The Glamorgan County History Trust Limited (2011 – present)
- Executive committee member, The West of England and South Wales Women's History Network (2009 – present)
- Co-Convenor, Families, Identities and Gender Research Network (FIG). FIG is an interdisciplinary research network based within Cardiff University.
- CyMAL advisory panel, People's Collection Wales (2007-9)
- Executive Committee, Llafur, the Welsh People's History Society (2005 - present)
