![‘The British Museum: the interior of the reading room, in use. Wood engraving by [I.C.] after C. Gregory, 1874’ by Charles Gregory.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/illustration/sch1.jpg?itok=NVGzI9wW "‘The British Museum: the interior of the reading room, in use. Wood engraving by [I.C.] after C. Gregory, 1874’ by Charles Gregory. Credit © : <a href=\"https://wellcomecollection.org/works/tjqatdhj\" target=\"_blank\">Wellcome Collection.</a>")
Kate SPENCER-BENNETT
Kate Spencer-Bennett has recently completed a PhD at the University of Birmingham. This research examined the role of libraries in women’s education and everyday lives. During this time she acted as Editorial Assistant for Paedagogica Historica Journal of the History of Education. She is currently working on a project with Durham University and the University of Cambridge examining women’s experiences of home-schooling during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns.