Rewriting Women: UK and Ireland

Jo is an internationally acclaimed expert on gender in maritime life. To access her seminal books, articles, and social media contributions see her blog.   

Dr Nina Baker, an independent engineering historian specialising in the history of women in engineering and was appointed an OBE in the 2023 New Year’s Honours’ list, for services to the history of women in engineering.   

Lauren Tidbury is a maritime archaeologist and works for the Honor Frost Foundation and Maritime Archaeology Trust. She is an experienced diver and has worked on underwater archaeological projects around the world, from submerged prehistoric landscapes to WWI shipwrecks. Lauren has a degree in Archaeology and a Masters in Maritime Archaeology from the University of Southampton. 

After graduating from the University of Liverpool Master of Archives and Records Management (MARM) Sarah worked as an archivist at Liverpool Central Library and Archives before moving to National Museums Liverpool. Sarah is now the Lead Archivist, Maritime & Slavery Collections based at the Maritime and International Slavery Museums. 

Jennifer Robertson is the Project Curator at Liverpool's Maritime Museum, part of National Museums Liverpool.  She has a particular interest in built heritage, mental health and women’s stories.  She is also co-chair of National Museums Liverpool’s Disability and Mental Health Staff Group, and a lover of ship and architectural models. 

Lily Tidman is a recent graduate of the University of Oxford and UCL. She works as visitor and sales assistant manager and researcher with Royal Museums Greenwich, focusing on their Maritime Memorials project. 

Sarah Robinson is the Senior Journalist at Nautilus International, a trade union and professional organisation serving, supporting and protecting the interests of more than 20,000 maritime professionals in the UK, Netherlands and Switzerland. 

Dr Helen Doe, is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Exeter and Chairman of the British Commission of Maritime History. 

Laura Boon-Williams is Lloyd’s Register Foundation Senior Curator of Contemporary Maritime at Royal Museums Greenwich.  

Caroline Randall graduated with a degree in History & Geography from Leeds University, and an MA in Victorian Studies from Leicester University. After then obtaining a PGCE from the Institute of Education, University of London, worked as a History teacher in various London secondary schools for the next 13 years. Whilst working as a teacher, she also graduated with an MA in Historical Research from Birkbeck College, University of London. 

In 2017 Caroline joined the Seafarers Hospital Society and from 2020-2023 worked on cataloguing their substantial 200 year old archive and prepared the archive for transfer to the Wellcome Library where it is now housed.  She is currently the Honorary Archivist of the Seafarers Hospital Society. 

Richard Wemyss is the Chair of The Cellardyke Trust, a Scottish charity that aims to advance citizenship or community projects in the arts, heritage, culture or science.  

Mariana Noceti is the Principal Programme Assistant for the International Maritime Organization's Women in Maritime Programme. A programme that enhances the contribution of women as key maritime stakeholders and supports the participation of women in both shore-based and sea-going posts. 

Pressiana Naydenova is the Corporate Communications Manager for Associated British Ports and key member of the Rewriting Women into Maritime editorial board.  

Tom Scott is the Account Manager for NavigatePR working for the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF), an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) working to develop and improve maritime search and rescue (SAR) capacity around the world.

Emma Lingard is the Corporate Communications Manager for Associated British Ports, Grimsby Port Office. 

Elizabeth Oliver, is the Digital Content Producer at Royal Museums Greenwich and lead on the Making Waves programme.