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'''Dr Madge Judith Dresser''' [[Royal Historical Society|FRHS]] |
'''Dr Madge Judith Dresser''' [[Royal Historical Society|FRHS]] was an Associate Professor in History at the [[University of the West of England]], and is currently Honorary Professor in the department of Historical Studies at the [[University of Bristol]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Author: Madge Dresser |url=https://www.apollo-magazine.com/author/madge-dresser/ |website=Apollo Magazine |accessdate=28 June 2020}}</ref> Her specialities are the [[history of slavery]], [[national identity]], women's history, and the position of religious and ethnic minorities in British society. |
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She is active in [[Journey to Justice]] |
She is active in [[Journey to Justice]], a Bristolian charity highlighting the history of social justice and marginalised voices.<ref name="BC">{{cite news |last1=Mukherjee and Stephenson |first1=Koel and Lorna |title=A never-ending journey |url=https://thebristolcable.org/2017/10/neverending-journey-to-justice-project-civil-rights-struggles |accessdate=14 April 2019 |work=The Bristol Cable |date=11 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="B247">{{cite news |last1=Neu |first1=Alma |title=Interview: Dr Madge Dresser |url=https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/people/interview-dr-madge-dresser |accessdate=14 April 2019 |work=Bristol 247 |date=7 September 2017}}</ref> |
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She has frequently made efforts to acknowledge the role of [[Edward Colston]] in [[Bristol slave trade|Bristol's slave trade]] industry,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dresser |first1=Madge |title=What Colston’s statue says about Victorian Bristol |url=https://www.apollo-magazine.com/colston-statue-victorian-bristol/ |accessdate=28 June 2020 |work=Apollo Magazine |date=18 June 2020}}</ref> noting the "reluctance in some quarters" to mention it in relation to the [[Statue of Edward Colston|statue of him]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dresser |first1=Madge |title=Slavery Obscured: The Social History of the Slave Trade in an English Provincial Port |date=2016 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-4742-9170-5 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Vx_mDAAAQBAJ |accessdate=28 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>{{rp|3}} As such, she has been involved with the rewording process of the statue's plaque.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Russell |first1=Anna |title=How Statues in Britain Began to Fall |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-uk/how-statues-in-britain-began-to-fall |accessdate=28 June 2020 |work=The New Yorker |date=22 June 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref> |
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== Published works == |
== Published works == |
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Dr Madge Judith Dresser FRHS was an Associate Professor in History at the University of the West of England, and is currently Honorary Professor in the department of Historical Studies at the University of Bristol.[1] Her specialities are the history of slavery, national identity, women's history, and the position of religious and ethnic minorities in British society.
She is active in Journey to Justice, a Bristolian charity highlighting the history of social justice and marginalised voices.[2][3]
She has frequently made efforts to acknowledge the role of Edward Colston in Bristol's slave trade industry,[4] noting the "reluctance in some quarters" to mention it in relation to the statue of him.[5]: 3 As such, she has been involved with the rewording process of the statue's plaque.[6]
Published works
| Title | Time of first publication | First edition publisher/publication | Unique identifier | Notes |
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| Slavery Obscured: The Social History of the Slave Trade in an English Provincial Port | 2001 | Continuum | ISBN 0826448763 | |
| The Diary of Sarah Fox nee Champion, 1745–1802 | 2003 | Bristol Record Society | ISBN 0901538256 | Editor; written by Sarah Fox, extracted in 1872 by John Frank |
| Bristol: Ethnic Minorities and the City 1000-2001 | 2008 | Phillimore Publishers | ISBN 9781860774775 | with Peter Fleming |
| Women and the City: Bristol 1373-2000 | 2016 | Redcliffe Press | ISBN 9781908326317 | Editor |
References
- ^ "Author: Madge Dresser". Apollo Magazine. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ Mukherjee and Stephenson, Koel and Lorna (11 October 2017). "A never-ending journey". The Bristol Cable. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Neu, Alma (7 September 2017). "Interview: Dr Madge Dresser". Bristol 247. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Dresser, Madge (18 June 2020). "What Colston's statue says about Victorian Bristol". Apollo Magazine. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ Dresser, Madge (2016). Slavery Obscured: The Social History of the Slave Trade in an English Provincial Port. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4742-9170-5. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ Russell, Anna (22 June 2020). "How Statues in Britain Began to Fall". The New Yorker. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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