The first of the 2026 CHORD on-line seminars on retailing and distribution history will take place on 23 February 2026
The full 2026 programme and further details can be found here.
The programme on 23 February is (UK times):
10.00 Seminar opens – welcome
10.05 – 10.35 Nicole J. Davis, University of Melbourne, Australia, ‘An Occupation for a Lady: Businesswomen in Brisbane’s Arcades, 1880s–1920s
10.40 – 11.10 Jean-Pierre Lacour, Université Louis Lumière, Lyon 2, France, ‘The Journalistic Gaze : a Biased Vision of Shoplifting in Victorian London Department Stores. Validation of a Digitized Press Data Base through magistrate courts’ records.’
11.10 – 11.30 Break
11.30 – 11.50 Ten-minute ‘work in progress’ paper: Louise Barré, Ghent University, Belgium, ‘A short-lived retail trade? Women vendors of frozen meat in Brazzaville (Republic of Congo)’
11.55 -12.25 Clare Rose, ‘Copying and creativity: The role of the woman fashion artist in Britain, 1880-1920’
Participation is free, but registration is required. If you would like to attend one or more seminars, please e-mail Laura Ugolini at: [email protected] specifying which dates you would like to attend.
Image credit: detail from Reginald Wilson, Country store, c. 1939. Gift of New York City W. P. A., 1943. Image open access, courtesy of The Met Museum, New York.