It is indisputable that experiences of mobility and migration have been part of the reality of life for many women and girls – not only in recent history. The mobility of women, whether as daughters, wives, or widows, as workers, nuns, entrepreneurs, or activists, was associated not only with gender-specific expectations, but often also with specific experiences that varied depending on factors such as social and geographical origin, status, age, religious, ethnic, and family affiliation. The conference picks up on this and asks how historical actors reflected on, interpreted, and communicated experiences of mobility that contradicted previous expectations.

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28th May 2026
29th May 2026

Image credits: Ivan Kramskoi 1883, Portrait einer unbekannten Frau, Wikimedia Commons.