Louisa Waterford - Artist, Philanthropist, Free Spirit
Talk by Historian/Author Caroline Ings-Chambers
Lady Waterford Hall
Ford Village, Northumberland
Saturday May 4 6.30pm (talk starts at 7pm)
As part of the Prize event, historian and author Caroline Ings-Chambers PhD will give a talk about Louisa at Lady Waterford Hall.
Caroline, who is also one of the event's judges, is an independent scholar, speaker and writer in the field of Victorian Studies with specialist academic interests in John Ruskin, the Nineteenth Century Novel, and the role of Women in nineteenth century society, culture and the arts.
She is also author of 'Louisa Waterford and John Ruskin "for you have not falsely praised"' (Legenda, 2015) and is a lecturer at Morley College in London, where she creates and delivers original courses in nineteenth century British literature and culture.
The talk "Louisa Waterford - Artist, Philanthropist and Free Spirit" will take place on Saturday May 4 at 6.30pm (talk begins 7pm)
Entry is £10 (includes welcome drink)
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(Spaces are limited so it is advisable to book online to guarantee a place)
About Caroline Ings-Chambers
Caroline is an independent scholar, speaker, and writer in the field of Victorian Studies with special academic interests in John Ruskin, the Nineteenth Century Novel, and the role of Women in nineteenth century society, culture and the arts.
She is the author of ‘Louisa Waterford and John Ruskin “for you have not falsely praised”’ (Legenda, 2015) a monograph based on her doctoral thesis. In March 2023,
Caroline delivered a talk on Charlotte Brontë’s ‘Jane Eyre’, ’Parity between the Maltreatment of the Child Jane Eyre with Modern Standards of Child Safeguarding’ at the NeMLA Convention in Buffalo, New York.
She is scheduled to chair her own panel on ‘From Redundancy to Citizenship: Publication as a Path to Women’s Citizenship’ at the NeMLA Convention in Boston, Massachusetts in March 2024.
Caroline has also developed and delivered a number of original courses at Morley College; her scheduled courses for the current academic year are ‘Introduction to the Brontë Sisters’, ‘Charlotte Brontë: “Jane Eyre”’, and ‘The Rise of the British Novel’.
Caroline Ings-Chambers PhD