Angela V. John (born 24 September 1948) is a Welsh historian known for her biographies, particularly of women. She is President of Llafur: The Welsh People's History Society.
Her 1980 book By The Sweat of Their Brow concerned the lives of women employed in the Victorian coal mining industry.[2] In the late 1980s she was one of the founders of the academic journal Gender & History.[3]
She began to research the life of Henry W Nevinson at the Bodleian Library in Oxford.[5] As a result, she published War, Journalism and the Shaping of the 20th Century: The Life and Times of Henry W Nevinson a biography that includes his interests apart from his better known work as a war correspondent.[6] His life led to John's interest in the suffragist Evelyn Sharp, who became Nevinson's second wife. In 2009 John published her biography: Evelyn Sharp: Rebel Woman, 1869-1955.[7]
In 2012 when she was an honorary Professor of History at Swansea University she was elected to the Learned Society of Wales.[4] In 2015 she published a book based around the many famous actors from around her home town. The book as inspired by a conversation she had with the actor Michael Sheen. The book is titled The Actors’ Crucible: Port Talbot and the Making of Burton, Hopkins, Sheen and All the Others.[8]
In 2013 she published Turning the Tide, a biography of the suffragette Margaret Haig Thomas, later Lady Rhondda. This led to her working with Welsh National Opera on their production of Rhondda Rips It Up![3] a music-hall based work by Elena Langer on Lady Rhondda, which premiered in Newport in May 2018 and toured to sixteen British venues.[9]
^"War, Journalism and the Shaping of the 20th Century: The Life and Times of Henry W Nevinson by Angela V. John. | The Western Front Association". www.westernfrontassociation.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
^John, Angela V. (2009-06-15). Evelyn Sharp: Rebel Woman, 1869-1955. Manchester University Press. ISBN978-0-7190-8014-2.
^"Review of Theatre History Book from the theatre dance and drama in Wales web site". www.theatre-wales.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
^Franks, Rebecca (2018-06-14). "Opera review: Rhondda Rips it Up! at Mac, Birmingham". The Times. London.
^"Angela V. John is ratified as new Llafur President". Llafur. 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
External linksEdit
Homepage
'The Lives of Lady Rhondda; Champion of Equal Rights' A talk by Angela V. John on YouTube
August 25, 2023
angela, john, born, september, 1948, welsh, historian, known, biographies, particularly, women, president, llafur, welsh, people, history, society, born24, september, 1948nationalitywelshoccupation, history, professor, writeremployeruniversity, greenwichknown,. Angela V John born 24 September 1948 is a Welsh historian known for her biographies particularly of women She is President of Llafur The Welsh People s History Society Angela V JohnBorn24 September 1948NationalityWelshOccupation s History Professor and writerEmployerUniversity of GreenwichKnown forbiographiesWebsitewww wbr angelavjohn wbr comLife EditJohn was born in 1948 and she was brought up in Port Talbot 1 failed verification Her 1980 book By The Sweat of Their Brow concerned the lives of women employed in the Victorian coal mining industry 2 In the late 1980s she was one of the founders of the academic journal Gender amp History 3 She was employed as a History Professor at the University of Greenwich 4 failed verification She began to research the life of Henry W Nevinson at the Bodleian Library in Oxford 5 As a result she published War Journalism and the Shaping of the 20th Century The Life and Times of Henry W Nevinson a biography that includes his interests apart from his better known work as a war correspondent 6 His life led to John s interest in the suffragist Evelyn Sharp who became Nevinson s second wife In 2009 John published her biography Evelyn Sharp Rebel Woman 1869 1955 7 In 2012 when she was an honorary Professor of History at Swansea University she was elected to the Learned Society of Wales 4 In 2015 she published a book based around the many famous actors from around her home town The book as inspired by a conversation she had with the actor Michael Sheen The book is titled The Actors Crucible Port Talbot and the Making of Burton Hopkins Sheen and All the Others 8 In 2013 she published Turning the Tide a biography of the suffragette Margaret Haig Thomas later Lady Rhondda This led to her working with Welsh National Opera on their production of Rhondda Rips It Up 3 a music hall based work by Elena Langer on Lady Rhondda which premiered in Newport in May 2018 and toured to sixteen British venues 9 In 2022 she succeeded the politician Hywel Francis as President of Llafur The Welsh People s History Society She had been a member of the society since 1977 and had served as chair and as vice president 10 References Edit Her web site John Angela V 2013 11 05 By the Sweat of Their Brow Women workers at Victorian Coal Mines Routledge ISBN 978 1 136 59931 6 a b Professor Angela John Swansea University www swansea ac uk Retrieved 2023 05 02 a b Wales The Learned Society of Angela V John The Learned Society of Wales Retrieved 2023 05 02 Jones Hannah 2009 03 14 Author s notes Angela V John WalesOnline Retrieved 2023 05 02 War Journalism and the Shaping of the 20th Century The Life and Times of Henry W Nevinson by Angela V John The Western Front Association www westernfrontassociation com Retrieved 2023 05 02 John Angela V 2009 06 15 Evelyn Sharp Rebel Woman 1869 1955 Manchester University Press ISBN 978 0 7190 8014 2 Review of Theatre History Book from the theatre dance and drama in Wales web site www theatre wales co uk Retrieved 2023 05 02 Franks Rebecca 2018 06 14 Opera review Rhondda Rips it Up at Mac Birmingham The Times London Angela V John is ratified as new Llafur President Llafur 2022 02 05 Retrieved 2023 05 02 External links EditHomepage The Lives of Lady Rhondda Champion of Equal Rights A talk by Angela V John on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Angela V John amp oldid 1158421486, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
