Women in German Studies

• 1988 University of Reading (organiser: Helen Watanabe)
• 1989 University of Salford (organiser Juliet Wigmore)
• 1990 University of Swansea (organisers: Brigid Haines and Allyson Fiddler)
• 1991 Queen Mary and Westfield College, London (organiser: Pat Howe)
• 1992 Manchester Metropolitan University (organiser: Sally Johnson)
• 1993 Nottingham: ‘Women and the “Wende”’ (organiser: Elizabeth Boa)
• 1994 University of Warwick (organiser: Georgina Paul)
• 1995 University of Central Lancashire (organisers: Helen Jones & Petra Bagley)
• 1996 University of Exeter (organiser: Chloe Paver)
• 1997 University of East Anglia, Norwich: ‘Theory’ (organisers: Jo Catling & Margot Paterson)
• 1998 Open conference, University of Manchester: "Women’s Autobiography in German: Theory and Practice”, Special guests Anne Duden & Ruth Klüger (organiser: Margaret Littler)
• 1999 University of the West of England, Bristol ‘Women and Society’ (organiser: Gisela Shaw)
• 2000 Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow ‘Myths and Mythmaking’ (organiser: Sarah Colvin)
• 2001 University of Leeds (organiser: Ingrid Sharp)
• 2002 University of Southampton (organiser: Andrea Reiter)
• 2003 Open conference, University of Bath ‘Local Narratives, Global Narratives’ (organisers: Renate Rechtien & Caroline von Oppen)
• 2004 Selwyn College, Cambridge (organiser: Charlotte Woodford)
• 2006 Newcastle University (organisers: Teresa Ludden & Beate Müller)
• 2007 University of Sussex (Brighton) (organiser: Andrea Hammel)
• 2008 Open conference, University of Liverpool: “Impact: German-language culture and its reception” (organisers: Rebecca Braun and Lyn Marven)
• 2009 University of Birmingham (organiser: Joanne Sayner)
• 2010 Joint WIGS/WISPS conference, University of Swansea: “Friendship and cross-cultural cooperation" (organisers: Brigid Haines and Sarah Bowskill)
• 2011 University of Leeds (organisers: Helen Finch and Ingrid Sharp)
• 2012 Open conference, UCD Dublin: “About Time: Conceptualising and representing temporality in German, Swiss and Austrian Culture”, special guest: Angelika Overath (organiser: Gillian Pye)
• 2013 University of Sheffield, WIGS 25th Anniversary Conference (organiser: Caroline Bland)
• 2014 Selwyn College, Cambridge (organiser: Charlotte Woodford)
• 2015 University of Durham (organisers: Marie Isabel Matthews-Schlinzig & Tracey Reimann-Dawe)
• 2016 University of Aberystwyth (organiser: Rose Simpson)
• 2017 Open conference, University of Oxford: "Reform & Revolt" (organiser: Henrike Lähnemann)
• 2018 Aston University, WIGS 30th Anniversary Conference (organiser: Claudia Gremler)
• 2019 University College Dublin (organisers: Siobhán Donovan and Gillian Pye)
• 2020 University of Warwick (organisers: Katie Stone and Elisabeth Hermann)
• 2021 Open conference, University of Aberdeen: "Crossing Thresholds" (organisers: Katya Krylova, Gundula Sharman, Tara Beaney)
• 2022 University of Leeds (organisers: Corinne Painter and Ingrid Sharp)
• 2023 University of Exeter (organisers: Ulrike Zitzlsperger,  Chloe Paver, and Ina Linge)
• 2024 University College Cork (organiser: Rachel MagShamhráin)
• 2025 Aberystwyth University (organiser: Andrea Hammel)

Summarize Timeline Fact Check

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• Founding president: Helen Watanabe (Chair 1988 - 1991)

Gabi Rahaman (Treasurer 1988 - 1990) Pat Howe (Freelance register 1988-1989) Margaret Littler (Part-time/freelance rep followed by freelance register 1988 - 1991 and Secretary 1994-1997) Anne Simon (PG rep 1988-1989) Margaret Vallance (polys/colleges/New Universities rep 1988-1995) Juliet Wigmore (Secretary 1989-1991) Susan Beardmore (Part-time/freelance rep 1990-1994) Jean Conacher (PG rep: 1990-1) Brigid Haines (Treasurer 1991-1994) Linda Holt (PG rep 1991-?)

• Elizabeth Boa (Chair 1992-1995)

Sue Lawson (Freelance register 1992-1995) Georgina Paul (Secretary 1991-1994)

• Gisela Shaw (Chair 1995-2001)

Chloë Paver (Treasurer 1995-1997) Brigitte Lechner (Part-time/freelance rep 1995-1997 Laura Ovenden (PG rep 1995? - 1997) Clare Lambert (Freelance register 1996-1997) Mererid Puw Davies (Secretary 1998-2000) Beth Linklater (Treasurer 1998-2000) Ursula Wiedenmann (Part-time/freelance rep 1998-2001) Teresa Ludden (PG rep: 1998-2000 and part-time/freelance rep 2003) Margaret Vince (Freelance register 1998-2003) Betsy Pennebaker (IT rep: 1999-2000) Andrea Reiter (IT rep 1999-2003) Birgit Röder (Treasurer 2001-2003) Charlotte Woodford (Secretary 2001-2006) Joanne Sayner (PG rep 2001-2003) Anna Saunders (IT rep 2001-2007)

• Lesley Sharpe (Chair 2002-2005)

Andrea Hammel (Treasurer 2004-2008) Rebecca Braun (Beard) (PG rep 2004-2006) Marielle Sutherland (Part-time/freelance rep 2004-2007) Margot Paterson (Freelance register 2004-2006)

• Sarah Colvin (Chair 2005-2008)

Michaela Gigerl (PG rep 2006-2007) Katherine Griffiths (PG rep 2006) Christiane Schönfeld (Ireland rep 2006-2009) Lyn Marven (Secretary 2007-2011) Deborah Holmes (IT rep 2006-2007) Áine McMurtry (IT rep 2008-2012) Sarah Jones (PG rep 2008-2009) Corinne Atwood

• Henrike Lähnemann (Chair 2009-2015)

Karina von Lindeiner-Stráský (Treasurer 2009-2013) Alex Lloyd (Vinall) (PG rep 2009-2011) Charlotte Ryland (Part-time/freelance rep 2010-2013) Gillian Pye (Ireland rep 2010-2017) Helen Finch (Secretary 2011-2015) Emily Spiers (PG rep 2012-2014) Caroline Bland (Treasurer 2013-2017) Madeleine Brook (IT rep 2013-2016) Simone Schroth (Part-time/freelance rep 2013-2019) Cyd Sturgess (PG rep 2014-2017) Birgit Mikus (Early Career rep 2014-2017) Katya Krylova (Secretary 2015-2019)

• Brigid Haines (Chair 2015-2019)

Sarah Pogoda (Treasurer 2017-2021) Siobhán Donovan (Ireland rep 2017-2022) Cyd Sturgess (Early Career rep 2017-2021) Mary Frank (PG rep 2017-2019)

• Ingrid Sharp (Chair 2019-2024)

Mary Frank (Part-time/freelance rep 2019-2021) Catherine Smale (Secretary 2019-) Chantal Sullivan-Thomsett (PG rep 2019-2021) Ina Linge (Treasurer 2021 -) Iman Nick (Equality, Diversion & Inclusion rep 2021-) Corinne Painter (Early career rep 2021-) Hilary Potter (Early career rep 2021-) Molly Harrabin (PG rep 2021-)

• Christiane Schönfeld (Chair 2025-)

Joanna Raisbeck (Secretary), Katherine Calvert and Sabrina Link (Treasurers), Louise Earnshaw and Lara Marie Haegerling (PGR reps), Emily Stokes (EDI rep), Liza Weber (ECA rep), Áine McGillicuddy (Irish rep)