Bio
I write about ethical and sustainable lifestyle issues, especially fashion, beauty and jewellery. I also write about my experiences of sobriety and mental health. Prior to becoming a writer, I was an
I write about ethical and sustainable lifestyle issues, especially fashion, beauty and jewellery. I also write about my experiences of sobriety and mental health.
Prior to becoming a writer, I was an academic historian teaching British, American and Women's History in the C19th and C20th and researching women's magazines, fashion, beauty, home-dressmaking and the home. I continue to work on these areas a freelance writer, particularly aspects of society and culture associated with women, such as magazines.
Specialist areas
Ethical, sustainable and inclusive fashion; ethical, sustainable and inclusive beauty; ethical jewellery; ethical and sustainable lifestyle; ethical and sustainable living; sobriety; mental health; women's magazine history; women's history; British history; the Women's Institute