Vicky Iglikowski-Broad

About

Vicky’s role allows her to delve into the under explored and traditionally marginalised histories in the archives. Her background is women and gender history. She tends to work on 20th-century queer history, protest movements, Black British civil rights struggles and women’s history.

Vicky likes to find creative and different ways for people to engage with archive material. She works in the Modern Britain research team, to enhance access and increase awareness of our records in order to open up the full inclusive potential of The National Archives collections.

Research activity

Vicky holds an MA in Women and Gender History from Royal Holloway, University of London, where her dissertation explored the late 19th-century British women’s movement. She is a member of the Women’s History Network.

Vicky’s research interests include the history of British society and culture, gender and sexuality, and 20th-century social change and protest. Recent work includes original research on the registration of LGBT+ Switchboard as a charity, exploring the chancery records of Anne Lister and Ann Walker, analysing the will of Sophie Jex-Blake, and examining the policing of classified adverts in the International Times. She has also pioneered consultation on inclusive research guidance and the ethics of using queer state records in public engagement.

Vicky is currently a collaborator on the major AHRC-funded project “100 Years of The Well of Loneliness,” exploring the lasting impact of Radclyffe Hall’s radical novel and its significance for LGBTQ+ communities. She is also involved in a funded dance project with Combination Dance, focusing on hidden disabilities and inclusive creative practice, and has supported archive-inspired theatre performances that bring LGBTQ+ campaigns for change to new audiences.

Previous projects include leading Suffrage 100, which resulted in innovative, research-led public engagement such as the 100neHundred dance project with Combination Dance, the immersive Suffragette City experience with the National Trust, and the exhibition Suffragettes vs. the State.