Charlotte Oakes
PhD student

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Biography

I completed my BA in German and History at the University of Warwick in 2022. I then furthered my academic studies at the University of St Andrews where I graduated in 2023 with an MA in Modern History. Upon graduating, I was awarded the Stephen W Bonarjee Bequest Prize for attaining the highest grade on the 2023 Modern History MLitt program.

Following completion of my master’s degree, I presented my thesis at the West of England and South Wales Women’s History Network, 30th Annual Conference on 30th September 2023. My paper was titled: ‘Chernobyl: a reference point in a study of East German ecofeminism 1968-1989’.

In September 2023, I also began my PhD at the Centre for Women’s Studies. Having been awarded funding from the White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities, I am currently researching the global history of second-wave West German feminism.