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A century ago, the women of Wales made an audacious appeal for world peace – this is their story

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jenny Mathers from the Department of International Politics and Professor Mererid Hopwood from the Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies examine the story of four Welsh women who travelled to America to deliver a petition for global peace.

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Nos Galan Gaeaf: the traditional Welsh celebration being eclipsed by modern Halloween

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Simon Rodway from the Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies discusses 'Nos Galan Gaeaf', and whether its customs as a traditional Welsh celebration are being left behind in favour of a modern Halloween.

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New book celebrates centenary story of Welsh Women’s Peace Petition

A bilingual book telling the remarkable story of a peace petition, signed a century ago by 390,296 Welsh women and sent across the ocean to America, will be officially launched at Aberystwyth University’s Festival of Research on 3 November.

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