Helen McCarthy

Helen joined the College in October 2018 following nine years at Queen Mary University of London. She teaches the social, cultural and political history of Britain since the late-nineteenth century. She is the author of three books: The British People and the League of Nations (2011) explored the dynamics and popular reach of liberal internationalism between 1918 and 1945. Women of the World: The Rise of the Female Diplomat (2014) is a pioneering study of the role of women in British diplomatic culture over the past century and a half. Her most recent book is Double Lives: A History of Working Motherhood in Modern Britain, which was published by Bloomsbury Books in April 2020.