Discover your gran's herstory

New research shows that up to 90% of us know little about our grandmother's experiences, leaving large parts of their stories lost to history. Was she a girl who played on Victorian streets? A young woman who stepped into work while the world was at war? A mother who navigated changing times?

This Women's History Month, we invite you to rediscover herstory using school registers, census records and historical newspapers to uncover the woman she truly was.

Understand the experiences that shaped her and preserve her story for generations to come. Because herstory is your story.

From growing up in First World War Britain to the heartbreaks and hard choices of the Birmingham Blitz, follow one woman’s journey through an era when life changed overnight.

Across this four‑part podcast series, host Jen Baldwin and her guest, historian Lucy Worsley, uncover the hidden pressures, sacrifices, and quiet acts of resilience that shaped a family — and a nation.

"Exploring my grandmother’s life has shown me how much of women’s history remains hidden in plain sight. Her story is dramatic, painful, surprising — and yet in many ways completely ordinary for her generation. A Family History of Wartime Women shows just how much we can learn when we take the time to uncover the lives of the women who came before us. I’d encourage everyone to have a listen, wherever they get their podcasts."

- Lucy Worsley