Fern Riddell (/fɜːrn rɪˈdɛl/[1] FURN ri-DEL) (born 22 January 1986) is a British historian who specialises in gender, sex, suffrage and Victorian culture.
After a gap year, she studied history at Royal Holloway, University of London from 2005, graduating with a BA in 2008, and an MA in 2009.
[3] Riddell is a cultural historian who specialises in sex, the suffragette movement and women's struggle for equality.
[11] To respond to those who deemed her arrogant and "immodest", she created the hashtag #ImmodestWomen, which saw thousands of women sharing their stories.
[14] Her publications include: She has written for the Times Higher Education magazine,[15][16] The Guardian,[17][18] The Huffington Post[19] and History Today.