Norena Shopland | |
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Honours | Awarded an honorary doctorate by the Open University October 2023 |
Norena Shopland is a Welsh historian and writer who specialises in (LGBTQ+) research and history. She has been highlighted as a Welsh LGBTQ+ person of significance, and she gives talks, lectures and workshops on Welsh heritage and LGBT+ history. She has organised, curated and consulted on exhibitions and events within the heritage sector in Wales.
Shopland is one of the founders of the network forum Hanes LHDT+ Cymru / LGBTQ+ Research Group Wales,[1] which unites and supports LGBTQ+ history of Wales enthusiasts and researchers. She is the diversity officer for the Women's History Network.[2]