The Scottish Association of the Teachers of History recently ran a Women in Scottish History Challenge during lockdown. In recognition that women are often ‘hidden’ from history, they asked pupils to choose a lesser known women and make a short presentation. Three winners were chosen and we were delighted to provide the prizes – a copy …
SATH’s ‘Women in Scottish History Challenge’ ***Prize Winners*** Read More »
As a writer of fiction, my stories are often underpinned by history. I love doing the ‘research’ which has included visiting a shore in the West Highlands which, when expanded at low tide, accommodated thousands of fervent worshippers who had abandoned church buildings in the ‘Disruption’ in the Church of Scotland in the 1840s. I’ve …
Linda Cracknell – Growing A Story from Research, ‘The Other Side of Stone’ Read More »
Our secretary Esther Breitenbach features in the latest episode of YWCA‘s podcast ‘The Importance of Being Feminist‘ entitled ‘Scottish Women’s Right to Vote’. Here’s the text from the podcast info: Just a couple of days before the Scottish elections, Iris chats to Dr Esther Breitenbach, Honorary Fellow at Edinburgh University and co-creator of the online …
YWCA interview Esther Breitenbach about ‘Scottish Women’s Right to Vote’ Read More »
The Scottish Magazines Network is investigating the role of small independent magazines in Scotland from the 1960s to the 1990s in literature, culture and politics. The project has been launched with a series of podcasts, including Esther Breitenbach discussing feminist publications from the 1970s to the 1990s. Including discussion of Scottish Women’s Liberation Journal (1977-78) and MsPrint(1978-81), …
As historians, we are often discouraged from applying concepts, with the benefit of hindsight, to times, places and spaces in which they did not exist. This is, in part, because it can complicate the ways in which we understand, and our relationships with, the past. To use a concept that did not exist in the …
We are pleased to announce the winner of the WHS Leah Leneman Essay Prize for 2020 is Amanda Gavin who is currently engaged in doctoral research at the University of Glasgow. The judges praised Amanda’s essay on the Culture of Care stating that: ‘It is crisp, clear, well-organised, thoroughly researched, and the referencing is impeccable. The structure is …
We were sad to hear of the passing of Lesley Diack who was well known to members of our Steering Committee. Here Debbi Simonton writes about the contribution Lesley made to history in Scotland. Lesley Diack, a personal memoir Many of us were shocked when Lesly failed to wake up on the morning of 22nd December …
We have organised an online session offering strategies and advice about getting published in women’s and gender history for members of Women’s History Scotland. About this Event This virtual session will offer tips and strategies for getting published in women’s and gender history. It will be led by three senior gender historians (Lynn Abrams, Deborah …
As a proud Paisley buddy I am duty bound to promote our annual book festival. Last year was the first one and it was a great success. There were lots of great events in the town. My personal highlights were hearing Jackie Kay read her poetry (especially the moving ‘Darling’) and going along to a …
This month we’re celebrating LGBT+ history in Scotland. This post is pinned to the top of this page and will be updated regularly with upcoming online events, exhibitions, film screenings etc. Please get in touch if you have an event you would like to promote! Where to find out more about what’s going on in …
