The ramifications of the coronavirus lockdown have demonstrated that we are now in an age of no-return when it comes to online research using digital resources. This is not to say that the path of online research is always clear (literally): dirty OCR, obscured digital images, and unclear metadata can impede the process and frustrate …
We are delighted that two of our Steering Committee members, Tanya Cheadle and Hannah Telling will be leading on an Online Course (or MOOC for those of you in the know) for ‘Future Learn at the University of Glasgow. The course is entitled ‘A Global History of Sex and Gender‘. Both Tanya and Hannah are …
Last month Dr t s Beall and all the team at Protests & Suffragettes launched a crowdfunder to help them ‘highlight the gallus women behind Scotland’s radical history’ and create engaging resources for young people across Scotland: Their aim is to educate people across Scotland, and especially young people, about Scotland’s suffragettes and radical women …
This week we are celebrating adding the 900th memorial to our project ‘Mapping Memorials to Women in Scotland‘. The 900th Memorial is a statue of May Donoghue by artist Mandy Mcintosh. Steering Committee member Alison McCall was quoted in an article in The Scotsman: “This is often known as the story of ‘the snail and …
Mapping Memorials to Women in Scotland – 900th memorial! Read More »
‘Time Travels’ with Susan Morrison returned to BBC Radio Scotland for the latest series last month. If you’ve missed the first half of the series don’t worry – you can catch up on BBC Sounds. Several members of our Steering Committee have appeared, or will be appearing, in this series: Me (21 June) on housing …
We were sad to hear of the passing of Aileen Christianson who was well known to several members of our Steering Committee. Here Esther Breitenbach writes about the contribution Aileen made to women’s history in Scotland. In her professional life, Aileen was one of the longstanding editors of the letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh …
After much deliberation and discussion, the steering committee have decided to grant only one bursary award this year from a strong field of candidates. Given the current circumstances we will be establishing a Covid-19 Hardship Fund rather than awarding a second bursary. Many congratulations to Dr Sarah Kenny, currently a Teaching Fellow in Modern History …
Rather than awarding a second WHS Research Bursary this year the Steering Committee has made the decision to establish a Covid-19 Hardship Fund with the additional £300. It is our aim to modestly support a historian of women and/or gender in Scotland who is enduring financial difficulties as a result of Covid-19. The award will …
**Launching our Covid-19 Hardship Fund** Deadline Friday 14 August 2020 Read More »
It’s not everyone who is fascinated by the transportation problems of early twentieth century highland nurses. It doesn’t immediately sound like a particularly glamorous or exciting topic, but you’d be surprised how many ears prick up when they learn of the solution these women were presented with; a vehicle long associated in popular culture with the …
Mara Dougall: Bursary Winner Report – Rebels with a cause Read More »
We were very lucky to have our new convenor Prof Eleanor Gordon giving this year’s Sue Innes Memorial Lecture on Friday 15 November entitled –‘Sex and the Single Girl: Working-Class Courtship in Scotland, 1855-1939′. The lecture was part of the opening evening of our conference this year entitled ‘Gender Transgressions – Historical Perspectives’ which was generously supported …
