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 …
Having a wee look at social media and a colleague shared this: Scotland carried out 5x per capita witch trials in the early modern period than other European countries, it was also one of the most unequal countries where the poor had fewest rights, I would love to know if there is a linkhttps://t.co/vLriQG5xhO — …
‘Witch Hunt’ podcast on BBC Sounds – launches 31 October 2019 Read More »
I was delighted and surprised to be awarded one of two Women’s History Scotland Research Bursaries for 2019. It meant that a ‘pipe dream’ plan to spend time absorbed in the archives at Dunollie Castle and Museum could be realised. I had intended and expected a small scale study of some of the knitted textiles and knitting …
Women’s History Scotland are delighted to invite you to our annual conference – ‘Gender Transgressions – Historical perspectives’. We have a very exciting line-up of speakers exploring wide-ranging themes, perspectives and historical chronology. Full programme – WHS Gender Transgressions_Provisional Programme We open the conference on Friday 15 November with an evening of FREE public events, beginning at 4pm with …
We were delighted that in our second year we received so many strong applications from postgraduate students, early career researchers and independent scholars from across the country. After much deliberation and discussion, the steering committee decided to grant two awards this year given the strength of the submissions. Many congratulations to Mara Dougall and Dr Alison …
The Call for Papers for this year’s Women’s History Scotland Conference is now open! ‘Gender Transgressions – Historical Perspectives’ will explore the idea of transgressing gender norms (including those relating to masculinity and femininity) and the consequences of this for individuals or groups. The conference will take place in Edinburgh on Saturday 16 November. We welcome proposals relating to all …
This year we have both a winner and a runner up prize in our essay competition. We are pleased to announce the winner of the WHS Leah Leneman Essay Prize for 2019 is Gina Bennett who is currently engaged in doctoral research at the University of Texas at Arlington. The runner up for an essay which the judges …
This year Women’s History Scotland are pleased to be collaborating with the University of Edinburgh‘s Information Services in a Wikipedia edit-a-thon on the theme of ‘Women of Edinburgh‘. The event will celebrate the lives and contributions that Edinburgh women have made which are currently missing from Wikipedia. The University’s Information Services team will help volunteers focus on improving …
This year WHS is honoured to be the closing event at Dundee Women’s Festival with our event Women & Oral History: Listening to Women’s Voices on Saturday 16 March at the Frigate Unicorn from 2-4pm. This workshop will illustrate how oral history has impacted upon the uncovering of women’s voices in history. The session will include practical …
**Dundee Women’s Festival 2019 – starting tomorrow!** Read More »
