*To respond to these requests for information, please use the contact information provided* Requests for Information: From Margaret Moore – mem.babel@googlemail.com [Please note the month when Margaret wishes to film] “I am an independent artist and I recently exhibited at ScotlandStreetSchoolMuseum. My work explores identity and community. In Still Sounds, an ongoing work over the …
Women’s History Scotland is thrilled to announce that the long awaited Scottish Women: A Documentary History is now available. Companion to the Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women, it is the product of long hours of research and hard work and will prove to be a valuable addition to Scottish women’s history. A range of publicity …
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The Annual Conference at Orkney went really well, with lots of interesting discussion following from the range of fascinating papers. Lynn Abrams, Convener of Women’s History Scotland has provided this report of the conference, which should stimulate further thoughts about where our next daring adventure will be! WHS Report from Orkney 2013 See below for …
WHS is pleased to announce the winner of the 2013 Essay Prize: Ellen Filor (University College London) for her essay, ‘Of manly enterprise, and female taste!’ Single Women as Sustainers of Empire in the Scottish Lowlands, c. 1790-1850’ The runner up is Jane O’Neill (University of Edinburgh) for ‘Sex and Socialization: Young People, Sexual …
STV have covered the Women of Scotland project to Map Memorials to Women, raising the profile of the project. Below is the link to the video on the STV website and a short article. http://news.stv.tv/scotland/219532-women-of-scotland-website-charts-memorials-to-historic-achievements/ And here is the link to the Women of Scotland website for further information. http://womenofscotland.org.uk/
Happy International Women’s History Month! Women’s History Month coincides with International Women’s Day on the 8th of March. How will you be celebrating IWD? Are there any special events planned to celebrate Women’s History and Women’s Day? Leave a comment below and we’ll spread the word! Dundee Women’s Festival 4th to 24th March 2013: http://www.d-v-a.org.uk/Downloads/Events/DWF_booklet2013_for%20web_final.pdf
2013 Annual Conference Centre for Nordic Studies, UHI, Kirkwall, Orkney 3-4 May 2013 Making, Creating, Producing: Historical Perspectives on Women, Gender & Production Late registrations for WHS Annual Conference in Orkney are still being received. We’ve received a large number of submissions to the Call for Papers early this year, resulting in parallel panels …
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http://www.nls.uk/events Historians with strong links to Women’s History Scotland will be speaking at the National Library of Scotland on the 19th of March 2013. The talk is part of the NLS event series. Lynn Abrams, Sian Reynolds and Jane Rendall will present on ‘Very Private Papers: Scottish Women’s Lives in the NLS‘. They will discuss …
WHS Committee Member and LGBT History Month Project Officer at LGBT Youth Scotland Amy Murphy has passed on the following information about upcoming events for LGBT History Month. This may be of interest to WHS members. For further information go to www.lgbthistory.org.uk below or contact Amy at Amy.Murphy@lgbtyouth.org.uk. February is LGBT History Month! We are …
The next WHS Annual Conference will is hosted by the Centre for Nordic Studies at the University of Highlands and Islands between the 3rd and 5th of May 2013. The theme of the conference is Making, Working, Producing: Historical Perspectives on Women, Gender & Production. Please see the call for papers below for full details, …
