WHS Conference 2012 Morag Campbell, Open University and University of Dundee. Distance learning fits in well with full time work and family commitments, but it can be a lonely business. Modern technology enables us to communicate with tutors and other students through online forums, webinars and online tutorials, but nothing beats face to face contact …
Full information is now available about the Sue Innes lecture and reception, which will take place on the Friday evening. In addition to conference speakers and delegates, the lecture is also open to a broader public with a strong interest in history, policy, social work and related issues. Sue Innes memorial lecture poster
An appeal for information has come in from the National Library of Scotland, if anyone is able to help could they let Rose Pipes know – rosepipes@ednet.co.uk Dear Rose I work as the Education & Outreach Officer at the National Library of Scotland, and I’m currently helping to develop a programme of talks and …
Would you like to blog for Women’s History Scotland? Anyone who is attending the Annual Conference this year is invited to write a short piece about their experience. A selection of these will be published on the website as part of a blog, and will become a collective piece about the 2012 Annual Conference. Guest …
Historic figures are to get their own commemorative plaque under a new national scheme. Click the link to the BBC News website which has more information: http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-19312935 It would be fantastic if Women’s History Scotland could suggest some women to be commemorated. This year’s theme looks for historic figures within the arts and creative fields. …
Scots Olympian Golden Scots: Govan’s golden girl, Isabella Moore (source: The Scotsman 20 July 2012) In 1912 in Stockholm, Bella Moore, born in Govan in 1894, became the youngest British woman to win gold at a summer Olympics at the age of 17 years and 226 days . She swam in the two inaugural women’s …
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WHS Scotland member Katie Barclay has won the 2012 Women’s History Network Book Prize.
Women’s History Scotland’s 2012 Annual Conference will take place on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 October at the University of Edinburgh.
The Mapping Memorials to Women in Scotland project, launching on 10th March 2012, has received a message of support from First Minister Alex Salmond. The project, developed by Glasgow Women’s Library and Women’s History Scotland, aims to record memorials to women across Scotland at womenofscotland.org.uk.
Click here to read a great article from BBC News on new research concerning Highland women’s participation in riots during the 18th and 19th centuries. Highland women who rioted in the 18th and 19th centuries could gain greater recognition through new work by academics and historians.
