Women's History Scotland
Women's History Scotland exists to promote study and research in women's and gender history, particularly for those working in Scotland or on Scottish themes.
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- Reposted by Women's History ScotlandI am giving the Edinburgh Uni LGBTQ+ History Month lecture on the evening of 27 February, with the title 'Scottish Trans Pasts, Useable and Otherwise'. Details and link to register are here: hca.ed.ac.uk/updates-even... Do come along if you're in Edinburgh!
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- Reposted by Women's History ScotlandAs well as writing new entries we're improving existing ones Meet Mary McAlister CBE (1896-1976) 💙 Born #Rathmullan Trained #Glasgow She was the first nurse to be elected a UK Member of Parliament en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mc... #HistNursing #WomensHistory #WomenInRed #NursesInRed #Wikipedia
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- 🎶 For #NationalStorytellingWeek, we are revisiting a blog by Glasgow singer-songwriter Lainey Dempsey, which explores storytelling through traditional songs. Folk songs carry women’s history, memory & lived experience across generations. womenshistoryscotland.org/2024/01/10/b... #StoryThroughSong
- Reposted by Women's History ScotlandIn celebration of #LGBTQHistoryMonth & in anticipation of our upcoming event “Queer Speculative Love Letters” with Istanbul-based writer Secil Epik in April, GWL volunteer Ari gives a brief intro into some of the most prominent queer love letters from history ⬇️ womenslibrary.org.uk/2026/01/30/q...
- Reposted by Women's History Scotland“I know of no other poet in modern times who can so rouse the reverberations of meaning within a word” Open the Door: Olive Fraser – from 2018, Jess Orr looks at the life & work of Olive Fraser for the @womenslibrary.bsky.social #poetry 2/6 womenslibrary.org.uk/discover-our...
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- Reposted by Women's History ScotlandOnly five days left to get those abstract in. Abstracts are due Friday 6th February. Thanks to all those that have already submitted we look forward to reading them.
- We are delighted this afternoon to announced the CFP for the 36th annual WHAI conference 2026. The conference will be held at Mary I Limerick on 29 & 30 May 2026. Closing dates for submissions on the theme of 'Gain' is 31 Jan. 2026. sites.google.com/view/whai202...
- Reposted by Women's History ScotlandOn the blog! To kick off LGBTQ+ History Month, in this blog Alexandra Wallace summarises her undergraduate research, which explored how young people first learnt about queer identity in postwar Britain, and the implications of her findings for how we think about identity. edin.ac/45JMkkr
- Reposted by Women's History ScotlandJoin us live at the IHR and online. Free registration. tinyurl.com/229on2w7 @lauragowing.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @carmenmangion.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social @womenshistoryrev.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @harkaway1.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Women's History ScotlandWe can bring our Suffragette Stall/Mobile Shop to your event, or we can run a creative workshop for your group/collective — but get in touch as our diary is filling up FAST💨 February might’ve just begun — but we’ve got BIG plans for March. DM our socials or email protestsandsuffragettes@gmail.com
- Reposted by Women's History Scotland🔍Looking for meaningful International Women’s Day activity? 💪Have an upcoming event that centres women, girls and their empowerment? 💜Want to provide an impactful workshop to your audience this Women’s History Month? Then book Protests and Suffragettes!
- On Holocaust Memorial Day, we’re sharing the story of Jane Haining, a Scottish missionary who refused to abandon the children in her care and died in Auschwitz. Read the blog by Shona Paget here: womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/01/27/j... #HolocaustMemorialDay #JaneHaining #WomensHistory
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- Reposted by Women's History ScotlandJoin RCN Scotland for the launch of Prison Nursing Unlocked: A History of Care and Justice - Thursday 26 Feb 2026 (hybrid). Discover the history of prison nursing, hear from expert speakers, and explore equitable care in justice settings. Click to book a free space: loom.ly/4eLEBbE
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- 🏴 This Burns Night, we’re digging into the blog archives to share how a Robert Burns poem helped promote the suffrage movement in Ayrshire & Arran. 📖 Discover the story here: womenshistoryscotland.org/2022/08/06/h... #BurnsNight #WomensHistory #Suffrage
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- Reposted by Women's History ScotlandPop the kettle on and have a listen to Woman Zone's latest podcast! Nancy from Woman Zone in Cape Town visited the Library last October and met with Gaby and Wendy to chat all things GWL! Happy listening <3 open.spotify.com/episode/4jwA...
- Reposted by Women's History Scotland📣 Call for proposals: SGSAH Summer School 2026 We’re inviting session proposals for #SGSAHSummer26, bringing together Arts & Humanities PhD researchers from across Scotland. 🗓️ 18–19 June (online) | 24–25 June (in-person, Glasgow) ⏰ Closing date: 27 Feb 👉 Learn more www.sgsah.ac.uk/about/news/h...
- Reposted by Women's History Scotland21 January 1840: On this day in 1840, Sophia Jex-Blake, physician, teacher and feminist, was born. Learn about related archival discoveries on Jex-Blake’s campaign for medical education for women on the blog: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-... #OTD #WomensHistory #GenderHist
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- Reposted by Women's History ScotlandThink archaeology is just digging? Think again! Geophysical survey can offer important clues about what lies beneath the soil without breaking ground 🌱 Join this free workshop on 5 February to investigate the context of recent medieval finds in the Borders: www.digitscotland.com/events/geoph...
- Reposted by Women's History Scotland📆 ON THIS DAY: Eunice Murray MBE was born in 1878. An exceptional public speaker who toured the UK by caravan, spreading the word about women’s rights and the Suffrage movement. Eunice was also the first Scottish Woman to stand for election to Parliament.
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- Reposted by Women's History ScotlandCFP for a Special Issue of Gender & History on childhood and crises to be edited by Katie Barclay and Emily Ward. Abstracts due 31 May 2026; then hybrid workshop; full articles due 31 Jan. 2027. Please share widely. #Skystorians #GenderHistory #HistChild 🗃️
- Reposted by Women's History Scotland📣 Call for Papers! Join us for the Women’s History Network Annual Conference, celebrating 100 years of The Women’s Library. Open to scholars, independent researchers & heritage practitioners. Full info: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c... Deadline: 29 March 2026 #WomensHistory #GenderHist
- Reposted by Women's History ScotlandDramatic connection between Burns Night & Suffragettes💥 July 1914 Burns’ cottage was the site of a very different event from the usual Burns Night celebrations- when militant suffragettes Fanny Parker and Ethel Moorhead were caught by the nightwatchman apparently attempting to blow the cottage up.
- We’re delighted to share a new book by our Steering Committee member @deborahsimonton.bsky.social. Girlhood in Eighteenth-Century Britain: The Working Girl explores the lives and labour of working girls in the eighteenth century. Find out more 🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/01/17/n...
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- Reposted by Women's History Scotland📅ON THIS DAY: Caroline Phillips died in 1956. Caroline Phillips was journalist, suffragist and honorary secretary of the WSPU. Working at The Aberdeen Daily Journal, she often found herself in conflict with her employer for aligning too closely with the women’s suffrage movement.
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- Reposted by Women's History ScotlandA close relationship between private companies and corporation officials shaped the poor living conditions of hundreds of Edinburgh residents Charlie Lynch takes a deep dive into the resistance and resilience among tenants 👇
- Reposted by Women's History Scotland@insuhi.bsky.social Public Seminar Series - Placing Women, Tracing Journeys: Female Mobility and Social Bonds in the Norse Period. 7.00 PM Thu 26 February 2026. Online, free to attend. Registration: tinyurl.com/5crcab6w
- Reposted by Women's History ScotlandFree Online Islands Matter Seminar.... @thinkuhi.bsky.social Dr Iain MacPherson Sabhal Mòr Ostaig discusses his research, 'Migrants on the Margins Matter: Three Scottish Gaelic Song-Poems from and about the 19th Century Prince Edward Island.' 1.00pm UK time 12/02/26 tinyurl.com/3ducwu9p
- 📣 Our first blog of 2026! Alison McCall recovers the life of Catherine MacPhee, whose brother, Angus MacPhee, bludgeoned his parents and aunt to death in the crofting community on the remote Hebridean island of Benbecula Read it here 🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/01/10/c... #herstory #ScotHist
- Reposted by Women's History ScotlandEarlier this week, we posted about Catherine Hogg Blair for her birthday! 🎂 Want to know more about Scottish Suffragettes 👉Buy a pack of our Suffragette Playing Cards! 💥 features the names, images and information of amazing women activists from every corner of Scotland. 👉https://buff.ly/WTIei66
- Reposted by Women's History ScotlandCalling Scotland-based PhDs interested in heritage! 📣 Join the Scottish Heritage Studies Collaborative Workshop (Thu 19 Feb, 2–4pm, online) to connect with peers, workshop ideas & explore SGSAH CDF funding. 🌟 More info & sign up 👉 tockify.com/sgsah/detail...
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- Reposted by Women's History ScotlandIf you're looking for #history networks on BlueSky in 2026, our Starter Pack - recently updated - has details of 150 leading societies, organisations and groups active in the UK and Ireland bit.ly/4ptl0On #Skystorians
- Reposted by Women's History Scotland🚨Special announcement: our annual conference will be 3–4 Sept 2026 at LSE Library, in collaboration with @lselibrary.bsky.social, & Friends House, London. Theme: Celebrating the Centenary of the Women’s Library: One Hundred Years of Women’s History. Call for Papers coming mid-Jan! #WomensHistory
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- Reposted by Women's History Scotland🌷 Call for workshop proposals for Spring into Methods 2026 🌷 Together with @sgsss.bsky.social, we invite staff at affiliated HEIs to propose interdisciplinary research methods training for PhD researchers across Scotland. ⏰ Submit your proposal by 3pm Fri 30 Jan 🔗 www.sgsah.ac.uk/supervisors/...
