‘Screwdrivers, Scissors and Pliers’: The Electrical Association for Women in Interwar Scotland Happy International Women’s Day! This month Vice-convener of Women’s History Scotland Eleanor Peters has written a blog that considers the place of gender and nationalism in discussions of electrical technology. The content of this blog is based partially on a paper Eleanor delivered at the ‘Electrifying Women’ webinar in April 2022. 2024 marks the centenary of the founding of the Electrical Association for Women (EAW), an organisation which urged women to equip themselves with pliers, scissors and s ..read more

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Letle Telt: Songs and Stories Worth Sharing Happy New Year from WHS! This month, we are delighted to host a guest blog from Lainey Dempsey, a traditional singer from Glasgow. Lainey has specialised in independent interactive arts and theatre for over 20 years. She is a singer and songwriter and frequently works collaboratively with musicians and artists as a vocalist and visual artist. Since 2020, Lainey has been involved in researching traditional songs and stories as well as developing her long-held interest in unaccompanied singing. Over this time she has been invited to share songs at Scot ..read more

GWL Fundraising to Win Suffragette Medal at Auction WHS Steering Committee member Mairi Hamilton has written a timely blog regarding the current campaign to help Glasgow Women’s Library fundraise the purchase of a significant article of Scottish women’s history. Funded by the AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership, Mairi’s research examines narrative accounts of women’s experiences of domestic abuse in nineteenth-century Scotland from a gendered and feminist perspective. Now I say this in earnest, we are living through an incredibly exciting moment for women’s history and Scottish heritage and cul ..read more

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We are delighted to announce our new programme for the monthly WHS online socials after the summer break. Our WHS online socials are a fantastic way to connect with other members in a relaxed environment. We share research, rabbit holes, and much more! The refreshed format will allow an hour for an ‘activity’ followed by thirty minutes of informal catching up. All members, new and old, are very welcome. Wednesday the 27th of September ‘Summer Reading/ Book Group’ 7pm to 8.30pm What did you read over the summer to pass the rainy days? Come along to discuss your summer reading and share your rec ..read more

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From the 1960s to the turn of the century, everyone of importance in Scotland knew Dorothy Dunnett (1923 – 2001). She was not only a renowned writer of historical fiction, and a professional portrait painter, but also contributed enormously to the cultural life of her country in many other ways – both in her own activities and in collaboration with her husband, Sir Alastair Dunnett. Dorothy Dunnett Those familiar with her name now know her primarily as a writer – perhaps the finest author of historical fiction there has ever been, but she was so much mor ..read more

We are pleased to announce the winner of the WHS Leah Leneman Essay Prize for 2021 is Dr Lucie Duggan who is currently engaged in postdoctoral research in the Department for the Study of Culture at the University of Southern Denmark. The judges praised Lucie’s essay “The Chief Preservers of Ballad-Poetry”: Revisiting the Ballad Traditions of Scottish Women (18th century):  “This essay was a pleasure to read and nicely argued. It made fascinating reading and has a clear line of argument. It is well-written and covers much material of interest and makes go ..read more