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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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📣 New Blog Post! Take a journey through Aberdeen Art Gallery’s Reading Between the Lines: Embroidered Samplers exhibition. Discover women's stories through beautifully stitched pieces🧵 🔗 tinyurl.com/yc4b2vju #AberdeenArtGallery #TextileHistory #HiddenStories

📣 New Blog Post!

Take a journey through Aberdeen Art Gallery’s Reading Between the Lines: Embroidered Samplers exhibition. Discover women's stories through beautifully stitched pieces🧵

🔗 tinyurl.com/yc4b2vju

#AberdeenArtGallery #TextileHistory #HiddenStories
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📣We're excited to announce this upcoming WORKSHOP on #Women's Empowerment University of Glasgow w/My Academic Family, CIC Unleashing the Suffragette Spirit 📆Fri 21 Feb ⏰11am-1pm📍UofG 🥘 FREE, Lunch included 👉Open to ALL UofG #students 🎟& deets bit.ly/Workshop21Feb 🙏🏾 pls RT #womeninSTEM

📣We're excited to announce this upcoming WORKSHOP on #Women's Empowerment <a href="/UofGlasgow/">University of Glasgow</a> w/<a href="/MyAcademicFam/">My Academic Family, CIC</a>

Unleashing the Suffragette Spirit
📆Fri 21 Feb ⏰11am-1pm📍UofG
🥘 FREE, Lunch included
👉Open to ALL UofG #students
🎟&amp; deets bit.ly/Workshop21Feb

🙏🏾 pls RT #womeninSTEM
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As part of the IWD programme, IASH, Edinburgh, The Alwaleed Centre and GENDER.ED bring you ‘Muslim women and gender equality’, a discussion event with Qazi Sarah Rasheed & Hamide Elif Üzümcü, chaired by Patricia Jeffery. 7 March, 11am-12pm, IASH Register: edin.ac/4108xc7

As part of the IWD programme, <a href="/IASH_Edinburgh/">IASH, Edinburgh</a>, <a href="/alwaleed_centre/">The Alwaleed Centre</a> and GENDER.ED bring you ‘Muslim women and gender equality’, a discussion event with Qazi Sarah Rasheed &amp; Hamide Elif Üzümcü, chaired by Patricia Jeffery. 

7 March, 11am-12pm, IASH

Register: edin.ac/4108xc7
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📢 WE ARE HIRING 📢 Two vacancies are now open to join the SGSAH team. A fantastic opportunity to boost your experience & proficiency in content curation 📝 Apply to be our new Blogger 🔗 jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/sgsah-blog… Apply to be our new Digital Curator 🔗 jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/sgsah-assi…

📢 WE ARE HIRING 📢 

Two vacancies are now open to join the SGSAH team. A fantastic opportunity to boost your experience &amp; proficiency in content curation 📝 

Apply to be our new Blogger 🔗 jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/sgsah-blog…

Apply to be our new Digital Curator 🔗  jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/sgsah-assi…
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🏆BREAKING NEWS🗞 "Janet McCallum High School" has just been shortlisted as 1 of 4 possible names for a new #HighSchool in #Fife! As far as we know this is the first time *ever* that a #suffrage #activist has been honoured in this way – a great way to start #WomensHistoryMonth!

🏆BREAKING NEWS🗞
"Janet McCallum High School" has just been shortlisted as 1 of 4 possible names for a new #HighSchool in #Fife!

As far as we know this is the first time *ever* that a #suffrage #activist has been honoured in this way – a great way to start #WomensHistoryMonth!
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Looking for something to do in #Edinburgh this Saturday? Why not join me in exploring the history of Canongate, hearing about the women who lived/worked there. Sat 8 Feb 2pm-3.30pm £15pp eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-histo…

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Call for Participation: Uncovering the History of Social Care in Scotland We are seeking archivists, volunteers & organisations with an interest in improving access to historical records that shed light on Scotland’s social care history. Find out more: scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/news/ca…

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For #NationalStorytellingWeek we have dipped into our blog archive to promote the life and achievements of Dorothy Dunnett, a renowned Scottish historical novelist, painter, and sculptor. Explore her lasting impact on Scottish cultural heritage here! ➡️tinyurl.com/46ka9cue

For #NationalStorytellingWeek we have dipped into our blog archive to promote the life and achievements of Dorothy Dunnett, a renowned Scottish historical novelist, painter, and sculptor. 

Explore her lasting impact on Scottish cultural heritage here!
➡️tinyurl.com/46ka9cue
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GENDER.ED are co-badging with HCAatEdinburgh the LGBTQ+ History Month lecture: 'Portable closets: Secrets and lives in queer Britain since gay liberation'. With Prof Matt Cook, Oxford University. 3 March, 5-6.30pm, Old Medical School. Register here: edin.ac/4ivqV3b

GENDER.ED are co-badging with <a href="/HCAatEdinburgh/">HCAatEdinburgh</a> the LGBTQ+ History Month lecture: 'Portable closets: Secrets and lives in queer Britain since gay liberation'. With Prof Matt Cook, Oxford University.

3 March, 5-6.30pm, Old Medical School.

Register here: edin.ac/4ivqV3b
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Applications for our 3 posts close just before midnight on Sunday 9th February - be quick! gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/a… Join our lovely team and work with our world class collections as a Book Conservator, Archivist (Digital Preseervation) or Digital Collections Systems Specialist

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International Women's Day Wikithon with Professor Fiona Skillen Mar 7 at 12:00-5:00 PM HMFC Museum Hearts Heritage A part of The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland The Maroon Mile, HMFC are undertaking a wikithon for International Women’s Day to help close the gender gap. Book: heartsfc.co.uk/blogs/news/wik…

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🌟 Exciting news! The call for proposals for the Berkshire Conference has been extended to February 28, 2025! Don't miss your chance to showcase your groundbreaking ideas and connect with brilliant minds. Dive in and submit your proposal today! 🚀

🌟 Exciting news! The call for proposals for the Berkshire Conference has been extended to February 28, 2025! Don't miss your chance to showcase your groundbreaking ideas and connect with brilliant minds. Dive in and submit your proposal today! 🚀
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On this #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience, explore Eleanor blog on the scientific contributions of Maria Graham and Marian Farquharson. Learn about these women’s roles in nineteenth century science #WomenInScience #STEMHistory ➡️womenshistoryscotland.org/2024/07/26/new…

On this #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience, explore <a href="/eleanor_19thC/">Eleanor</a> blog on the scientific contributions of Maria Graham and Marian Farquharson. Learn about these women’s roles in nineteenth century science #WomenInScience #STEMHistory

➡️womenshistoryscotland.org/2024/07/26/new…
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Happy International Women’s Day. I’m remembering all those I’ve researched and written about whilst also giving a big shout out to all the fabulous women I know! 💜🤍💚 I have a blog piece released today by Women’s History Scotland womenshistoryscotland.org/2025/03/06/new…

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Happy International Women's Day! Today, we celebrate the amazing achievements of women past and present - including the remarkable Chrystal Macmillan, the namesake of our School building. Read more about Chrystal Macmillan on our website: sps.ed.ac.uk/our-school/his… #IWD2025

Happy International Women's Day!
 
Today, we celebrate the amazing achievements of  women past and present - including the remarkable Chrystal Macmillan, the namesake of our School building. 

Read more about Chrystal Macmillan on our website: sps.ed.ac.uk/our-school/his… 
 
#IWD2025
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Happy #IWD2025 Here's a thread of my favie Scottish historical women - the ones I'd go away for a weekend with if I could. 👇 I'm on my way to Perth Museum tonight to give a talk about women's history in my books. The dream. Have a good one, ok? x

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It’s #InternationalWomensDay, so what better time to draw attention to the #Scots 'Quean'. As Gerda Stevenson writes, "We cannot afford not to hear from those representing half the human race. We maun tak tent." dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/quean

It’s #InternationalWomensDay, so what better time to draw attention to the #Scots 'Quean'. 

As Gerda Stevenson writes, "We cannot afford not to hear from those representing half the human race. We maun tak tent."

dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/quean
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📣Happy International Women’s Day! Whatever it is you get up to today — may it be inspiring, empowering, and we hope it strengthens you for good work in future. 🗣💜With all warmth from the P&S team #InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistoryMonth #Scotland #herstory #womeninSTEM

📣Happy International Women’s Day! Whatever it is you get up to today — may it be inspiring, empowering, and we hope it strengthens you for good work in future.

🗣💜With all warmth from the P&amp;S team

 #InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistoryMonth #Scotland #herstory #womeninSTEM
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📢 This #InternationalWomensDay , discover the fearless Scottish suffragettes of 1912! Jennifer Godfrey explores "The Scotch Batch" and their fight for equality. Read it here ⬇️ womenshistoryscotland.org/2025/03/06/new… #suffragette #IWD25 #womenshi

📢 This #InternationalWomensDay , discover the fearless Scottish suffragettes of 1912! <a href="/JennyGodfrey19/">Jennifer Godfrey</a> explores "The Scotch Batch" and their fight for equality. 

Read it here ⬇️

womenshistoryscotland.org/2025/03/06/new…

#suffragette  #IWD25 #womenshi