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Perth Women on Wikipedia @perthwomenwiki.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

0ur next Wikipedia drop-in is Saturday 31 October 10-12 at Cafè St Paul's (behind St Paul's Church) #Perth Wikipedia editors and local researchers of all genders and levels of experience welcome. Come for a cuppa and a chat, a bit of peer support, or some editing time. Hope to see you there!

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Perth Women on Wikipedia @perthwomenwiki.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Reminder: our Wikipedia drop-in is this Saturday 26 Sept @ 10am - with a little difference! We'll walk around #Perth taking photos of local landmarks for #WikiLovesMonuments Then we'll head back to Cafè St Paul's (behind St Paul's Church) and upload them to Wikimedia Commons. Hope to see you there!

A marriage lintel in Perth, Scotland with the initials RG and FC and the date 1699 above a door lintel.

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Perth Women on Wikipedia @perthwomenwiki.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Such a treat to see @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social live at the #Edinburgh Fringe! I was sure the room would be full of nerdy editors like me but actually there were only a handful of us, and the rest were just very enthusiastic #Wikipedia readers who've discovered the joys of rabbit holes!

A puddle full of rubber ducks outside the Depths of Wikipedia Fringe venue.

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Perth Women on Wikipedia @perthwomenwiki.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Reminder - next Wikipedia meet-up is this Saturday!

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The Women In Science Archive @wisarchive.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Today is the 180th anniversary of Elsie Inglis's birth. She obtained the Triple Qualification in medicine in 1892, founded a maternity hospital in Edinburgh, spoke at suffrage events organized by Milicent Fawcett, and during WWI created the Scottish Women's Hospitals. #WomenInSTEM #MedSky ⚕️

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Protests and Suffragettes @scotsuffragette.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#Feminist Friday from Kirsten MacQuarrie 💬 What does feminist community mean to you? Meet Kirsten MacQuarrie – Sector Development Manager for CILIPS, Scottish novelist, poet and writer whose work shines a light on the lives of women who have too often been overlooked by history.

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Charlie Lynch @charlielynch.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Historian looking for freelance work. I’m a very experienced RA, I’m looking for anything really that might help me pay my bills, because in general my profession does not, and no one will let me try doing anything else…

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Lucy @lucymoore.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Wiki Women+ Summit at Wikimania! Here's a taster from my TikTok, serious day tho: existential threats to open knowledge, harassment, bullying, impact on mental health ... some sunshine tho, inc. a new tool to calculate the gender gap wiki-gender-stats.toolforge.org @wikimediafoundation.org

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Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Commons Across Cultures is a collaborative campaign to bring new content into Wikimedia Commons. By signing up, you'll receive regular prompts to upload photos or other media tailored specifically to your interests 📸🐦📜🏛️ The campaign runs 1–30 Sept 2026 and registration is open now 🔗 w.wiki/SU9e

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

'Common Poppies',c.1852 by Anna Atkins, UK pioneer in botany and photography whose photographs created by cyanotype process were among the first ever to be published #womensart

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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 10/08/2026

'Where are the Women?' by @sarasheridan.bsky.social is a guide to an imagined Scotland where historic women are recognised and celebrated. www.sarasheridan.com/where-are-th...

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Where are the Women? (2019) — Sara Sheridan

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Senthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This is an ongoing reminder that several feminist organisations oppose the UK’s attempt to segregate trans people in public life and challenge “gender critical” politics because it is antithetical to women’s rights.

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Charlie Lynch @charlielynch.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

So a quick few words about my public history column in the National. I cover history, historians and heritage in and from Scotland. It’s believed to be the only such column in the Scottish media, and regularly features the fascinating work of historians of which you otherwise might not hear…

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Protests and Suffragettes @scotsuffragette.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The Fight Against Misogyny Didn't Begin Today When Scottish suffragettes took to the streets, chained themselves to railings, endured imprisonment and hunger strikes, it wasn’t simply demanding the vote.

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Perth Women on Wikipedia @perthwomenwiki.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

So lucky to get a place on #EditingAsAnActOfLove Wikipedia residency with @artandfeminism.bsky.social @amicalwikimedia.bsky.social in the beautiful setting of Cal Rosal #Catalunya Here's a🧵of the what I've worked on so far with 📷of the space in an old convent building!

Red brick convent building with courtyard and trees in foreground, Cal Rosal, Catalunya.

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Ceryl @politicdormouse.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Euphemia Culbert Cunningham OBE BEM #WWI munitions worker at HM Factory Gretna (aka Devils Porridge} 1st person from Edinburgh awarded Medal of Order of British Empire for bravery in rescuing injured workers during explosion in cordite factory. d. #OTD 2 Aug 1989 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemi...

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Perth Women on Wikipedia @perthwomenwiki.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Our next Wikipedia editing meet-up will be on Saturday 29 August 10-12 at Café St. Paul's As always, all genders are welcome - just don't forget your laptop! ⏱️ 10-12 📌 Saturday 25 July ☕️ Café St Paul's (behind St Paul's Church on Methven St) #Perth

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Perth Women on Wikipedia @perthwomenwiki.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Alexandra Mary Geddes, later Mona Chalmers Watson CBE, first woman to graduate from Edinburgh with MD. Head of Women's Army Aux Corps in WWI. A suffragette herself, she treated suffragette prisoners on release from Perth Prison. One of our #Perth Women on #Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Ch...

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Mona Chalmers Watson (1872 - 1936) | Alumni Services | Alumni

Scottish physician, head of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, and the first woman to receive an MD from the University of Edinburgh.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

If the Suffragettes were active today, there is not a shadow of a doubt that Keir Starmer's government would have banned them as a terrorist group, and insisted there are plenty of other ways in which women can register their dissent. Why don't they write letters to their MPs?

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Perth Women on Wikipedia @perthwomenwiki.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Excited to see this taking place in Perth. Definitely of interest to PWOW members

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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

📢 We are delighted to announce that the speaker for our annual Sue Innes Memorial Lecture is historian of Scottish emigration, Professor Marjory Harper! 📅 Saturday 24 October 🕑 2.00–3.30pm 📍 AK Bell Library, Perth 🎟️ Reserve your place via Ticket Tailor: www.tickettailor.com/events/women...

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Select tickets – Women's History Scotland Sue Innes Memorial Lecture with Marjory Harper – Soutar Theatre, AK Bell Library, York Place, Perth

Women's History Scotland Sue Innes Memorial Lecture with Marjory Harper – Soutar Theatre, AK Bell Library, York Place, Perth, Sat 24 Oct 2026 - Join Women's History Scotland for our annual Sue Innes M...

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IHR Women @ihrwomen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Call for Participants for IHR Women's History Seminar Lightning Talks to be held Friday, 20th of November 2026.

Call For Participants in 3rd Annual Institute of Historical Research Women's History Seminar Lightning Talks

Participants in IHR Women's History Lightning Talks 2025

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Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Want to join IHN? You can now sign up as a member for just £10 a year! You'll get our newsletter, access to free online events with experts, invites to our meet-ups and access to online resources. The more of us, the better! Do join up! membermojo.co.uk/independenth...

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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Anabel Marsh previously wrote a brilliant blog for our webiste about Jessie Stephen. Sounds like a brilliant event @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social womenshistoryscotland.org/2025/03/17/j...

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Jessie Stephen (1893-1979) Maryhill Burgh Hall Exhibition – Women's History Scotland

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Perth Women on Wikipedia @perthwomenwiki.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Great news! Our Wikipedia editing meet-ups will be resuming next Saturday 25 July with a new venue: Café St. Paul's As always, all genders are welcome - just don't forget your laptop! ⏱️10-12 📌Saturday 25 July ☕️Café St Paul's (behind St Paul's Church on Methven St), #Perth

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Protests and Suffragettes @scotsuffragette.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🔥 Women Changed History. This Zine Tells Their Story. What happens when the fight for votes meets the fight for homes?

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Perth Women on Wikipedia @perthwomenwiki.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

These mosaics of fire and water mark the site of the execution of Grizzel Jaffray in 1669. A victim of the Scottish witch trials, she was accused of being a 'spaewife' and burned at the stake on Peter Street, Dundee #MosaicMonday

Mosaic of water on Peter Street, Dundee.

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North Ages @northages.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The bones of a 10thC woman were found protruding from sand at Cnip, Isle of Lewis, by campers Mr and Mrs Maclean #OTD in 1979. The grave included gilded bronze oval brooches and 44 coloured glass beads. By 1995, six more burials had been found nearby. 📸National Museums Scotland

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Perth Women on Wikipedia @perthwomenwiki.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

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Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This is why the Philosophy Tube episode on conversion therapy in Britain was so carefully worded and went through lawyers first! It’s difficult to educate the public on topics that rich and powerful groups do not want people to know about

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Sara Sheridan @sarasheridan.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Last of today's amazing Scottish women: a mother. William Wallace's mum = Lady Margaret Crawford (There is a monument to Margaret at Dunfermline Abbey, but it does not bear her name - it just says she's Wallace's Mum) These women are all in my book. shop.historicenvironment.scot/where-are-th... Tx

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Where are the Women?

Shop online for Where are the Women? publication from Historic Scotland at stor.scot for Scottish books available with international delivery.

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Sara Sheridan @sarasheridan.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Mrs Charles Rennie Mackintosh = Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh Artist in her own right whose work was revered by her husband. 'Margaret has genius,' he wrote, 'I have only talent' That rose motif we love in Charles's work came from Margaret.Kirsten MacQuarrie is currently writing a novel about her. ❤️

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Sara Sheridan @sarasheridan.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Today a short thread on amazing women whose memories are eclipsed by their husband's name even though they were brilliant *in their own right*! First up Mrs Aneurin Bevan = Jennie Lee, an MP and founder of the Open University.

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Perth Women on Wikipedia @perthwomenwiki.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Join us in Ropemakers #Perth for the Critical University tomorrow!

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Reminders of the Refrewshire Witch Trials. On the left is a well on Queen Street in Paisley which is all that's left of the Gallow Green where six people, including two boys aged just 14 and 11, were reportedly hung for being witches in 1697. Cont./ #glasgow #paisley #witches #memorial

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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🎉 We are delighted to announce the recipient of our 2026 Research Bursary: Dr Claire Phillips @clartyclara.bsky.social Claire’s research explores childhood, family life, and motherhood in the Edinburgh Orphan Hospital. The bursary will support her archival research. Well done Claire! 👏

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Debbie Cameron @debsadelight.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

“The parliamentary franchise shall be the same for men and women...” The Equal Franchise Act, which gave UK women electoral equality with men, became law #OnThisDay 1928. The Act added five million more women to the electoral roll.

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Elizabeth Crawford @womanssphere.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

#OTD 1928 all women became eligible to vote on the same terms as men. Beginning in 1866, the campaign had many byways. I take 100 objects to act as signposts & direct the narrative in my new book. Pub 23 July by @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social see link in bio #womenshistory

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 01/07/2026

🌿📚 More than 64 million pages of biodiversity knowledge are freely available through the Biodiversity Heritage Library. As funding challenges put its future at risk, the Internet Archive is proud to help preserve this invaluable resource. 🌎 Learn more 👇 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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A bonanza for fans of the natural world: the digital library sharing 64m pages of scientific knowledge with everyone

The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its future is in doubt

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Perth Women on Wikipedia @perthwomenwiki.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Looking forward to the 04.07.26 festival celebrating 40 years since the Crass / Poison Girls punk gig in #Perth We'll be taking part in the Critical University slot, 1-2.30pm, talking about women's history, tech barons and Wikipedia editing as a punk act 💪

Itinerary for 04.07.26 festival in Perth, Scotland.

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Wikipedia @wikipedia.org · 28/06/2026

How old were you when you made your first Wikipedia edit? It's never too late to start...

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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

UK government visa changes are “driving universities towards a cliff edge”. www.scotsman.com/education/so...

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Glasgow University cuts: Social sciences to see biggest drop in overseas students

Voluntary redundancy scheme to open in August

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The Past and other Places @pastandotherplaces.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

An excellent article with sound advice for anyone researching #FamilyHistory. The questions we should be asking about the creation of the source material, the people involved and what else was going on at the time. Taking time to think rather than rushing ahead collecting information. #genealogy

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