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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. womenshistoryscotland.org

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Past Glasgow @pastglasgow.co.uk · 27/09/2026
James Miller designed an entertainment complex in Renfield St for Miss Catherine Cranston, better known as the owner of her famous tea rooms, in 1915. Cranston's Cinema De Luxe occupied the third floor of the six storey building. 📷 Newsquest #Glasgow #1980s
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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 27/09/2026
Origins of the Book of Kells 25 Nov, Perth. Tickets £8.61 Dr Victoria Whitworth will discuss her newly published research which suggests that the Book of Kells did not originate on Iona, but in the Pictish monastery of Portmahomack, in Easter Ross #MedievalSky www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/origins-of...
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Origins of the Book of Kells
Dr Victoria Whitworth delves into its true origins of the historically significant Book of Kells.
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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
⏰ Less than a month to go until our annual Sue Innes Memorial lecture! Get your free ticket at Ticket Tailor 🎟️ buytickets.at/womenshistor... Please share widely! @scotsuffragette.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @womenslibrary.bsky.social @cgh-glasgow.bsky.social
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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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Dr Jesús Sanjurjo @jesussanjurjo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
7 Oct, Glasgow: the @royalhistsoc.org visits @strathclydehass.bsky.social for a day of talks on the future of the profession forms.cloud.microsoft/e/vqeu2FDFum + a free public lecture by Dr Meleisa Ono-George (Oxford) on Amelia Newsham and the making of race: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/visualizin...
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Scott Lyall @scottlyall.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Women of the Saltire Society, an event at the National Library of Scotland, Tuesday, 20 October, 2pm - 3:30pm, with speakers Magnus Linklater and Dr Sarah Leith. events.humanitix.com/women-of-the...
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Women of the Saltire Society
A special event celebrating the women whose contributions have helped shape the Saltire Society and Scotland’s cultural life.
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UHI Institute for Northern Studies @insuhi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Your chance to see our latest UHI Public Seminar Series lecture. Now uploaded to our YouTube channel: ' Prosecuting Serious Crime in Late Seventeenth-Century Scotland' by Dr Allan Kennedy University of Dundee. youtu.be/NVVqJpwZQLA?...
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Public Seminar Series. Prosecuting Serious Crime in Late Seventeenth Century Scotland
YouTube video by UHI Institute for Northern Studies
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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
IASSL event coming soon! On Friday 23 October at 8.30 pm (UK time) on Teams, we're hosting our second online webinar on "Narratives of Illness and Dis/ability in Scottish Literature". Find more about this here: scotlit-iassl.org/author/scotl...
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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🎙️ Round the Studios: Scottish history from a new perspective is back! From wrestling to pottery, and the history of small dogs 🐕 Dr Karen Mailley captures the voices and stories of the researchers of today karenmailley.com/round-the-st... Find out more 👇 womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/09/26/h...
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Round the Studios Podcast
History from a different perspective Welcome to Round the Studios: Scottish history from a new perspective with Dr Karen Mailley. The weekly podcast will explore Scotland’s history through a …
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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Claire's excellent blog about Marie Stewart, Countess of Mar is available to read on the Women's History Scotland blog 📝 womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/09/20/m...
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Marie Stewart, countess of Mar (1576–1644): Reinvention and Resilience – Women's History Scotland
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National Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Join our free online workshops to learn tips and techniques for making the best use of them - including how to bring them into other web and desktop applications. 🗓️ 3-4:30pm, Wednesday 30 September 📌 Online 🎟️ Free Book your tickets > www.nls.uk/whats-on/geo...
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Using our georeferenced maps | National Library of Scotland
In this interactive workshop, we will show you tips and techniques to help you make best use of our georeferenced maps.
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Scottish Council on Archives @scotsarchives.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We have 3 funded places for students available to attend our annual conference! Find out more and apply: www.scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/works...
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Funded student places for SCA Annual Conference 2026 - Scottish Council on Archives
25 August 2026
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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 TalksParticipants in IHR Women's History Lightning Talks 2025
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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Exciting Update! Our website now includes pages on each of the eight projects we are currently working on 👀 👉 Disabled motherhood 👉 Genetic screening 👉 Grandmothers 👉 Maternal and child welfare associations (1/3)
A magazine article from 1986 called ‘Women, Disability and Reproductive Rights’ which features a photograph of a smiling white woman cuddling her baby. Image courtesy of Beckie Rutherford.The green front cover of a 1989 report published by the Royal College of Physicians entitled ‘Prenatal Diagnosis and Genetic Screening: Community and Service Implications’. Image courtesy of the Wellcome Collection.A 21st century photograph of an older Black woman holding a Black baby dressed in a white christening gown. They are stood in front of a vibrant, multi-coloured stained glass window. Image courtesy of Ayodele Adeniyi via UnSplash.A black and white portrait photograph of a smiling nurse handing a newborn baby to its mother. They are stood outside the doorway to a building and are both dressed in 1960s-era clothing. Image courtesy of the George Marshall Medical Museum.
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Lynn Abrams @lynncabrams.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Knitting in Scotland: Craft, Culture, Community is now available in illustrated hardback from Bloomsbury at a discount - £59.50 instead of £85. Still pricey I know!
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Allan Kennedy @allankennedy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Looking forward to chatting about 'Prosecuting Serious Crime in Late 17th-Century Scotland' at the @insuhi.bsky.social public lecture series later this month. Come along for free for tales of blood, guts, and other assorted nastiness! www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-...
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Institute for Northern Studies - Public events and seminars - Public Seminar Series. Prosecuting Serious Crime in Late Seventeenth-Century Scotland by Allan Kennedy
Seminars and Events at the Institute for Northern Studies, Scholars have long recognised that studying the history of crime and criminal justice can offer unique insights into the ordering structures ...
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The English Historical Review @enghistrev.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Emma Trivett reviews 'Gender in Scotland, 1200–1800', ed. Janay Nugent, Cathryn Spence and Mairi Cowan @historianmairi.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... @edinburghup.bsky.social
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Gender in Scotland, 1200–1800, ed. Janay Nugent, Cathryn Spence and Mairi Cowan
This book marks an important contribution to the fields of women’s and gender history in Scotland. Encompassing an ambitious chronological sweep, it demons
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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 23/09/2026
Scottish Workmanship at the Jacobean & Tudor Courts 6 Oct, Oxford – free Explore the arts of calligraphy, embroidery & bookbinding as practised in the 16th & 17th centuries by Esther Inglis, creator of exquisite miniature manuscripts #EarlyModern #C16 #C17 visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/2026/o...
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The Manuscripts of Esther Inglis in Oxford Libraries
Free talk at the Weston Library. Explore the arts of calligraphy, embroidery and bookbinding as practised by Esther Inglis, creator of exquisite miniature manuscripts
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Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS) @cmemsedinburgh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Please join us for the Edinburgh University CMEMS Welcome Event! 

22nd September 5pm at the Centre for Research Collections (Main Library Floor 6) Anyone interested in the activities of CMEMS is welcome! There will be drinks, nibbles and a viewing of items from the CRC’s fantastic collection...
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UHI Institute for Northern Studies @insuhi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Just a quick reminder that we have a new Islands Matter Seminar coming up on 1st October 2026. 'Working with music and ancient instruments as a tool for curating history and the Nordic Celtic Connections' by Christine Kammerer. tinyurl.com/4pkuaxzs
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Protests and Suffragettes @scotsuffragette.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
📣 Can women’s histories help us combat misogyny today?  Join the Protests & Suffragettes team for our next Patreon Gathering as we explore what women’s histories can teach us about the rise of misogyny today.
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Elizabeth Ewan @kiritekatawa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
excellent blog - looking forward to seeing more work by the author on the countess of Mar!
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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📜 New blog post! @claireelder.bsky.social explores the life of Marie Stewart, Countess of Mar, revealing a multifaceted portrait through her correspondence on domestic matters, legal affairs and religious affiliations womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/09/20/m... #WomensHistory #EarlyModernHistory
Portrait of Marie Stewart, Countess of Mar (d. 1644), second wife of the 2nd Earl of Mar. She is shown facing forward, wearing an elaborate black dress with a wide lace collar, and dark hair decorated with bows. The oil painting is heavily worn and damaged, with extensive losses and flaking across the surface.
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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
For Edinburgh folk - free this Wednesday 1pm. Guided tour of the exhibition 'For the Safety of All: Scotland's Lighthouses' followed by Wikipedia edit-a-thon to improve articles on Scottish lighthouses www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/for-those-... #histSTM 🗃️ 📜
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For those in peril on the sea: Mapping Scotland's Lighthouses on Wikipedia
An engaging exhibition tour, Wikipedia editing tutorial and a writing workshop in a social and supportive environment
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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
📢 Please share widely! Our speaker for the annual Sue Innes Memorial Lecture is historian of Scottish emigration, Professor Marjory Harper! 📅 Saturday 24 October 🕑 2.00–3.30pm 📍 AK Bell Library, Perth 🎟️ Book via Ticket Tailor: www.tickettailor.com/events/women... Non-WHS members welcome!
Poster for the Women’s History Scotland annual Sue Innes Memorial Lecture. It advertises a lecture by Professor Marjory Harper titled “Testimonies of Transition and Transformation: Female Voices from the Scottish Diaspora.” The event takes place on Saturday 24 October, 2–3:30pm, at Soutar Theatre, AK Bell Library, York Place, Perth, PH2 8EP. Admission is free, with tickets available via a QR code. The poster includes a photograph of Professor Harper and an image of a historical Canadian immigration poster showing a woman standing in a rural landscape.
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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Join the @youngwomenscot.bsky.social for a walk through the digital YWR archive @natlibscot.bsky.social , including a presentation from Heritage Research Coordinator Lauren Beatty and insights from some of the YWR peer research team. Register interest here! youngwomenscot.org/events/ywr-p...
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YWR Public Archival Session
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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 14/09/2026
Dr Andrew Nash: EDITION Autumn Lecture & workshop 23 Oct @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social Free, ticketed Workshop: Publishing the Scottish Literary Renaissance Lecture: The Voice of Scotland: Literature, Publishing & the Nation in the 1930s #BookHistory www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dr-andrew-...
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Dr Andrew Nash: EDITION Autumn Lecture and workshop
For EDITION's Autumn Lecture 2026 and an optional preceding workshop, we welcome Dr Andrew Nash (Institute of English Studies).
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Edinburgh Libraries @edinburghlibraries.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival taster sessions are coming to Central Library on Tues 29 Sept 3pm - writing workshop with Angela Jackson 4.45pm – author talk with Heather Darwent 6.15pm – author talk with @sarasheridan.bsky.social Don't miss out - book your place at zurl.co/72lkU
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Rebecca @rlwilliamson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Really looking forward to sharing some of my research as part of the Women’s History Scotland online socials series! You can catch me at 7pm on Wednesday 25th November talking about two fascinating trials concerning abortion in mid-nineteenth century Scotland.
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Scottish Council on Archives @scotsarchives.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Still on the fence about attending the SCA Conference 2026? Here's a few reasons why you should book your ticket! 📅 Tuesday 3 November 📍 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh 🎟️ £45 Tickets are moving so book yours now to secure your space: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sca-annual...
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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Women’s History Scotland online socials are back! 🍂 We’re kicking off with book club on 30 September 📚 A chance to get together with fellow members and chat about our summer reading and research! For full details of the autumn/winter programme: womenshistoryscotland.org/news-and-eve...
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Online Members’ Socials – Women's History Scotland
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Teresa Doherty @dohertyta.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you've not read this blog post or watched the #Scotland #suffragette #nurses event with @womenslibrary.bsky.social you really should! #HistNursing #womenshistory 💙 @rcnhistory.bsky.social @womenshistscot.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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RCN Scotland’s historical connection to a nurse suffragette | Royal College of Nursing
A possible historical connection between a nurse suffragette and our RCN Scotland HQ in Edinburgh.
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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
📣Applications for SHS funding now open! ⏰Deadline 1 October! 👉Applicants can now apply for either a Small Research Grant or an Event and Activity Grant. Both schemes are limited to SHS members. Read more and apply here: socialhistory.org.uk/funding/
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Funding
The Social History Society currently administers three funding schemes. Our Small Research Grants provide up to £1000 to support direct research costs incurred by members of the Society. Our Events…
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Scottish Council on Archives @scotsarchives.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
SCA Annual Conference 2026: Archives & Records at the Heart of Society Join us for this year's conference exploring how archives and records underpin democracy, accountability, creativity, wellbeing & community. Early bookings open: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sca-annual...
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SCA Annual Conference 2026: Archives & Records at the Heart of Society
Join us for this year's conference exploring how archives and records underpin democracy, accountability, creativity, wellbeing & community.
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Protests and Suffragettes @scotsuffragette.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Scotland’s Most Turbulent Suffragette 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Today we remember Ethel Agnes Mary Moorhead (1869–1955), a Scottish suffragette, artist and campaigner whose courage left an enduring mark on the fight for women's rights.
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Adam @eblueaxe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We will be back at Govan in a couple of weeks time for an amazing two day event! We have a huge early medieval textiles display, weapons, and high status object of the period, and some glass bead making and casting demonstrations, alongside some have a go textile crafts and games!
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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
📢 New on Out Gallivanting blog! Mairi Hamilton explores the joy of Barbie: The Exhibition at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum — and what Barbie can tell us about culture and changing ideas of femininity 🩷 womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/09/05/b... #WomensHistory #Barbie
Two Barbie dolls displayed in a museum case. In the foreground, a blonde mermaid Barbie wears a glittering gold-and-multicoloured tail and matching top, with a starry hair accessory. Behind her stands a purple-haired fairy Barbie in a pink and purple glittery dress with translucent wings. The exhibition space and other dolls are reflected in the glass.
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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Jane Haining's name has been added to a special memorial wall at Auschwitz www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Find out more on our blog 👇 womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/01/27/j...
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Scottish Holocaust victim Jane Haining recognised at Auschwitz
Jane Haining declined numerous offers to come back home to Scotland before being arrested and taken to Auschwitz.
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LSE Library @lselibrary.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Last few weeks to visit our exhibition 'The Women's Library at 100: Celebrating a Century of Collections' on the history of The Women’s Library and its rich and diverse collections from the viewpoint of researchers engaging with it. www.lse.ac.uk/library/what...
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The Women’s Library at 100: celebrating a century of collections
Visit our exhibition and celebrate 100 years since the founding of The Women's Library.
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Maryhill Burgh Halls @maryhillburghhalls.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
September is looking busy across the Halls and the Whitehouse! 🍂 We've got a full calendar of events coming your way, including taking part in Glasgow Doors Open Days. Pop in, say hello, and see what's on. We'd love to see you there! More details via our newsletter: shorturl.at/hw0gE MBHT Team
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Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Making slides for my first ever talk about my new book, An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class. I'm looking forward to sharing my ideas with the History Lab on Thursday. More details of their day of events in Glasgow here 🔽 eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Protests and Suffragettes @scotsuffragette.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
⭐️Now’s the time to take positive action together⭐️ Suffragettes and suffragists knew that no matter where you came from, there was always something you could do to protest inequality. Organise meetings, write articles, raise funds, make banners, speak out, and refuse to stay silent.
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History Lab Plus @historylabplus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
CALLING ALL HISTORY ECRS IN SCOTLAND! We invite you to join us for: Network Scotland 2026 Glasgow, Thursday 10 September A day of connection for history postdocs and late-stage PhDs Join us for an afternoon of discussions, networking, and getting to know what History Lab Plus can do for you!
Calling all History ECRs in Scotland!
We invite you to join us for:
Network Scotland 2026 Glasgow, Thursday 10 September
A day of connection for history postdocs and late-stage PhDs based in Scotland. The
programme of social opportunities and academic and public history sessions will bring the ECR community together in Glasgow. Come and join us for a great afternoon of fascinating discussions, networking, and getting to know what History Lab Plus can do for you!

11:30 onward – ECR coffee morning/
lunch @ The Western Cafe, Advanced
Research Centre, University of Glasgow.
A chance to network with other early career historians
and hear more about History Lab Plus.

1pm – Lunchtime seminar @ Kelvin Hall G56, Seminar Room 1
Dr Ewan Gibbs Senior Lecturer in Economic and Social History at the University of Glasgow will discuss his book, An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class which presents a new social and political history of Britain since 1945. 

3:30pm – Tour of Glasgow’s West End
with Radical Glasgow Tours Join us for a tour of Glasgow’s West End with the wonderful Radical Glasgow Tours, exploring key sites in the history of the Suffragettes, Marxism, and student movements right up to the present day.Spaces on the tour are limited to 20, so please register
for this part of the day separately. Email historylabplus.ihr@gmail.com to join the tour.

From 6:30pm
Evening Social @ The Railyard
Informal opportunity to socialise with other historians.
To register for days events email: historylabplus.ihr@gmail.com
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History Teacher Educators' Network @htenuk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Calling all #ITT #PGCE #historyteacher s (& their #mentors & #teacher colleague who can spread the word): @htenuk.bsky.social are working with with @histassoc.bsky.social to host a webinar for beginning teachers on 30th September. #HistoryEducation www.history.org.uk/events/calen...
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HA Webinar: Survive and thrive in your initial teacher education
Calling all those beginning their initial teacher education! In this session you’ll hear from and be able to ask questions to both teacher educators and those who have just completed their initial tea...
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UHI Institute for Northern Studies @insuhi.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
UHI Institute for Northern Studies lecture in the Public Seminar Series in partnership Perth Museum & Culture Perth and Kinross confirmed. 'Leading Ladies of the Viking Age' by Shanna Bryman, who has recently completed her PhD with INS. ➕23/09/2026 ➕Perth Museum, Scotland tinyurl.com/3j6dkk9b
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UHI Institute for Northern Studies @insuhi.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Just a quick reminder that our very own Professor Alex Sanmark is presenting the History Scotland Magazine online webinar 'The Hidden Lives of Viking Women'. ➕ Online event ➕ Wednesday 30/09/26 18.30 - 20.00 UK Time. ➕ Cost £10 ➕ Obtain tickets through Eventbrite link tinyurl.com/cty53c3c
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The Hidden Lives of Viking Women
Discover the fascinating world of Viking women in this thought-provoking webinar with Professor Alexandra Sanmark.
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Erika Gaffney @erikagaffney.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Sat 3 Oct 2026 at Christ Church Library, Oxford Univ - Women and Their Books: Women as Book Producers and Owners in Early Modern England and Scotland A study afternoon exploring women as book producers and owners in Early Modern England and Scotland. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-and-...
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Women and Their Books in Early Modern England and Scotland
A study afternoon exploring women as book producers and owners in Early Modern England and Scotland.
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Past Horizons Archaeology Equipment @pasthorizons.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/stories... Two local women have set up East Lothian Witch Trials Memorial Project to honour the legacies of those accused and executed. They are hoping to raise £2,500 to create a remembrance garden, complete with a plaque and memorial bench, at Haddington Sands.
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Memorial project launched to honour victims of East Lothian witch trials
East Lothian history buffs are fundraising for memorials to remember the ‘witches’ whose stories have gone untold
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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 28/08/2026
Leverhulme Major Research Fellow, Laura Stewart’s innovative project @york.ac.uk explores how Scottish practices of collecting and sharing historical materials after the Reformation shaped identities and what was remembered by future generations. www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr...
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Making history: writing Scotland’s post-Reformation
Laura Stewart’s innovative project explores how Scottish practices of collecting and sharing historical materials after the Reformation shaped identities and what was remembered by future generations
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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Join us on 3 December for our annual Dymond lecture! Join Dr Joan Heggie to learn more about how the Register of Deeds can evidence women's capital investment in 19th century Yorkshire. Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dymond2026 #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
Excerpt from Indenture of Mortgage, 1887, North Riding Register of Deeds, Vol 17/737/338, held by North Yorkshire Archives. It shows the mark of a woman in the form of an inked cross.
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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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