⏰ Time is running out! Submit your 8–10k word essay for the Leah Leneman Prize by 22 Dec 2025. Open to students & independent scholars working on women’s or gender history. Share widely 🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...

Booking is now open for the next annual @ssahistory.bsky.social conference, in partnership with @royalscottishacad.bsky.social! 📆 Date: Thurs 6 Feb + Fri 7 Feb 2026 📍 Location: Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, The National on the Mound, Edinburgh. 🎟️ Tickets: bit.ly/4rt2Z55 ✨ Programme: bit.ly/4ap1qih

Tal día como hoy 25 de septiembre de 1875 nació la pintora y bordadora británica Ann Macbeth

Elizabeth Blackadder was born #OnThisDay in 1931 🎂 Read more about the amazing versatility of her work 👉 buff.ly/3spKuIL 'Cat and Flowers' by Elizabeth V. Blackadder (1931–2021) © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. 📷 Fleming Art Collection

Read about the importance of bisexual+ representation in art collections in this story 👉 buff.ly/6mBQVd6 #CelebrateBisexualityDay 'Cecil Beaton' by Francis Goodman (1913–1989) © National Portrait Gallery

'The Sleepers' exhibition at The Women's Art Collection invites us to reconsider rest 🛌💤 Read more 👉 buff.ly/JkSwinR Find out more on Bloomberg Connects 👉 buff.ly/aSMXxqB 🧑‍🎨 Gwendolen Raverat (1885–1957) © estate of Gwen Raverat. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. 📷 The Women's Art Collection

Wondering where to start learning about historic #ScottishWomenArtists? Head over to the Resources page on our website for a fabulous selection of texts about inspiring #WomenArtists who paved the way for so many of us today. Link here: bit.ly/3YpDz8I

Happy Autumn Equinox 🍂✨ 'Autumn Equinox' by Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947) © the artist. 📷 Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums

Then and Now: Re-membering Scottish BME Works and Lives // An exhibition celebrating the culture, heritage, and contributions of BME communities in Scotland - reclaiming narratives and shining a light on stories that shape our society. Part of @blackhistorymonth.org.uk

We are now on Bluesky! Keep an eye on our socials in the coming months for exciting projects, including our participation in the #RSA200 celebrations with @royalscottishacad.bsky.social and our key partners. 📸 Dorothy Johnstone, Marguerites, 1912. RSA © The Artist’s Estate.