This year’s Sue Innes Memorial Lecture at @womenshistscot.bsky.social conference given by @vawright10.bsky.social on ‘Housing as a ‘Women’s Issue’: Women and Housing Activism in Twentieth Century Scotland.

Fantastic day @womenshistscot.bsky.social conference. So many exciting papers reflecting all the fantastic work on gender and women’s history happening Scotland and on Scottish subjects. Thanks to all who presented and came along!

Fascinating paper from @ymcfadden.bsky.social about miners' post-war housing in Ayrshire - insights into how families adjusted moving from two-room living spaces to electrified homes with so much space to fill!

Time for the annual Sue Innes memorial lecture - big thank you to @vawright10.bsky.social for sharing your research into women's housing activism 🙌🙌🙌

Registration now open for WHS conference. For the programme and details on how to register see below. ⬇️

Still time to submit a paper to the WHS conference.

Very excited for our first in person conference in September. Please share widely.

Still taking applications to our research bursary! Deadline 31st May.

Collections Researcher (Transatlantic Slavery)- The National Archives - Research, Grants and Academic Engagement #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMF251/c...

The Society has now reopened its funding schemes, supporting scholars and students in their research, training, travel, and conference organisation - with an emphasis on PGRs and ECRs! Deadline: 17 May 2025! 📢 For details, see ssns.org.uk/funding/

History UK are recruiting disabled historians (and historians who work on disability history) to take part in focus groups to inform their fantastic Disability and History Project - do consider signing up! www.history-uk.ac.uk/projects/his...

Digital History: permanent post (Lecturer, standard teaching and research contract) at UCL History Department in Digital History. We're a friendly and diverse group with ace access to research resources and diverse, smart and friendly student cohorts. 1/2 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMI974/l...

My colleague @davidwilsonhist.bsky.social and I are delighted to invite applications for a PhD studentship funded by ESRC @sgsss.bsky.social, collaborating partner Scottish Civic Trust. #history #slavery #Glasgow Full details below. #skystorians #PhDsky #academicsky www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/...

📢 COME JOIN OUR TEAM! We're hiring a full-time 12-month maternity cover for our Equal Representation Development Officer. 🗓️ Deadline: 9am 17th April 💪 We're committed to flexible working - find details & apply online via our website: www.engender.org.uk/jobs/?jobid=19

We're delighted to announce our programme of special FREE events, screenings & walks that celebrate the history of the Dumfries Fairs and highlight their precarious future (22nd-29th March 2025) Further details and booking information here: bit.ly/DumfriesFair_Events We'll see you on the 'Sands!

Happy 100th 🎂 @youngwomenscot! JOIN US Sat 15 Mar in #Glasgow to celebrate! 🎉Try Mindful Colouring, Badge Making, #Suffragette Trumps & discover more about #STEM trailblazers like Elsie Inglis & Flora Murray👧14-25 yrs get your FREE ticket: buff.ly/atlBsOi

Saturday 10 May: Mini East End Women’s Heritage Walk This one-hour guided walk offers a shorter version of our ever-popular East End Heritage Walk highlighting some of the achievements and struggles of the industrious & resourceful women of Bridgeton & Calton womenslibrary.org.uk/event/mini-e...

📢 WHS Research Bursary! Postgrad, early career, or independent researcher in women's/gender history? Apply for up to £500! Open to those in Scotland or researching Scottish themes. 🗓️ Deadline: 31st May 🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and... #WomensHistory #GenderStudies #ResearchFunding

If you want to listen to The Energy That Made Modern Scotland podcast you can find it here on Spotify. Although it’s divided into five short episodes, we made it in the style of a radio documentary so it works as a single one hour programme as well.

Reminder📣 Where Were You At The Time of Section 28/2A? The EIS is gathering teachers’ experiences for the Stories of Section 28/2A project. Share where you were & the impact it had. 🏳️‍🌈🗨️ Take the survey here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/RCPKFTQ #LGBTHistoryMonth

'History and/as social science' Call for papers for a fantastic conference by my colleagues at Economic and Social History at University of Glasgow. Deadline for paper proposal is 14 march, conference in Glasgow on 20/21 may. royalhistsoc.org/calendar/his...

Our PhD Placement Scheme is BACK! Call for applications for 3-6 month placements at The British Library. All current PhD students registered with a UK university are eligible. Deadline 21st Feb, 5pm. For more information, & how to apply, please see our temporary website: www.bl.uk/more/researc...

📣 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 #EmbroideredSamplers #TextileHistory #HiddenStories

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! ➡️https://tinyurl.com/46ka9cue

📣It's #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience! Explore Eleanor Gillespie's blog on the scientific contributions of Maria Graham and Marian Farquharson - 19th century women in science 🔬 #WomenInScience #STEMHistory ➡️ womenshistoryscotland.org/2024/07/26/n...

@iashedinburgh.bsky.social brings you this year's International Women's Day Lecture, delivered by Naeema Yaqoob Sajid: ‘Only a day, a theme and an initiative?’ 🎫 free tickets 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-univer...

Looking forward to this fabulous #InternationalWomensDay event at Civic Hall #Perth on 8 March. Organised by the #Soroptimists, the line-up includes 'me' speaking about #PerthWomenOnWikipedia 🙌 Book now - your free ticket includes lunch!

Super excited to be off on 'tour' next week for these two events organised by my lovely colleagues @ymcfadden.bsky.social, @phatcontroller.bsky.social & @silviahedley.bsky.social If you find yourself in Glasgow or Brighton, do come along! @ihr.bsky.social @ids.ac.uk @uolondon.bsky.social

To celebrate #BurnsNight delve into the rich world of traditional Scottish songs and stories! 🎶 Last January we featured an illuminating guest blog by Lainey Dempsey, a Glasgow-based singer whose debut album ‘Letle Telt’ is inspired by traditional singing. Read more here ➡️ tinyurl.com/29nntz7p

Fantastic blog from the Anna Forrest based on her research and her determination to make sure these girls and women are remembered. @womenslibrary.bsky.social @rcpsgheritage.bsky.social

🌟Discover and Follow Women’s History Scotland! 🌟 Since 1995, we've connected people passionate about women’s and gender history in Scotland. We host events, provide teaching resources, and offer prizes and bursaries to promote diverse voices. womenshistoryscotland.org #WomensHistory

Still time to submit a paper to the Oral History Society conference ⬇️ Deadline 10th Jan!

Not long until our call for papers deadline 10th Jan!

The Oral History Society Conference 2025 is @unistrathclyde.bsky.social in June 2025. We are looking forward to welcoming everyone to Glasgow. The theme is Whose Voices. Deadline for proposals 10th January. We are keen to hear about your work and projects

Fascinating insights tonight from @johnnieandphd.bsky.social at the Scottish Oral History Centre. His work on Scottish Asians, their cuisine, identity and transnational histories is shaping up to be something great

Delighted to share our call for papers for the 2025 Women in the History of Political Thought conference. We welcome papers related to women's contributions to political thought. We look forward to receiving your submissions! womeninhpt.com

Excited to announce *3* #AcademicJobs in *Humanities* at the University of Strathclyde. All are funded through the Charlotte Lythe Bequest to Humanities, which enables us to invest in PGT development and research excellence. Jobs are in History, Media and English/Creative Writing. Details below 🧵👇

21 years ago, in November 2003, Section 28 was repealed. From the HW archive: how can oral history interviews between different generations of LGBTQ+ people aid our understanding of the ongoing impact of Section 28? www.historyworkshop.... #queerhistory #oralhistory

Abstract submissions for our #SWW Colloquium are due in just under 3 weeks. Lots of exciting material already received. Come and join us at Edinburgh in May 2025! Details here: 🗃 #skystorians

Upcoming Conference 9th December: ies.sas.ac.uk/events/migra... @hannahelias.bsky.social @drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social @historianmemory.bsky.social

I'm very excited to share the programme for our conference on Malcolm X's visit to Smethwick in 1965. This was a huge event in modern British history, but is not as well-known or well-understood as it should be. Please come along on Saturday 8th Feb 2025 to learn more! tinyurl.com/mx60-bclm

Because I've gained so many new followers in the last few days, I am reposting an article I co-wrote with @tortietabby.bsky.social. I think the topic is particularly timely...

Can you help one of my PhD students, folks? ❓German immigrant living in the UK? ❓Or a descendant of a German immigrant in the UK? ❓Or have German friends in the UK? Please check out this survey on the experiences of Germans in the UK and participate / share: hass.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Excellent read by @ymcfadden.bsky.social and Arthur McIvor. Really lets the people speak. Well illustrated with photos. Just enough context. www.carnpublishing.com/mmh.html Complements the exhibition at the National Mining Museum Scotland. bsky.app/profile/past...

Lost villages of East Ayrshire exhibition at the mining museum in Newtongrange, Midlothian. Life in the mining communities. #Scotland #history #mining #genealogy www.nationalminingmuseum.com