Who knows the story of young Scots woman Geillis Duncan’s last night on earth? As one of some 3800 people accused of witchcraft in early modern Scotland, her official story is available to us via the record of her trial in 1591. From this we know that “She gave a detailed confession and told about …
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Together with IASH, GENDER.ED presents ‘Rediscovering Feminist Histories’, an event that will be running as part of the Being Human Festival 2021, on Thursday 18 November 2021 at 17.00 GMT. This hour-long online discussion explores how women’s histories are often forgotten, overlooked or actively suppressed. Bringing together historians, lawyers and literature experts, we will explore …
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It is Women’s History month and as part of GENDER.ED’s ongoing project Voices from the Early Days, which seeks to capture the stories of pioneers of women’s, gender and feminist studies at University of Edinburgh, Stana Nenadic reflects upon the work and legacies of two leading women social and economic historians Rosalind Mitchison and Leah Leneman.
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