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WOMEN’S HISTORY SCOTLAND NEWSLETTER
(December 2013)
Please send items for inclusion in the next newsletter to Elizabeth Ewan at eewan@uoguelph.ca
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News from WHS
Conferences
Seminar Series
Calls for Papers
News from Archives
Research Grants, Fellowships, Scholarships
Essay Prizes
Publications
Requests
And Finally
1.NEWS FROM WHS
News about members
Congratulations to Professor Marjory Harper (Aberdeen) who is the winner of this year’s Frank Watson
Book Prize for her book Scotland No More? Emigration from Scotland in the Twentieth Century. The
panel commented that Marjory’s book is an excellent read, mixing new scholarship with some of her longstanding research in a most accessible way. Marjory was presented with her award at the University of
Guelph last month. Scotland No More? is published by Luath Press: http://www.luath.co.uk/scots-at-largescottish-immigration-in-the-20th-century.html
2. CONFERENCES
Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies presents: The Global Migrations of the Scottish People Since
1600: Issues, Debates, Controversies. Friday 4 – Sunday 6 July 2014, National Museum of Scotland,
Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF. This is a free but ticketed event. For more information on the
conference and booking details please visit the website www.ed.ac.uk/hca/global-migrations
This is set to be a very popular event and early booking is recommended as tickets are limited. If you
have any queries please contact The Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies at scotdia@exseed.ed.ac.uk
3. SEMINAR SERIES
Centre for Gender History University of Glasgow
Wed 11 December, 12.30 pm: Seminar Room, Lilybank House
Julia Reid (University of Leeds)‘“She-who-must-be-obeyed”: matriarchy in Victorian anthropology and
literature’
Gender History Network (University of Edinburgh), Seminar Programme.
Wed 12 Feb 2014, 5-6.30pm, Rosemary Seton (University of London), ‘Transnational female networks as
revealed in the papers of Eva Dykes Spicer, missionary educator at Ginling College, China, 1923 – 1950’
Venue: seminar room G.13, William Robertson Wing, Medical School, Doorway 4, Teviot Place.
Thurs 6 March 2014, 6-7.30pm: in conjunction with the Scottish History seminar, Esther Breitenbach
(University of Edinburgh) ‘Cherchez la femme’: seeking women's voices in the long nineteenth century.
Venue: seminar room G.13, William Robertson Wing, Medical School, Doorway 4, Teviot Place.
Wed 12 March 2014, 5-6.30pm: Gender & Archaeology seminar: Ruth Whitehouse (UCL). ‘Investigating
Gender in the Italian Iron Age’ Venue: seminar room G.16, William Robertson Wing, Medical School,
Doorway 4, Teviot Place.
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Wed 26 March 2014, 5-6.30pm: in conjunction with Modern Irish History seminar: Elaine Farrell (Queen’s
University Belfast) ‘Another Generation of Jail-Birds’: Nineteenth-Century Irish Female Convicts
Venue: seminar room G.13, William Robertson Wing, Medical School, Doorway 4, Teviot Place.
Wed 30 April 2014, 5.00-6.30pm: Work in progress seminar on ‘Masculinities’. Bill Aird (University of
Edinburgh) ‘Cowardice and Medieval Constructions of Masculinity’. Iida Saarinen (University of
Edinburgh) ‘From Seminarian to Priest: Asserting and Performing Clerical Masculinity in the Nineteenth
Century’ Venue: Sydney Smith Lecture theatre, Doorway 1, Teviot Place.
Wed 14 May 2014, 5.00-6.30pm, Lauren Fried (Victoria and Albert Museum). 'Histories of Male To
Female Trans Medical Treatment: Collaboration, Negotiation and Experimentation'. Venue: Sydney Smith
Lecture theatre, Doorway 1, Teviot Place.
External speakers are sponsored by the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of
Edinburgh. The seminar organizers are Esther Breitenbach, Louise Jackson, Iida Saarinen, Louise Settle
and Alva Traebert. For further information about the Gender History Network (Edinburgh) see:
http://www.shca.ed.ac.uk/Research/networks/gender_history/ or
https://www.facebook.com/GenderHistoryNetwork
For campus maps and directions see: http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps
Introduction to Oral History seminar
run by the Scottish Oral History Centre (SOHC) will take place on Friday 17 January 2014. These 'day
schools' seek to introduce oral history theory, methodology, technology and ethics/legal considerations to
anyone looking to utilise oral history interviewing and/or analysis. We at the SOHC (based at the
University of Strathclyde in Glasgow) strive to promote 'best practice' in the use and conduct of oral
histories and to teach and advise on the practicalities of conducting oral histories. These training
seminars are suitable for anyone thinking about using oral history interviewing in their current or future
research and projects (for example, dissertations and theses, community and local history projects, and
museums and archives) although they will appeal to anyone interested in the use and presentation of oral
history in general. We have extensive experience in providing training to HE audiences (staff and
students), those from museums, libraries and archives, local authority, community and heritage
organizations (including HLF projects).
Please note that places are limited and available on a first come first served basis. If you would like to
attend, please contact: Claire McConnell, Research and Knowledge Exchange Team, Faculty of
Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 141 St James Road, Glasgow, G4 0LT.
claire.mcconnell@strath.ac.uk You can find more information on the Scottish Oral History Centre on our
website: http://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/research/history/sohc/
4. CALLS FOR PAPERS
GENDER AND TRANSGRESSION IN THE MIDDLE AGES
5 - 7 June 2014, University of St Andrews Institute of Medieval Studies
Abstract Deadline 10 Feb 2014 (250 words)
This conference welcomes participation from postgraduate, postdoctoral and early career researchers
interested in one or both of our focal themes of gender studies or more general ideas of transgression in
the medieval period. We invite proposals for papers of approximately 20 minutes that engage with the
themes of gender and/or transgression from various disciplinary standpoints, such as historical, linguist,
literary, archaeological, art historical, or others. There will be three set strands of Medieval Law and
Literature, Transgression in Byzantium and Masculinity in the Middle Ages. These wishing to participate
should please submit an abstract to genderandtransgression@st-andrews.ac.uk
5. PUBLICATIONS
Journal of Scottish Historical Studies 33:2 is now out. There are several articles which will be of
interest to WHS members including
Joanna Huntington, 'St Margaret of Scotland: Conspicuous Consumption, Genealogical Inheritance, and
Post-Conquest Authority'.
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Louise Settle, ' The Social Geography of Prostitution in Edinburgh'.
Kenneth Baxter, '"The advent of a woman was seen ... as outrageous": Women, Party Politics and
Elections in Interwar Scotland and England'.
6. NEWS FROM WEBSITES, PUBLISHERS
The University of Manchester presents 'Anglo-Scottish Migration and the Making of Great Britain,
1603-1762'.
This AHRC-funded research network aims to trace Scottish migration to England in the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries in order to test the thesis of successful Scottish integration. The network has
constructed an interactive, online database which gathers biographical data on Scottish migrants;
scholars can make use of this as a research resource, but are also warmly invited to edit existing data or
add new entries (login: ahrcnetwork, password: c4nni5al!). The database can be accessed
at http://wiki.angloscottishmigration.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/index.php/Main_Page. Queries should
be addressed to Dr Allan Kennedy allan.kennedy@manchester.ac.uk
Relaunch of Aberdeen University Press
Aberdeen University Press, founded in 1840, is to be relaunched, offering new opportunities for
publications in Scottish history, literature etc. See more details at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/5336/
7. ESSAY PRIZES
2014 WOMEN'S HISTORY SCOTLAND ESSAY PRIZE
For a new essay in Scottish women's or gender history
Deadline: 19 Dec 2014
Women’s History Scotland awards a bi-annual prize of £100 for a new essay in the field of Scottish
women's and/or gender history.The prize was established in 2002 to celebrate the work of Leah
Leneman, one of the foremost historians of women in Scotland. A trail-blazer for women's history in
Scotland, she produced innovative studies on the women's suffrage movement, on women in medicine,
and on sexuality and divorce in the early modern and modern periods.Women’s History Scotland wishes
to acknowledge the important work of Leah Leneman and to encourage new women's & gender historians
to publish their work and to continue researching and writing in the field of Scottish women's and gender
history.
Forms of work that may be submitted include: undergraduate dissertation, postgraduate work (e.g.
Masters dissertation or chapter of PhD) or a piece of original research by an independent scholar. Please
note the instructions for preparation below.
* The essay must be principally focused on some aspect of Scottish women's or gender history but may
deal with any time period.
* No area of Scottish women’s or gender history is excluded.
* The submission should be written in English and in a form suitable for publication.
* It should be between 8,000 and 10,000 words in length. Longer or shorter submissions will not be
considered.
* The essay should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
To be eligible to submit an essay to the competition the candidate must not be in permanent academic
employment.
The essay will be considered by a panel of judges set up by the Steering Committee of Women’s History
Scotland and the prize will be presented at one of the Scottish Women's History Network conferences.
The winning essay may be put forward to be considered for publication in the Journal of Scottish
Historical Studies.
ENTRY DETAILS
Queries about eligibility of the entrant or essay topic should be addressed to Deborah Simonton:
dsimonton@language.sdu.dk
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An electronic copy (PDF) of the completed essay should be sent to Deborah Simonton at the above Email
address by Friday, 19 December 2014.
Include full name and contact details on a separate sheet, and not on the essay.
Feminist and Women’s Studies Association Student Essay Prize
Deadline: 12 Dec 2013
The FWSA is delighted to announce that we are now accepting submissions for our 10th anniversary
student essay competition. To encourage a new generation of feminist scholars, the FWSA sponsors an
annual student essay competition for work which is innovative, interdisciplinary and grounded in feminist
theory and practice. The top seven entries will be judged by our anniversary judging panel and will be
published in the Journal of International Women’s Studies. In addition, the winner will receive a year’s
free FWSA membership and a publisher’s prize. The theme for the competition is ‘New Directions in
Feminist Studies- Activisms, Emotions, Intersectionality’.
Students at any stage of their studies at a British or Irish university are encouraged to submit work that
has not been previously published and is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Essays can be on this general theme or can focus on a sub-theme e.g. Activisms. Entries should be
7,000 words (including footnotes and bibliography), must be submitted electronically and including a
completed competition coversheet.
The winning entries will be announced in Summer 2014.Please submit the essays electronically to
administrator@fwsa.org.uk For detailed entry requirements, guidelines, the competition coversheet,
and joining options please email administrator@fwsa.org.uk
The Maclehose-Dickinson Postgraduate Essay Prize.
Deadline: 31 Dec 2013
The Maclehose-Dickinson prize is awarded to a postgraduate essay which, in the view of the trustees,
represents an outstanding piece of work and significantly advances the knowledge and understanding of
Scottish history; the award will be made annually, subject to the submission of suitable essays. The aim
of the prize is to enhance Scottish historical study, to encourage postgraduate students to think seriously
about scholarly publication, and to direct their attention to the conventions of the modern scholarly
article. Essays of not more than 8,000 words, including footnotes, will be considered from any field of
Scottish history. They should be sent to the appropriate editor, should be clearly identified as a
submission for the Maclehose-Dickinson prize, and should conform to the SHR style. Submissions must
also be accompanied by a letter from a university supervisor or some other established historian,
confirming that the author is a postgraduate student, and recommending the paper for the prize. The
prize will be the amount of £500 and the prize-winning essay may, subject to normal editing, be
considered for publication as an article in the Scottish Historical Review. The prize is open to all current
postgraduate students or those within one year of the completion of their postgraduate studies.
2013 ESHSS Essay Prize.
Deadline 31 Dec 2013
The Committee of the Economic & Social History Society of Scotland awards an annual Postgraduate
Prize for a Research Essay on a Scottish Theme in the general area of economic, social and cultural
history. The winner's or winners' essay(s) will be automatically considered for publication in the Journal of
Scottish Historical Studies. Postgraduate researchers are encouraged to make submissions - see the
ESHSS website for more details. www.eshss.co.uk - click on 'Essay Prize' on the side bar.
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8. RESEARCH GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS
The Strathmartine Trust
Deadline: 31 Dec 2013
The Trust is a charitable trust, the primary object of which is to support research and education in Scottish
History. The Trust seeks application for the following grants
Strathmartine Awards – up to £5000 to assist with the completion of existing projects and to aid
publication.
Sandeman Fund Awards – up to £2000 for research in the field of early medieval Scottish history.
Full details and application forms can be obtained from the Strathmartine Trust by e-mail to
factor@strathmartinetrust.org or the Trust’s website www.strathmartinetrust.org
SHR Trust post-graduate bursary scheme
Deadline: 31 March 2014
The Scottish Historical Review Trust aims to promote research and publication in the field of Scottish
History. Besides responsibility for the scholarly journal, the Scottish Historical Review, and the Scottish
Historical Review Monograph Series, the Trust seeks to support postgraduate research on any subject
relating to Scottish History by means of a limited number of bursaries of up £1,000 on an annual basis.
Applicants should complete the bursary scheme application form and provide a synopsis (of no more than
1,000 words) of the research to be supported by the Trust, outlining its significance and contribution to the
field. The summary should be accompanied by a supporting reference from a supervisor or appropriate
member of academic staff. The Trustees will offer a single award or series of smaller awards, to be
announced annually in mid May. Submissions are to be lodged with the Secretary of the Trust no
later than 31 March each year. The bursary scheme application form can be downloaded from
http://www.euppublishing.com/journal/shr
and sent to the Secretary at the address provided:
Dr Alison Cathcart, School of Humanities, Lord Hope Building, 141 St James Road, University of
Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0LT Email: a.cathcart@strath.ac.uk
Announcement of a New Fellowship in 18th-Century Scottish Studies.
Deadline: 15 January 2014
Applications are invited for the Daiches-Manning Fellowship in 18th-Century Scottish Studies, cosponsored by the Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society (ECSSS), the American Society for
Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS), and the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the
University of Edinburgh (IASH). The fellowship is for two to six months and may be taken at any time of
the year when space is available at IASH (summer is particularly recommended).The fellowship bursary
of US$3000/£1800 (depending on the currency exchange rate) supports research on any aspect of
eighteenth-century Scottish studies. In addition, Daiches-Manning Fellows are allocated private offices at
IASH and receive library access and the use of other research facilities. Fellows are expected to be
resident in Edinburgh throughout the tenure of their fellowships, as members of a community of IASH
scholars, and to give at least one seminar on their current research work during their tenure.The DaichesManning Fellowship is open to post-doctoral scholars of all nationalities, in all disciplines, and at all career
levels. Fellows must be members of ASECS and ECSSS at the time the funds are awarded. In the first
year of the competition, for fellowship tenures in 2014, the completed application form should be emailed
to the Daiches-Manning Fellowship Committee at daichesmanningfellowship@gmail.com Applicants
should ask a minimum of two and a maximum of three referees to email reference letters to the fellowship
address by the application deadline. Notification will occur by 15 March 2014. For further information, go
to http://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/dmfellowship.html or write the fellowship committee at
daichesmanningfellowship@gmail.com.
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St Andrews University Library Announces Visiting Scholarship Scheme
Deadline: 28 Feb 2014
To celebrate the opening the new Martyrs Kirk Research Library, the University of St Andrews is pleased
to announce a new scheme of visiting scholarships. These scholarships will underwrite the costs of a
period of work with the University’s Special Collections of rare books, archives and photographic material.
The University Library’s Special Collections Division is the home of the University’s outstanding collection
accumulated throughout the six hundred years of the University’s history. From the beginning of
December 2013, the Special Collections Reading Room, to which all materials will be delivered for
consultation, will be located within the newly renovated Martyrs Kirk Research Library in the heart of
historic St Andrews. This new Reading Room will provide 14 reader seats for the dedicated use of
Special Collections material; the New Park seminar room, also located in Martyrs Kirk Research Library,
has already been in regular use for instruction using Special Collections material by academic and library
staff.
The scholarships are open to all interested researchers, whether or not affiliated to a university.
Applications for 2014 should be submitted electronically using this application form A longer description of
the research highlights of the University’s Special Collections can be found here. Further enquiries can be
addressed to Professor Andrew Pettegree at admp@st-andrews.ac.uk.
9. REQUESTS
Panel for Anglo-American Conference
I was wondering if any historian might be interested in forming a panel concerning local histories of
women during the war for the Anglo-American conference on The Great War at Home 3-4 July
2014? The deadline is 15th December, so if you are interested, please email me direct at
a.f.logan@kent.ac.ukI would be particularly interested to hear from anyone working on Wales, Scotland or
Western or Northern England, as I think it might be interesting to produce a panel with a good
geographical spread, and my work is on SE England!!
Best wishes, Anne Logan, University of Kent
Migrant academics in Australia and New Zealand - call for participants
I am a Lecturer in Management at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh (Scotland) and I will be travelling to
Australia and New Zealand in January and February 2014 to undertake interviews with first generation
migrant academics. Building on a previous study with migrant academics in the UK, this qualitative study
will use life history interviews to understand the experiences of migrant academics based in Australia and
New Zealand. This is an opportunity to contribute to our understanding of the experiences of academic
migrants whose voice is frequently absent from debates on migration and careers, in particular how
migratory status intersects with other characteristics to inform these experiences.
I will be travelling to Australia and New Zealand in January and February 2014 and would be able to
conduct interviews either face to face or via Skype/telephone.
Further details can be found here: http://migrantacademics.wordpress.com/2013/11/17/call-for-interviewparticipants-2/
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions k.sang@hw.ac.uk or to pass this call onto
anyone you think may be interested.
Thanks,Kate
Calling all Spare Rib Contributors
Few titles sum up an era and a movement like Spare Rib. The magazine ran from 1972-1993 and for
many women was the debating chamber of feminism in the UK.The British Library has recently embarked
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on a pilot project to assess the feasibility of digitising the complete run of Spare Rib magazine. Although
the entire run of the magazine has always been available to readers at the British Library and other
libraries, digitising the copies and making them freely available online would transform access for
researchers and the wider public. As Spare Rib is still in copyright, in order for this project to go ahead it
is crucial for the British Library that all Spare Rib contributors (including illustrators and photographers)
grant permission for their material to be digitised and made available online for non-commercial use. The
contributors and Spare Rib collective members we have spoken to date have been very positive but we
still need to contact a great number of former contributors to ask their permission to digitise their content.
The British Library is undertaking a feasibility study between now and the end of December 2013 to see
whether this will be possible. Without sufficient permissions to digitise the project will not go ahead. If you
were a contributor to Spare Rib then we want to hear from you! Please get in touch for more information
by contacting copyright@bl.uk. If you could specify the approximate date you were a contributor and the
name by which you were known that would be very helpful.
Polly Russell, British Library
10.AND FINALLY
First historic figures revealed for Commemorative Plaque Scheme
Historic Scotland has revealed details of the first twelve historic figures to be honoured by its
commemorative plaque scheme. The Historic Plaque Scheme is designed to 'celebrate the life and
achievements of significant historic figures' by erecting a plaque in the town where the person lived,
or on a building which is particularly synonymous with their achievements. The nominations were
submitted by the public and the final twelve chosen by an independent panel of experts with the first year
of the Scheme celebrating the Year of Creative Scotland. One of the plaques is
Louisa Stevenson and Christian Guthrie Wright – Founders of Queen Margaret College and
Edinburgh School of Cookery and leaders in social equality movement.
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