Biographical Dictionary of ScottishWomen
Title | Biographical Dictionary of ScottishWomen PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth L. Ewan |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Pages | 470 |
Release | 2007-06-27 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0748626603 |
This single-volume dictionary presents the lives ofindividual Scottish women from earliest times to the present. Drawing on newscholarship and a wide network of professional and amateur historians, itthrows light on the experience of women from every class and category inScotland and among the worldwide Scottish diaspora.The BiographicalDictionary of Scottish Women is written for the general reading public andfor students of Scottish history and society. It is scholarly in itsapproach to evidence and engaging in the manner of its presentation. Eachentry makes sense of its subject in narrative terms, telling a story ratherthan simply offering information. The book is as enjoyable to read as it iseasy and valuable to consult. It is a unique and important contribution tothe history of women and Scotland.The publisher acknowledges support fromthe Scottish Arts Council and the Scottish Executive Equalities Unit towardsthe publication of this title.
The New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women
Title | The New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth Ewan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781474436274 |
With fascinating lives on every page, the Dictionary offers concise entries that illustrate the lives of Scottish women from the distant past to the early twenty-first century, as well as the worldwide Scottish diaspora.
New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women
Title | New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth Ewan |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Pages | 544 |
Release | 2018-10-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1474436293 |
A new interdisciplinary approach to Gulf Studies.
A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen
Title | A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Chambers |
Publisher | |
Pages | 370 |
Release | 1853 |
Genre | Scotland |
ISBN |
Lives of Scottish Women
Title | Lives of Scottish Women PDF eBook |
Author | William Knox |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2006-03-06 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0748626557 |
This book tells the remarkable stories of ten women whose inspirational lives and struggles exemplify the concerns and problems that other women have faced throughout the last two centuries. Each is the subject of a chapter devoted to her particular story and the times in which she lived. The nineteenth and twentieth centuries witnessed great changes in women's position in Scotland, and yet little is known about the achievements of the Scottish women who were the main agents of these changes. In presenting the life stories of ten women, William Knox provides evidence of the huge contribution made by women to the shaping of modern Scotland. At the same time he shows how the life histories of individuals can reveal previously dark corners of historical understanding and allow a more nuanced picture of Scottish society as a whole. Subjects include Jane Welsh Carlyle, brilliantly gifted, but married to the wayward and demanding Thomas, Sophia Jex-Blake, Scotland's first female doctor, and Mary Slessor,
Gender in Scottish History Since 1700
Title | Gender in Scottish History Since 1700 PDF eBook |
Author | Lynn Abrams |
Publisher | |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Gender in Scottish History offers a new perspective on Scotland's past since around 1700, viewing some of the main themes with a gendered perspective.
‘True Biographies of Nations?’
Title | ‘True Biographies of Nations?’ PDF eBook |
Author | Karen Fox |
Publisher | ANU Press |
Pages | 239 |
Release | 2019-04-17 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1760462756 |
Dictionaries of national biography are a long-established and significant genre of biographical and historical writing, existing in many forms across the globe. This book brings together practitioners from around the English‑speaking world to reflect on national biographical dictionary projects’ recent cultural journeys, and the challenges presented to them by such developments as the transition to a digital environment, a new alertness to the need to represent diversity, and the rise of transnationalism. Exploring their paths forward, the chapters of this book collectively make a powerful argument for the continued value and importance of large‑scale collaborative biographical dictionary research.