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Books, Maps & Other Resources
Scotland / Scottish
Genealogy & History
BOOK - Women in Scotland c.1100–c.1750
by Elizabeth Ewan (Editor), Maureen Meikle (Editor)
This collection of twenty essays celebrates the contribution of women to Scottish history, and is intended to challenge the belief that Mary Queen of Scots is the only Scottish woman worth discussing.
Women have been ignored in general histories of Scotland but these essays demonstrate that women have constantly affected events, either personally or from behind the scenes, such as Anna of Denmark, 15th-century princesses Margaret, Isabella and Eleanor, and Margaret Stewart, the wife of John Knox. Subjects include nuns and saints, women in art and literature, politically active women, aristocratic and powerful women, and wives and mothers.
A comprehensive view of the lives of women in Scotland from 1100 to 1750, based on a wide range of archival sources, including Court of Session records and Middle Scots poetry.
Amongst the women featured are nuns, brewers, widows, witches, and wives of ministers of the kirk.
About the authors:
- Maureen Meikle MA, PhD (Edinburgh), joined the University of Sunderland in 1995 after holding the Fulbright Visiting Professorship in British History at Westminster College, Fulton Missouri, and is now Senior Lecturer in History and Programme Leader for the MA History. A specialist in the early modern period, she teaches British social history, Scottish history and British women's history. She has published several articles on Scottish and Anglo-Scottish Border history and co-edited with Elizabeth Ewan, Women in Scotland c.1100-c.1750 (Tuckwell Press, 1999).
- Elizabeth Ewan Ph.D. earned her B.A. at Queen's University, 1979, with her Ph.D. completed at Edinburgh University in 1985. Her professional experience includes: University of Western Ontario 1985-1986; University of Victoria 1986-1988; University of Guelph, Department of History since 1988. Ms Ewan's research interests include: Medieval and Early Modern Scotland;
Urban History; Women's History. Areas of research for Graduate Supervision: Medieval British Isles; Pre-1600 Scottish and English Towns; Medieval and Early Modern British Women;
Scotland to c. 1600.
Pages: 272
Binding: softcover - perfect-bound
Size: 6 x 9 1/2
ISBN: 1862320462
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