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Perth Women on Wikipedia @perthwomenwiki.bsky.social · 4h

Out for a walk today and passed Frances Gordon Road, one of the few Perth streets named for a woman. Frances was a militant suffragette who was force-fed in Perth Prison. She's one of our #PerthWomenOnWikipedia - we added the street sign to her article!
#Scotland
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Street sign for Frances Gordon Road in Perth, Scotland.

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Turnstone Genealogy - Jane Barton @turnstonegenie.bsky.social · 8h

#31DaysOfGraves
Day 6: Gender
In Scotland, a monumental inscription relating to a married woman typically gives her full maiden name alongside the name of her husband. This doesn't mean she wasn't married! Some examples from #RutherglenCemetery #OPS.

On the left the gravestone of Mary Jess, wife of William Graham, and on the right the gravestone of Lilla Ethel Cable, wife of Harry Nixon. Rutherglen Cemetery, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Gravestone of Nellie Gray, wife of Hugh Stewart, surrounded by autumn leaves. Rutherglen Cemetery, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Gravestone of Susan Semple, wife of William Riddell. Rutherglen Cemetery, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Gravestone of Ellen Simpson, wife of John Lister. Rutherglen Cemetery, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Scottish History Society @scothistorysociety.bsky.social · 1d

Winter Lecture Series: Finding Women in Scottish History

Join us for a series of free, online lectures to explore sources of women's lived experience, intellectual and religious networks, and socio-political power in medieval and early modern Scotland.

scottishhistorysociety.com/shs-winter-l...

SHS Winter Lecture Series: Finding Women in Scottish History

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Surgeons' Hall Museums @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 1d

For #WordOnWednesday this week we are looking for a term you will find in our current temporary exhibition . Can you work it out?

Dark blue background with white text which reads: Can you guess this week's word from our temporary exhibition?
There are 3 words.
The first is made up of 8 letters. The second is made up of 6 letters and the third is made up of 9 letters.
Clues:
·An anagram of iscthots Nowsem Listhapos
·At the outset of WW1, Dr Elsie Inglis led this medical service which the British War Office rejected, stating “My good lady, go home and sit still”.
·Around 1500 women served with the SWH, caring for sick and wounded soldiers and civilians in war zones in France, Russia, Greece, Corsica and Serbia.

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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 1d

Happy #InternationalLesbianDay! 🏳️‍🌈💖 from this proud queer woman to all my fellow femmes, thems, butches, studs, dykes, queers & women-loving-women

Today we celebrate our rich history, fierce diversity & unbreakable solidarity. You are seen, valid & loved. 💜👭

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 #LWithTheT #ILD2025

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 1d

Join us tonight for a fascinating webinar looking at the history and legacy of votes for women!

Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-v...

#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

Worn fabric banner with green text reading 'Votes for Women in 1912' advocating women's suffrage

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The Courier UK @thecourier.co.uk · 1d

The talented artist, who's died aged 71, spent 40 years working with the Dundee-based publisher, colouring the pages of everything from The Courier to the Beano.

Invergowrie family tribute to former DC Thomson colourist and ‘one-off character’ Rona Anderson

The talented artist, who's died aged 71, spent 40 years working with the Dundee-based publisher, colouring the pages of everything from The Courier to the Beano.

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Nina Baker @ninabake2.bsky.social · 2d

There are two pieces of public art commemorating her achievements in Glasgow.

One of a series of sculptures in Clyde View Park, PA4 8TL

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Clyde+View+Park/@55.8816154,-4.3799776,474m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x48884f72909188d5:0x78aaba32aedfd5c7!8m2!3d55.8816124!4d-4.3774027!16s%2Fg%2F11ghrbmt8l?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAwNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Mural on Paisley Road West

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mural+of+female+pilot/@55.8458378,-4.3386276,475m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x48884741e71efd13:0x3cc20c2ee2d0d298!8m2!3d55.8458348!4d-4.3360527!16s%2Fg%2F11v5y56rf5?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAwNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

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This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 2d

Looking up at the 170-year-old Argyle Street Ash Tree, Glasgow's recently crowned Woodland Trust Tree of the Year for 2025.

#glasgow #treeoftheyear #tree #argylestreet #streetscape #tenement #streetphotography #woodlandtrust

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 2d

Find out how to research your Scottish Gaelic speaking ancestors in my next Scottish GENES Webinar: Gaelic Scotland for Family Historians, on
Saturday 25 October 2025, 7.00pm (UK time). Registration £10, register via
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#FamilyHistory #ancestry #genealogy

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Gay Community News @gcnmag.bsky.social · 2d

In 1951, Roberta Cowell became the first known trans woman in the UK to receive gender-affirming surgery. Read 👉 buff.ly/cwPxVYm #GCNnews

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Ceryl @politicdormouse.bsky.social · 2d

Winifred Drinkwater, 1st woman in world to hold a commercial #pilot's licence. Flew photographers over Loch Ness as they searched for Nessie, did air ambulance work on the Western Isles & flew an air search for a boat of kidnappers. d. #OTD 6 Oct 1996 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winifre...

Winifred Drinkwater stood by plane propeller, fuselage marked Midland & Scottish Air Ferries Ltd

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 5d

I don't know where this revisionism has come from about the suffragettes - people saying "if the suffragettes were around today, they'd be considered terrorists."

The suffragettes were arrested and tortured, sexually assaulted and beaten by the state. They *were* considered terrorists!

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Carve Her Name @carvehername.bsky.social · 5d

#OnThisDay, 4 Oct 1936, women join the Battle of Cable Street, in London's East End, protesting against a fascist march through the area. Of the 79 protestors arrested, eight are women, including Blanche Edwards (pictured).

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BritishHistory 🗃️
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A woman is being frogmarched along cobbles by two policemen, with another apparently gesturing to her to calm down.

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Menopause Cafe charity @menopausecafe.bsky.social · 4d

October is Menopause Awareness Month, & World Menopause Day is 18 October.
Join Diane in supporting the cause by wearing a menopause ribbon this October.
Purchase your ribbon here: menopausecafe.org/shop
Thanks to @perthandkinross.bsky.social for their help in creating these videos.

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Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · 5d

Wikipedia. Not unproblematic, but still perhaps the greatest thing to come out of internet utopianism and optimism about collective behaviour. And they want to destroy it.

Patrick McCray @patrickmccray.bsky.social · 5d

When the goal is just to destroy everything...

www.wsj.com/tech/wikiped...

Why Conservatives Are Attacking ‘Wokepedia’

A crusade is growing against Wikipedia, which says it is intent on keeping a neutral point of view.

www.wsj.com

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 5d

Coming up Oct 23 -
Hidden histories of the museum
Women transforming art collections
National Gallery, London

The conf asks how women’s work around museums has been recorded–or overlooked–within dominant narratives of art & institutional history.

www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/hidde...

A photograph of two women operating what looks to be a very early camera.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 5d

Books ranging from biographies to the history of suffrage and of ordinary women.

Fifteen books to help children learn about women’s place in history

Books ranging from biographies to the history of suffrage and of ordinary women.

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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 6d

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

Article reads:
Woman named as Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

The 63-year-old archbishop-designate is married to Eamonn Mullally, with whom she has two children. Originally from Woking in Surrey, she was the UK's chief nursing officer from 1999 to 2004.

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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · 9d

Celebrate Scotland’s #BlackHistoryMonth2025 with us + @sgsss.bsky.social!

Free, online student talks showcasing cutting-edge doctoral research on race, culture & identity across Arts & Social Sciences.

8th, 17th + 24th Oct, 2pm start. Open to all ✨

➡️ tockify.com/sgsah/detail...

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 6d

Trans people are increasingly being painted as a threat to women.

We’re supporting @nionwomen.bsky.social to fight back against this harmful narrative. 👇
https://goodlaw.social/xmgc

Rejecting the false narrative that frames trans people as a threat to women

Trans people are increasingly being painted as a threat to women. We're supporting Not In Our Name (NION) Women to fight back against this harmful narrative.

goodlaw.social

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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 6d

What is trustworthy information?

Over the last 25 years, Wikipedia has managed to build global trust thanks to three simple but powerful policies: neutral point of view; verifiability; and no original research.

Learn more about each of these standards ➡️ medium.com/freely-shari...

Circumpolar stars in star trails at the La Hague lighthouse, in France. Text says: The 3 building blocks of trustworthy information. Wikipedia has earned global trust thanks to these simple but powerful policies.

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Nancy Johnston @jeelyeater1.bsky.social · 7d

#31DaysOfGraves Day 2: Stone to John Duff and Mary Murray 1782, with image of ferryman at Perth Bridge, Kinnoull Old Parish Burial Ground.

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Open Education at The University of Edinburgh @openededinburgh.bsky.social · 7d

Well done Scotland!
The world's largest photo competition, Wiki Loves Monuments, concluded last night with 9455 images by the UK as a whole contributed to Wikimedia Commons
2,382 of those were contributed from Scotland! 25%!
Have a look at the map of historic places near u!
app.wikilovesmonuments.it

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Sara Sheridan @sarasheridan.bsky.social · 8d

All about Elsie Inglis today at the BBC.

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