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Jul 20, 2020 · From harvesting herring in 1910 to taxi drivers working Glasgow in 1980, Her Century reveals glimpses into the lives of Scottish women over the past 100 years.
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'Her Century' is free to view online until Sunday 20September. Experience it here: Sorry, your browser does not support IFRAMES You can also watch it on ourYouTube channel or the Her Centurymini-site.
'Her Century' is around 70 minutes long. The programme is splitinto three thematic sections: 1. Education 2. At work 3. Horizons. Highlights include: 1. 'Male andFemale'(1980) — a public health film for teenagers discussinggender roles; directed by Sarah Erulkar 2. 'HerringHarvest at Yarmouth'(around 1910) — an early film showing the'Scotch lassies...
Curated by Dr Emily Munro and edited by Stuart Wilson, 'HerCentury' started life as a touring programme. With the support of Film Hub Scotland, it has been screened atcinemas and festivals across the country since September 2019. Emily says: 'The films selected for this programme are as wide-ranging astheir subject matter. 'They include educational...
The programme has been fully captioned for d/Deaf andhard-of-hearing audiences by Matchbox Cineclub'Nine Dalmuir West' copyright BFI'Western Isles' copyright British Council'Tomorrow is Yours' shown by kind permission of Co-operativeGroup LtdOver 300,000 photographs exist in collections at the National Library of Scotland, dating from the 1840s to the present day. Mostly the photographs are part of the Archives and Manuscript collections , but others are held in our collections of maps , rare books and music , and in general collections and the Moving Image Archive .
Take the quiz to find out which woman in Scottish history you are. Discover the dramatic stories and significant achievements of Scotland’s well-known women, alongside the unsung heroines who quietly shaped the country we know today.
Feb 27, 2020 · Six trailblazing women from Scotland’s past, from the country’s first female solicitor to the first Scottish woman to direct a feature-length film, have been recognised as Historic Environment Scotland (HES) announced the latest round of recipients of its Commemorative Plaque scheme today (Thursday 27 February).
May 14, 2018 · 100 years of Scotland in pictures. 14 May 2018. A collection of more than 14,000 photographs capturing a century of life in Scotland is to go on public display. The Mackinnon Collection. The...
Scotland has a long history of deeply embedded misogynistic attitudes within its society. Even with the arrival of second-wave feminism in the late 1960s and early 1970s, these attitudes persisted. Women’s issues – and successes – were overlooked in politics and in society.
