This single-volume biographical dictionary presents the lives of 830
individual Scottish women from earliest times to the present. Written by a team
of 280 professional and amateur historians, the entries tell the stories of
women famous and infamous, well-known and not-so-well-known, extraordinary and
ordinary.
The scope and approach of the Dictionary make it an essential work of
reference and a starting point for future research, as well as an enthralling
read. Every entry contain biographical information, and account of the woman's
life, and sources and further reading, it also tells a story. Many of the
stories are linked, building up a vivid picture of Scottish life in different
times and places. For readers interested in particular occupations or ways of
life, there is a thematic index with more than sixty category headings.
'The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women" will disprove once and for
all the contention that were is not enough information available to accord women
their proper place in the story of Scotland's past.
Click here to see the full list of women listed in this book (this is a .doc file, and opens in MS Word or similar).
Contents:
Acknowledgements
Advisers to the Project
Contributors
Abbreviations
Readers Guide
Introduction
The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women A-Z
Thematic Index
