WOMEN IN SCOTLAND 1100-1750
A One-Day Conference looking at the world of medieval
and early modern Scottish women
SATURDAY 18TH MAY 1996
William Robertson Bldg, University of Edinburgh
Held in association with the Scottish Women's History Network and the
Department of Scottish History, University of Edinburgh
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
9:00-9:25 Registration and Coffee
9:30-10:45 Session One: Women and Religion
Chair: Dr Jane Dawson, Univ of Edinburgh
Sharon Adams (Edinburgh)
"Women of the Cloth?: The Reformation in Scotland, 1560-1638"
Donald William Stewart (Edinburgh)
"Women and Roman Catholicism in the 17th Century Gaidhealtachd"
11:00-1:00 Session Two: Women at the Court
Chair: Dr. R. Marshall, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Andrea Thomas (Edinburgh)
"'Dragonis baith and dowis ay in double forme': Women at the Court of
James V, 1513-1542"
Ruth Grant (Edinburgh)
"Woman, Know thy Place: The influence of three aristocratic women in late
16th century Scotland"
Maureen Meikle (Sunderland)
"'Hold Her at the Economic Rule of the House' - Anna of Denmark and
Scottish Court Finances 1589-1603"
1:00-2:00 Lunch (included with conference fee)
2:00-3:15 Session Three: Women and the Law
Chair: Mr David Sellar (Edinburgh)
Gordon Desbrisay (Saskatchewan)
"The Urban Majority: Early Modern Women in Towns"
Winifred Coutts (Edinburgh)
"Women in the Legal System, cicra 1600"
3:25-4:35 Session Four: Women in Trade
Chair: G.W.S. Barrow (Edinburgh)
Elizabeth Ewan (Guelph)
"For Whatever Ales Ye: Women and Brewing in Late Medieval Towns"
Alastair Mann (Stirling)
"Embroidery to Enterprise: The continuous thread of women in the book
trade of early modern Scotland"
4:35-4:45 Closing comments
Dr. Stana Nenadic (Edinburgh)
Conference fee
L12 per person, inclusive of coffee and lunch
L7 (students and unwaged)
For registration forms and further details contact
Women in Scotland Conference
c/o Dept of Scottish History
University of Edinburgh
17 Buccleuch Place
Edinburgh EH8 9LN
deadline for registration 10 May 1996