Description: Divided into three sections, covering women's intimate, intellectual and public lives, this interdisciplinary volume offers articles on women's work, criminal activity, clothing, family, education, writing, travel and more. Applying tools from history, art anthropology, cultural studies, and English literature, Women in Eighteenth-Century Scotland draws on a wide-range of sources, from the written to the visual, to highlight the diversity of women's experiences and to challenge current male-centric historiographies.
Review Quotes: '... Women in Eighteenth-Century Scotland stands on its own for its breadth of approach and wide appeal. Although historians of Scottish gender history will certainly embrace this collection for the ways in which it moves forward discussions and debates regarding Scottish women in the early modern and modern periods, this book will also prove useful for European historians of these topics seeking comparisons with their own research. Similarly, given the wealth of approaches utilized by the authors of these essays, this collection will also be valued by those studying other disciplines ...' Early Modern Women: an Interdisciplinary Journal '... this is an appropriate moment to reflect on what we know about Scottish women during the eighteenth century, to ask how their history affects the traditional narratives of the period, and to reflect on the implications for a national history of Scotland and Scottish identity.' The Bootle Imp '... succinct introduction weaves the strands together into a cohesive whole, presenting the book as an appreciation of the current strength of research into women's and gender history in 18th-century Scotland... the gathering together of these articles marks a moment to reflect on what we have learned about Scottish women and where future research must be directed to enhance our understanding.' Reviews in History '... represent[s] some of the most exciting developments in a now flourishing field.' Eighteenth-Century Scotland