Eilidh Finlayson
@eilidhfinlayson.bsky.social
ay-lee. PhD researcher @uofglasgow.bsky.social Scottish female beneficiaries of transatlantic slavery. Scottish, gender & global historian. SGSAH funded.
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Voices in Slavery’s Archive: Law, Place & Testimony in British Guiana
making the largest collection of first-person testimony of enslaved people from the Caribbean in existence – the Reports of the Protectors of Slaves – accessible.
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making the largest collection of first-person testimony of enslaved people from the Caribbean in existence – the Reports of the Protectors of Slaves – accessible.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/p...
#History
Project to bring voices of enslaved people to life - The National Archives
The National Archives is working with international academics to make the largest collection of first-person testimony of enslaved people from the Caribbean in existence – the Reports of the Protector...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Voices in Slavery’s Archive: Law, Place & Testimony in British Guiana
making the largest collection of first-person testimony of enslaved people from the Caribbean in existence – the Reports of the Protectors of Slaves – accessible.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/p...
#History
making the largest collection of first-person testimony of enslaved people from the Caribbean in existence – the Reports of the Protectors of Slaves – accessible.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/p...
#History
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'Responding to the decision, Devine, 80, said: “In principle I am opposed to changing historic artefacts to suit today’s tastes. To do so is presentism, imposing 20th-century values on those of the distant past.'
'20th-century'? Bit of an own goal Sir T.
'20th-century'? Bit of an own goal Sir T.
Historian attacks ‘ludicrous’ changes to statues with slavery links
Professor Sir Tom Devine, an emeritus professor at Edinburgh University, said he was opposed to changing artefacts to suit modern sensibilities
www.thetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:56 AM
'Responding to the decision, Devine, 80, said: “In principle I am opposed to changing historic artefacts to suit today’s tastes. To do so is presentism, imposing 20th-century values on those of the distant past.'
'20th-century'? Bit of an own goal Sir T.
'20th-century'? Bit of an own goal Sir T.
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Historians at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello have announced the identification of 6 additional individuals who were enslaved at the plantation. www.29news.com/2025/10/21/m...
It marks the first time new names have been added to the estate’s memorial dedicated to honoring the enslaved community.
It marks the first time new names have been added to the estate’s memorial dedicated to honoring the enslaved community.
Monticello identifies six more people enslaved by Thomas Jefferson
The six people include four adults—Moses, Nanny, Mary Ann Hern, and Robert—and two children whose names remain unknown.
www.29news.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Historians at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello have announced the identification of 6 additional individuals who were enslaved at the plantation. www.29news.com/2025/10/21/m...
It marks the first time new names have been added to the estate’s memorial dedicated to honoring the enslaved community.
It marks the first time new names have been added to the estate’s memorial dedicated to honoring the enslaved community.
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"James, an illiterate percussionist in the 18th Light Dragoons, was likely to have been born enslaved in Montserrat, the West Indies, in 1789. ... He was awarded the Waterloo Medal after being wounded fighting a band of Prussian soldiers who had deserted and tried to loot his officers’ belongings."
London museum identifies black Waterloo veteran in rare 1821 painting
‘Honourable’ bandsman Thomas James will feature in display at National Army Museum highlighting service of black soldiers in Napoleonic wars
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:46 AM
"James, an illiterate percussionist in the 18th Light Dragoons, was likely to have been born enslaved in Montserrat, the West Indies, in 1789. ... He was awarded the Waterloo Medal after being wounded fighting a band of Prussian soldiers who had deserted and tried to loot his officers’ belongings."
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Great to see several SGSAH researchers presenting their work at this conference—including @eilidhfinlayson.bsky.social & @ebbastrutzenbladh.bsky.social. Wishing everyone a fantastic event!
📢 Women’s History Scotland Conference Registration open!
Join us for New Directions in Women’s and Gender History in Scotland and the Sue Innes Memorial Lecture given by @vawright10.bsky.social
🗓 Saturday 13 Sept 2025, Kinning Park Complex
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Join us for New Directions in Women’s and Gender History in Scotland and the Sue Innes Memorial Lecture given by @vawright10.bsky.social
🗓 Saturday 13 Sept 2025, Kinning Park Complex
Book here 🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/women...
Buy tickets – Women’s History Scotland Conference: New Directions in Women’s and Gender History in Scotland – Kinning Park Complex, Glasgow
Women’s History Scotland are delighted to announce their one-day conference is taking place on Saturday 13 September 2025 at th...
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August 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Great to see several SGSAH researchers presenting their work at this conference—including @eilidhfinlayson.bsky.social & @ebbastrutzenbladh.bsky.social. Wishing everyone a fantastic event!
Excited to finally be presenting my work on Scottish female beneficiaries of transatlantic wealth!
📢 Women’s History Scotland Conference Registration open!
Join us for New Directions in Women’s and Gender History in Scotland and the Sue Innes Memorial Lecture given by @vawright10.bsky.social
🗓 Saturday 13 Sept 2025, Kinning Park Complex
Book here 🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/women...
Join us for New Directions in Women’s and Gender History in Scotland and the Sue Innes Memorial Lecture given by @vawright10.bsky.social
🗓 Saturday 13 Sept 2025, Kinning Park Complex
Book here 🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/women...
Buy tickets – Women’s History Scotland Conference: New Directions in Women’s and Gender History in Scotland – Kinning Park Complex, Glasgow
Women’s History Scotland are delighted to announce their one-day conference is taking place on Saturday 13 September 2025 at th...
www.tickettailor.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Excited to finally be presenting my work on Scottish female beneficiaries of transatlantic wealth!
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📢 WHS Research Bursary!
Postgrad, early career, or independent researcher in women's/gender history? Apply for up to £500! Open to those in Scotland or researching Scottish themes.
🗓️ Deadline: 31st May
🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...
#WomensHistory #GenderStudies #ResearchFunding
Postgrad, early career, or independent researcher in women's/gender history? Apply for up to £500! Open to those in Scotland or researching Scottish themes.
🗓️ Deadline: 31st May
🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...
#WomensHistory #GenderStudies #ResearchFunding
WHS Research Bursary – Women's History Scotland
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March 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
📢 WHS Research Bursary!
Postgrad, early career, or independent researcher in women's/gender history? Apply for up to £500! Open to those in Scotland or researching Scottish themes.
🗓️ Deadline: 31st May
🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...
#WomensHistory #GenderStudies #ResearchFunding
Postgrad, early career, or independent researcher in women's/gender history? Apply for up to £500! Open to those in Scotland or researching Scottish themes.
🗓️ Deadline: 31st May
🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...
#WomensHistory #GenderStudies #ResearchFunding
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🗃️ CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS : “GLOBAL HISTORIES OF GENDER AND OLD AGE,” A Special Issue for the Journal of Women’s History
For more information on this great opportunity, go to our website: jwomenshistory.org/call-for-sub...
For more information on this great opportunity, go to our website: jwomenshistory.org/call-for-sub...
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March 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
🗃️ CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS : “GLOBAL HISTORIES OF GENDER AND OLD AGE,” A Special Issue for the Journal of Women’s History
For more information on this great opportunity, go to our website: jwomenshistory.org/call-for-sub...
For more information on this great opportunity, go to our website: jwomenshistory.org/call-for-sub...
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Writing White Lives: What compels people to investigate their ancestors’ role as slave-owners? How do they go about it? What do they hope that their research will achieve? And what has been the impact on them and their family?
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Writing (Slavery-linked) White Lives
Presented by the Centre for Life Writing and Oral History, with the Global Diversities and Inequalities Research Centre, at London Met.
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February 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Writing White Lives: What compels people to investigate their ancestors’ role as slave-owners? How do they go about it? What do they hope that their research will achieve? And what has been the impact on them and their family?
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An important reminder that abolition did not eradicate Britain's ties to slavery. As the article states, enslaved labour continued in areas where slavery had not yet been abolished (eg. Cuba, Brazil). Glasgow engineering firms supported Cuban plantations post-abolition by supplying sugar machinery.
'The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (RMSPC), which received a royal charter from Queen Victoria in 1839, used enslaved workers on the tiny island of St Thomas, which was a Danish colony at the time and is now part of the British Virgin Islands.' 1/3
UK shipping firm used enslaved workers in Caribbean after abolition, study finds
Postal Museum says research featured in new exhibition shows how global postal service was ‘tool of empire’
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
An important reminder that abolition did not eradicate Britain's ties to slavery. As the article states, enslaved labour continued in areas where slavery had not yet been abolished (eg. Cuba, Brazil). Glasgow engineering firms supported Cuban plantations post-abolition by supplying sugar machinery.
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📢 Calling all historians and researchers! The Women's History Network is now accepting abstracts for its 33rd Annual Conference, themed "Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums, and Personal Collections."
More info: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c...
#WomensHistory #GLAM
More info: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c...
#WomensHistory #GLAM
WHN Annual Conference 2025, Call for Papers
First Call for Papers Women’s History Network 33rd Annual Conference Online via Zoom Thursday 4 & Friday 5 September 2025 Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums and Pe…
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January 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
📢 Calling all historians and researchers! The Women's History Network is now accepting abstracts for its 33rd Annual Conference, themed "Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums, and Personal Collections."
More info: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c...
#WomensHistory #GLAM
More info: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c...
#WomensHistory #GLAM
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#otd 1846 Frederick Douglass gave his first speech in Scotland at Glasgow's City Hall. 'He did not mean to dispute the existence of much misery & suffering in this country; but he denied that they had slavery here'. bulldozia.com/douglass-in-...
January 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
#otd 1846 Frederick Douglass gave his first speech in Scotland at Glasgow's City Hall. 'He did not mean to dispute the existence of much misery & suffering in this country; but he denied that they had slavery here'. bulldozia.com/douglass-in-...