New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women

Elizabeth Ewan is a Professor of Scottish Studies and History at the University of Guelph. Rose Pipes is a former commissioning editor with Oliver & Boyd publishers, Edinburgh, and now an independent researcher. Her own publications include The Colonies of Stockbridge and Stockbridge in Living Memory. She is also co-editor of The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women and The New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women (EUP, 2006/2018). She has published several articles on Chrystal Macmillan as well as contributing to the Legal Landmarks project. Jane Rendall is an Honorary Fellow at the University of York. Siân Reynolds is Emerita Professor at the University of Stirling. She is the author of several works on French and Scottish history; and co-editor of the (New) Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women (2006 and 2018, EUP).

Why a new biographical dictionary of Scottish women? The New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women is a revised and enlarged version of the earlier 2006 reference work that further explores and illuminates the varied lives and experiences of Scottish women in history. The wealth of research on Scottish women since the publication of the first edition, and the expansion of online resources and search engines, has meant that a total of 181 new entries on women have been added, with 99 new co-subjects, spanning the early modern to modern period.

• Acknowledgements for The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women (2006)Acknowledgements for The New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women (2018)AdvisersContributorsAbbreviationsReaders’ GuideList of new entriesList of co-subjectsPrefaceIntroduction to The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish WomenThe New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish WomenThematic Index