Home 2018 Amanda Stanley Age: 22Location: GlasgowPronouns: she/her Amanda produces multiple podcasts as well as hosting a show with her good friend Kate Bailey. Fermentations explores the intersections of gastronomy and gender, how cool is that?! Her main job is working with our favourite pals at Engender Scotland. There she helps… Read More
Home 2018 Brenna Jessie Location: EdinburghPronouns: she/her Brenna Jessie is a Scottish feminist activist campaigning and working on issues to do with gender, justice and media. She was once called a ‘horrible elite’ by Rupert Murdoch, and as Brenna notes, ‘more accurately “pancake tits hippy dippy lesbian” by an anonymous… Read More
Home 2018 Catherine Wilson Age: 22Location: EdinburghPronouns: she/her Catherine Wilson is a poet and writer. Despite only arriving in the poetry and spoken world industry a short four years ago, Catherine’s work has already been featured by the British National Gallery and broadcast by the BBC.Career-wise, Catherine has worked on… Read More
Home 2018 Claire Leitch Age: 27 Location: East AyrshirePronouns: she/her Claire is a councillor of a vast rural area of East Ayrshire called Ballochmyle. Shortly after being elected, she quickly made it to the Depute Provost of East Ayrshire. At 27, she is not only one of the youngest councillors… Read More
Home 2018 Dionne McFarlane Age: 21Location: EdinburghPronouns: she/her Dionne began a successful and growing campaign for awareness of endometriosis, after being diagnosed with the condition. She aims to improve the care and treatment of women with endometriosis, and has approached several clinicians about how women with endometriosis are managed when… Read More
Home 2018 Eleanor Gall Age: 26Location: Glasgow Eleanor has been writing since she was a young child although she admits that her early work consisted of rambling and embarrassing diary entries that she has since stashed away in boxes in cupboards. Growing up in Aberdeen and later moving to Glasgow to… Read More
Home 2018 Elena Soper Age: 27Location: West LothianPronouns: she/her Elena started volunteering for Amnesty International when she was 14 and hasn’t stopped since. After high school, she continued volunteering for Amnesty while she was at university and went on to become a school speaker after graduating – delivering talks on violence… Read More
Home 2018 Emma McGeough Location: GlasgowPronouns: she/her Emma is the co-founder of PhD Women Scot. PhDs still tend to be viewed as a male-dominated practice. So, when Emma McGeough co-founded the PhD Women Scot community she was only expecting a handful of members.At time of writing, the PhD Women’s Group… Read More
Home 2018 Eve Livingston Location: Glasgow Eve is a freelance journalist working for different publications (The Guardian, The Independent, Vice, The Pool…) which gives her the freedom to cover stories that she is really interested in. She specialises in social affairs and inequalities and focuses a little bit in gender even though she doesn’t like to box herself in as just a feminist journalist. She studied sociology and socio-anthropology at Edinburgh University, and was interested in media and journalist so did radio, but didn’t see it… Read More
Home 2018 Hannah Brisbane Location: Glasgow Hannah is the lead volunteer for voice for Girlguiding Scotland, volunteering to help young girls to find their voice. She started as an advocate with the Girlguiding UK youth panel back in 2014, being a spoke person for the charity – speaking on their… Read More
41, originally from India and currently residing in Glasgow, Surbhi was a former volunteer for YWCA Glasgow. She described memorable moments of line dancing, cupcake decorating...
2000s
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Glasgow centre
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Stella Jane Reekie (1922-1982) from Gravesend, Kent was an interfaith worker, missionary and later Deaconess whose compassion and determination helped shape modern interfaith work in Glasgow.
24, originally from Nigeria and currently residing in Dumfries, Muminah was a member of the Young Women Lead project and made an appearance on 30 under...
2010s
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30 under 30
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Scottish Parliament
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Betty Philip, Mary Ross and Joyce McLean started a Young Wives Group in Morningside through the YWCA where they raised lots of money for local charities...
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Edinburgh
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47, originally from Glasgow and remains a local, Libby also has a rich history with The Young Women's Movement. She is the active Business and Finance...
2000s
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Glasgow centre
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Refugee Work
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41, originally from Edinburgh and now splitting her time between home and Kirkcaldy, Kirsty is an active volunteer for The Young Women's Movement and spent time...
1990s
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Young Women Lead
Isabel Fleming (1890 - 1983) and Jessie Service (1888 - 1958) were Scottish missionaries involved in the YWCA who travelled widely, working in countries including Egypt,...
71, originally from East Lothian and currently residing in Edinburgh, Isabel was the former Scottish Director of the YWCA. She was involved in the violence against...
1990s
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VAWG
70, originally from Doncaster and currently residing in Edinburgh, Helen was the former President of YWCA Scotland. She was involved in many diverse initiatives throughout the...
1980s
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Refugee Work
Roundabout centre
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Originally from England and currently residing in Glasgow, Heidi is an active volunteer for The Young Women's Movement and spent time as a Life-long Learning Officer...
2000s
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Glasgow centre
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Refugee Work
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52, originally from Zimbabwe and currently residing in Edinburgh, Emma's had a rich history with The Young Women's Movement. She was a former volunteer and also...
1990s
2000s
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Roundabout centre
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30, originally from the Midlands and now splitting her time between Dunoon, Argyle and Bute, Emily was a former member of the Advisory Collective for The...
100th birthday
2010s
2020s
30 under 30
Cost of living crisis
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35, originally from Edinburgh and remains a local, Elena is an active Partnership and Events Lead for The Young Women's Movement and was a driving force...
100th birthday
2010s
2020s
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Outreach
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Originally from Edinburgh and remains a local, Dona was a former Deputy Director for The Young Women's Movement. She spent the majority of her time working with the Roundabout...
1990s
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Roundabout centre
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VAWG
33, originally from the United States and currently residing in Edinburgh, Briana was a former Chair of the Board and Interim CEO for The Young Women's...
2000s
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Organisational change
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90, originally from Blairgowrie and now splitting her time between home and Edinburgh, Betty was a former Volunteer Youth Club Leader for The Young Women's Movement....
1960s
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Edinburgh
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Youthwork
23, originally from Turkey and currently residing in Glasgow, Beste is an active Events Volunteer for The Young Women's Movement. She described the movement as incredibly...
50, originally from England and currently residing in Glasgow, Angela is an active Programmes Lead for The Young Women's Movement with previous experience as a Building...
2000s
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Glasgow centre
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Outreach
Refugee communities
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21, originally from Dunfermline and currently splitting her time between home and London, Amanda is an active Trustee for The Young Women's Movement and appeared on...
100th birthday
2010s
2020s
30 under 30
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Trustee
25, originally from Inverness and currently residing in London, Áine is an active Trustee for the YWM and spent time on the Advisory Collective for the...
100th birthday
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