Home 2016 Angele Tomo Age: 27Location: Glasgow Angele first came to Scotland 2 years ago for the Commonwealth Games to represent Cameroon, competing in the women’s freestyle wrestling 69kg event, where she won a silver medal. Angele started competing at age 11, after being introduced to the sport through friends.… Read More
Home 2016 Caitlin Goodale Age: 23Location: Fife / Sweden Caitlin is a Junior UX Designer for King in Malmö, Sweden. She won the Outplay New Talent Award at the Abertay Digital Graduate Show this year, and she was the IGDA’s Women in Games Ambassador at the Games Development Conference 2016.… Read More
Home 2016 Cherry Campbell Age: 11Location: Glasgow At eight years old, Cherry was selected to play the beloved character of Katie Morag in the BBC adaptation of the Katie Morag book series by Mairi Hedderwick. She was the youngest ever BAFTA award winner, picking up the award for Best Performer… Read More
Home 2016 Claire Hastings Age: 26Location: Dumfries and Galloway / Glasgow Claire was named BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year in 2015 and works with the brilliant Live Music Now Scotland, performing and running workshops in day centres and care homes. Claire has also worked with Glasgow… Read More
Home 2016 Eilidh Doyle Age: 29Location: Perth and Kinross Eilidh has won silver medals at two Commonwealth Games, including Glasgow’s in 2014. She captained the Scottish athletics team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, too. She was a 2014 European Champion – the first British woman to win the gold medal… Read More
Home 2016 Emma Sutherland Age: 13Location: Edinburgh After her mum was diagnosed with cancer, Emma used her own experiences and new-found knowledge to write a one-of-a-kind book aimed at helping teenagers and young people cope with a parent who has cancer. In 2014, she was the YoungScot Award winner for… Read More
Home 2016 Estelle Maskame Age: 19Location: Aberdeenshire Having begun writing a trilogy at 13, Estelle garnered millions of fans of her novels on Wattpad by 17 years old. She now has a three-book deal with Edinburgh-based publishers Black & White Publishing. Not really interested in going off to university or… Read More
Home 2016 FemEng in Rwanda Age: 19–22Location: Glasgow the FemEng network was established back in 2013 with Equate Scotland, bringing women together from across Engineering programmes, and organising events and outreach to raise awareness of women in Engineering and to influence the next generation of engineers. Malaria medication was the… Read More
Home 2016 Flora Shedden Age: 20Location: Perth and Kinross Flora was a contestant on Great British Bake Off who made it all the way to the semi-finals. Since her time on GBBO, Flora has put her studies on hold – she was due to start an Art History degree at… Read More
Home 2016 Gemma Lumsdaine Age: 18Location: Stirling / Dundee Gemma plays wheelchair basketball for Scotland’s National League Club, the Lothian Phoenix, and is an all-star for the Women’s League Club, the Angels of the North. She’s captained the Under 19s team for Scotland at the Lord Taverner’s National Junior Championships,… 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
2010s
Glasgow centre
Global connections
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Volunteer
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
2020s
30 under 30
Global connections
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Scottish Parliament
Volunteer
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...
1960s
1980s
1990s
2000s
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
2010s
2020s
Glasgow centre
Oral history
Outreach
Refugee Work
Staff member
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
2000s
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Volunteer
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
2000s
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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
1990s
2000s
Global connections
Oral history
Refugee Work
Roundabout centre
Volunteer
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
2010s
2020s
Glasgow centre
Oral history
Outreach
Refugee Work
Staff member
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
Global connections
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Roundabout centre
Staff member
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
Oral history
Volunteer
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
Oral history
Outreach
Staff member
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
Oral history
Roundabout centre
Staff member
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
2010s
2020s
Oral history
Organisational change
Staff member
Volunteer
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
1980s
1990s
Edinburgh
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Volunteer
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
2010s
2020s
Glasgow centre
Oral history
Outreach
Refugee communities
Staff member
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
Global connections
Oral history
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
2010s
2020s
Cost of living crisis
Global connections
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