Women made many valuable contributions to education in the long 18th century including, working as teachers, governesses and instructing their younger siblings. Key components of their education included the arts, particularly but not limited to music. The Women and Education in the Long 18th Century workshop aims to bring together researchers and artists who work in this broad but important subject, spanning several topics including gender history, music, theatre, dance, literature, and education. Confirmed speakers include Kirsteen McCue, (University of Glasgow), Mark Towsey, (University of Liverpool), Katrina Faulds, Penelope Cave (University of Southampton). The day will also include musical performances featuring music played and composed by and for eighteenth-century women.

The workshop will take place in collaboration with the Glasgow Women’s Library, a vibrant information hub housing a lending library, archival collections, and contemporary and historical artefacts relating to women’s lives, histories, and achievements. The organisation aims to create a vibrant platform between researchers, arts practitioners, and the general public. The Glasgow Women’s Library host a number of different events across the city and are keen for further proposals for collaboration working across a variety of mediums including literature, performing arts, visual arts, heritage, film, politics, and dialogue.

The purpose of the workshop is to create dialogue and collaboration resulting in an edited volume and/or special issue of a journal. We will also encourage discussion between contributors for collaboration on further grant applications.

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Contact: arts-welec@glasgow.ac.uk