Browse Biographies of Scottish Women
Browse a complete list of biographies in the database, ordered by surname or date.
| Biography | Dates | Biography Extract | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abercrombie, Barbara | born 1811 | Founder of Ladies' Highland Association ... | Read more |
| Baird, Lady May | 1901-1983 | Medical administrator, governor of BBC ... | Read more |
| Banks, Elizabeth Lindsay | 1849 to 1933-09-01 | Kindergarten mistress and authority on kindergarten ... | Read more |
| Bell, Jane | 1873-03-16 to 1959-08-06 | Hospital matron in Sydney Australia, emigrated ... | Read more |
| Bowes, Euphemia Bridges | 1816 to 1900-11-12 | Social reformer, emigrated to Australia 1838 See ... | Read more |
| Brown, Margaret Hamilton | 1858-05-20 to 1896-12-05 | Headmistress, emigrated to Australia in 1863 ... | Read more |
| Buntine, Agnes | c.1822 to 1896-02-29 | Pastoralist, bullocky, emigrated to Australia 1839. ... | Read more |
| Cairns, Elizabeth | 1685-1741 | Writer. | Read more |
| Campbell, Dorothea Primrose | 1792-05-04 to 1863-01-06 | Poet and novelist, teacher by 1812, ... | Read more |
| Campbell, Harriette | 1817-08-00 to 1841-02-15 | Writer. | Read more |
| Campbell, Alison | died 1608 | Minister's wife, married former monk and ... | Read more |
| Clerk, Janet | c.1686-1760 | Author of spiritual diary 1710-59 ... | Read more |
| Cobbald, Lady Evelyn | 1867-07-17 to 1963-01-25 | Traveller and convert to Islam, wrote ... | Read more |
| Cochrane, Marion | died 1559 | Tenant farmer in Lessudden, Roxburghshire See Oxford ... | Read more |
| Cockburn, Catharine | 1674-08-16 to 1749-05-11 | Writer, birthdate prob 16 Aug 1674 ... | Read more |
| countess of Douglas, duchess of Touraine, Margaret | Born before 1373? died 1450/1 | Noblewoman and liferenter of Galloway , ... | Read more |
| Creswick, Alice Ishbel Hay | 1889-04-21 to 1973-10-24 | Red Cross commandant and kindergarten administrator, ... | Read more |
| Crichton, Grizel | Heroine, saved her father from execution ... | Read more | |
| Dalgarno, Isabella | 1805 to 1878-06-18 | Temperance advocate, visited Australia to speak ... | Read more |
| Davies, Eliza | born 1821 | Writer, schoolteacher, evangelist for The Church ... | Read more |
| de Coucy, Queen of Scots, Marie | C.1218-1285 | Second wife of Alexander II, See ... | Read more |
| Donnan, Jeanie | 19 Nov 1866-14 May 1942 | The Galloway poetess. | Read more |
| Elder, Margaret | Gardener, nurserywoman and writer ... | Read more | |
| Elliot, Agnes | 1731-78 | Correspondent, member of London society ... | Read more |
| Elliot, Lady Minto, Helen | died 1774 | Lady Directress Edinburgh Assembly ... | Read more |
| Ewen, Elizabeth Latto | 1875-1965 | Aberdeen's first female General Practitioner ... | Read more |
| Fell, Helen Wilson | 1849-07-27 to 1935-04-13 | Diarist and philanthropist, emigrated to Australia ... | Read more |
| Fletcher, Martha | 1700-80 | Correspondent, estate manager. | Read more |
| Fletcher, Lady Milton, Elizabeth | 1700-82 | Lady Directess Edinburgh Assembly ... | Read more |
| Foott, Mary Hannay | 1846-09-26 to 1918-10-12 | Teacher and poet, emigrated to Australia ... | Read more |
| Forbes, Barbara | fl 1625 died 1673 | Philanthropist, early Quaker. | Read more |
| Forbes, Lady Rothiemay, Katherine | c.1583-c.1652 | Noblewoman, philanthropist . | Read more |
| Goodlet, Ann Alison | 1824-09-26 to 1903-01-03 | Church worker and philanthropist, born c. ... | Read more |
| Grant, Lilas | died c.1643 | Letter-writer and possibly poet, married John ... | Read more |
| Grant, Elizabeth | born 1744/5 to 1828-02-27 | songwriter, married Captain James Grant of ... | Read more |
| Guild, Jean | 1573-12-00 to 1667-01-09 | Philanthropist, baptised 27 Dec 1573established fund ... | Read more |
| Gunn, Mary | 1884-12-19 to 1967-05-11 | Eistedfodd secretary, emigrated to Australia 1913. ... | Read more |
| Hamilton, duchess of Atholl, Katherine | 1662-10-24 to 1707-01-10 | Noblewoman, political commentator and religious writer, ... | Read more |
| Harris, Mary Packer | 1891-07-30 to 1978-08-26 | Teacher of art, educated and taught ... | Read more |
| Harwood, Marian Fleming | 1846-03-09 to 1934-07-29 | Scholar, pacifist, philanthropist, emigrated to Australia ... | Read more |
| Inglis, Margaret Maxwell | 1774-10-27 to 1843-12-21 | Poet, married Mr Finlay, then in ... | Read more |
| Jull, Roberta Henrietta Margaritta | 1872-08-16 to 1921-03-06 | Medical practitioner, emigrated to Australia 1896 See ... | Read more |
| Kirkland, Katherine | 1808-02-23 to 1892-06-10 | Memoirist,. | Read more |
| Lady Colquhoun, Janet | 1781-04-17 to 1846-10-21 | Writer and philanthropist. | Read more |
| Leslie, countess of Morton, Agnes | died c.1606 | Noblewoman and household manager, daughter of ... | Read more |
| Macintyre, Sheila | 1910-04-23 to 1960-03-21 | Mathematician, teacher and assistant lecturer at ... | Read more |
| Mackintosh, Grace | 1890-09-05 to 1954-03-23 | Headmistress and college lecturer, emigrated to ... | Read more |
| MacLaren, Eveline | 1883-1955 | One of the first two women ... | Read more |
| Macquarie, Elizabeth Henrietta | 1778 to 1835-03-11 | In 1809 travelled to New South ... | Read more |
| McCorkindale, Isabella | 1885-01-05 to 1971-02-24 | Termperance worker, emigrated to Australia in ... | Read more |
| McCready, Georgina | 1886-12-17 to 1980-09-16 | Nurse, trade unionist and administrator, educated ... | Read more |
| McLean, Margaret | 1845-04-07 to 1923-02-14 | Temperance advocate and feminist, emigrated to ... | Read more |
| Melville, Elizabeth Helen Callander | Married in 1840, went to Sierra ... | Read more | |
| Montgomery, Christina Smith | 1870-03-21 to 1965-08-27 | Headmistress, emigrated to Australia 1884 (aged ... | Read more |
| Murray of Stanhope, Grisell, Lady | 1692-1759 | Memoirist. | Read more |
| Murray, countess of Dunmore, Katherine | 1814-08-31 to 1886-02-12 | Promoter of Harris Tweed industry, ... | Read more |
| Murray, duchess of Atholl, Anne | 1814-06-17 to 1897-05-18 | Courtier, married George Murray Baron Glenlyon ... | Read more |
| Rankine, Kitty | 1550-1603 | Witch of Abergeldie. | Read more |
| Robertson, Janet Walker | 1850-06-10 to 1940-11-27 | Costumier and teacher. | Read more |
| Robertson, Helen Lothian | 1848 to 1937-06-22 | Tailoress and trade unionist ... | Read more |
| Ross, Catherine | 1635 to 1697-07-10 | Memoirist and writer, married John Ross ... | Read more |
| Schutt, Helen Macpherson | 1874-04-17 to 1951-04-19 | Philanthropist, . | Read more |
| Smith, Christina | 1809-07-25 to 1893-04-28 | Teacher and missionary, ... | Read more |
| Steuart Denham, Lady Frances | 1722-1789 | Author of memoir. | Read more |
| Stewart, Flora Shaw | 1886-08-28 to 1979-05-13 | Hotelkeeper in Papua New Guinea ... | Read more |
| Stewart, Christina | 1777-1829 | Clearance landlord. | Read more |
| Stoddard, Mary | 1852-00-00 to 1901-06-10 | Artist, born 1852? married in Edinburgh, ... | Read more |
| Story, Janet Leith | 1820-11 Sept 1926 | Writer of novels, memoirs, and children's ... | Read more |
| Stuart, Josephine | born 1883 | One of first two women law ... | Read more |
| Sutherland, Sulina Murray MacDonald | 1839-12-26 to 1909-10-08 | Nurse and child welfare worker, emigrated ... | Read more |
| Taylor, Rachel Annand | 1876-1960 | Poet, journalist, teacher. | Read more |
| Thomson, Jean | 1881-1940 | First Scottish policewoman. | Read more |
| Turriff, Haldane Colquhoun | 1834-01-12 to 1922-02-05 | Hospital nurse, emigrated as a Nightingale ... | Read more |
| Wardlaw, Elizabeth | 1677-04-15 to 1727 | Writer. | Read more |
| Watson, Ethel Lucy | died 1954 | Secretary of Women's Foreign Missionary Committee ... | Read more |
| Wedderburn, Elizabeth (Betty) | 1731-1758 | Friend of Enlightenment figures ... | Read more |