Women of the Highlands by Katharine Stewart sampler
What was the crime of the last wich burnt in the Highlands? Which Jacobite lady led men to war while her Hanoverian husband stayed at home? Who were the first Highland women to be recorded in history? And how have wome's lives changed since medieval times? Katharine Stewart takes us to the heart of the Highlands in her history of the women who shaped this land and handed down the legends which have provided a rich vein of material for generations. From the women of the shielings to ladies at court, from bards to conservationists, authors to folk-singers, Women of the Highlands examines how the culture of the Highlands was created and passed down through the centuries, and how the tradition is continuing today.
What was the crime of the last wich burnt in the Highlands?
Which Jacobite lady led men to war while her Hanoverian husband stayed at home?
Who were the first Highland women to be recorded in history?
And how have wome's lives changed since medieval times?
Katharine Stewart takes us to the heart of the Highlands in her history of the women who shaped this land and handed down the legends which have provided a rich vein of material for generations. From the women of the shielings to ladies at court, from bards to conservationists, authors to folk-singers, Women of the Highlands examines how the culture of the Highlands was created and passed down through the centuries, and how the tradition is continuing today.
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Contents<br />
Acknowledgements 7<br />
Chronology 11<br />
Foreword 15<br />
Introduction <strong>Women</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Highlands</strong> 19<br />
chapter 1 Early <strong>Women</strong> – Celtic Times 21<br />
chapter 2 Mediaeval Times – <strong>Women</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Castles 27<br />
chapter 3 Mediaeval Times – <strong>Women</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Settlements 31<br />
chapter 4 Work Songs and Incantations 36<br />
chapter 5 Mairi MacLeod (c. 1569–c. 1674) – Bard 43<br />
chapter 6 Marriage Customs 45<br />
chapter 7 Childbirth 48<br />
chapter 8 Witchcraft 50<br />
chapter 9 <strong>Women</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ’45 – The Rebel <strong>Women</strong> 55<br />
chapter 10 Flora MacDonald (1722–1790) –<br />
A Reluctant Heroine 59<br />
chapter 11 Anne Grant <strong>of</strong> Laggan (1755–1838) –<br />
‘She was a lady most complete and bright’ 66<br />
chapter 12 <strong>Women</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Clearances 80<br />
chapter 13 Great Màiri <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Songs (1821–1898) –<br />
<strong>the</strong> Poet <strong>of</strong> Skye 84<br />
chapter 14 A Woman’s Work 90<br />
chapter 15 <strong>Women</strong> Wage-Earners 97<br />
chapter 16 A New Form <strong>of</strong> Fostering 101<br />
chapter 17 A Highland Lady (1797–1882) 103<br />
chapter 18 Jane Maxwell, Duchess <strong>of</strong> Gordon<br />
(1749–1812) – ‘The Flower <strong>of</strong> Galloway’ 110<br />
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