YOUNG researchers are aiming to uncover Scotland’s forgotten First World War heroines as part of a project that marks 100 years since the end of the conflict – and the Year of Young People 2018.
Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) in Scotland, the Youngwummin heritage project will explore women’s rights past and present and the impact of WW1 on young women in Scotland.
Members of five youth projects across the country will use their historical detective powers to seek out the incredible Scottish women who helped win the war, but who also paved the way for women’s right to equality.
Youngwummin will work in partnership with the National Library of Scotland (NLS), who will train youth workers in heritage skills and also host a Youngwummin exhibition during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. YouthLink Scotland, the national agency for youth work, in partnership with the NLS, has been awarded a grant of £66,700 to help fund the research. Ten youth workers will receive training in youth work skills, youth-led research and heritage.
Amy Goulding, Youngwummin project lead at YouthLink Scotland, said: “This project builds on the highly successful Scotswummin project last year, which unearthed so many amazing but overlooked women who helped build our nation.
“It’s Year of Young People, so I cannot think of a more fitting time to explore the impact of WW1 on young women and to look at the issues they faced, and how they still resonate with our young women.”
People are asked to share stories and photographs of women who helped the war effort by visiting the website www.scotswummin.org.
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