Sport & Adventure
An independent spirit in an 8-litre Bentley: Carol Mary Langton King
Wendy Tibbitts takes us back to the racing days of a woman who supercharged early 20th century motorsport: Carol Mary Langton King.
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On being a female martial artist
Commonwealth karate champion and sociology PhD candidate Chloe Maclean shows how women in karate disrupt traditional ideas about women’s bodies and abilities.
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Lady Florence Dixie and the dangerous women of Scottish women’s football
Margot McCuaig pays tribute to the women throughout history who have organised and played women’s football in Scotland in the face of condescension, opposition and even legal bans.
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Writer, explorer, trailblazer
In the second of a series of posts from Scottish PEN (a centre of PEN International, the worldwide association of writers promoting literature and freedom of expression), Jenni Calder explores the life and writing of Isabella Bird.
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