*APPROVED* The life stories of more than 1,000 women who shaped Scotland's history This is a fully revised and extended edition of a highly regarded reference work that illuminates the lives of Scottish women in history. The New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women expands on the previous edition with over 180 additional entries on women who died before 2018, and with 40 new photographs as well as a much extended thematic index. The new material covers a range of time periods, with an emphasis on the more recent past. With fascinating lives on every page, the Dictionary offers concise entries that illustrate the lives of Scottish women from the distant past to the early twenty-first century, as well as the worldwide Scottish diaspora. Written by authors with particular knowledge of their subjects, the book provides a lively narrative of how women's actions and influence have helped to shape Scotland's national identity. Elizabeth Ewan is a Professor of Scottish Studies and History at the University of Guelph. Rose Pipes is an independent researcher. Jane Rendall is an Honorary Fellow at the University of York. Siân Reynolds is a former Professor at the University of Stirling.

Acknowledgements for The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women (2006)Acknowledgements for The New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women (2018)AdvisersContributorsAbbreviationsReaders' GuideList of new entriesList of co-subjectsPrefaceIntroduction to The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish WomenThe New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish WomenThematic Index