Eilidh Finlayson

Research title: Gendering Scottish-Atlantic Slavery: property rights, kinship, and the female beneficiaries of transatlantic wealth, 1770-1838

Research Summary

My research explores the role of Scottish women as beneficiaries of slavery-derived wealth (1770-1838), dispelling traditional narratives surrounding Scotland’s and women's lack of involvement in transatlantic slavery. 

Grants

Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (SGSAH) Doctoral Training Partnership 

Teaching

Widening Participation Top-Up programme

Additional Information

I am currently an intern for the Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies