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Elspeth King

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Early Life

Originally from Fife.

Education

Educated at the University of St. Andrews.

MA AMA FSA Scot

Career / Museums

King was curator of Glasgow Museums' People's Palace from 1971-1991 [ref her book Glasgow's Women]. She left in 1990 after being controversially passed over for the post of Keeper of Social History,[REFS] and was openly critical of Glasgow City Council's promotion of Glasgow as European City of Culture [ref]. She was briefly the Director of Dunfermline Heritage Trust before becoming the Director of the Stirling Art Gallery and Museum in April 1994.

important exhibitions she has curated (list a few)?

Curated the 'Right to Vote' exhibition in the People's Palace in 1978, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act. [ref Scottish Women's suffrage movement book]

King pens the Observer's weekly Stirling Stories column.

Founder member of the WHAM (Women, Heritage and Museums) Group.

Appears in an interview during the 1987 film Red Skirts Clydeside.

Writing

King has written numerous books and articles on the history of Glasgow's Suffrage movement, Women in Glasgow, and .......

Influence

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