ScotlandsFest: Quines, Women of Scotland - Gerda Stevenson
In poetry and song, award-winning writer/actor/singer Gerda Stevenson presents the remarkable women from her acclaimed book, Quines: Poems in Tribute to Women of Scotland.
About ScotlandsFest: Quines, Women of Scotland - Gerda Stevenson
History seen through the eyes of women, from Neolithic times to the 21st century – scientists, artists, politicians, a martial-arts warrior, a fish-gutter, a salt-seller and the greatest fishing fly-tier in the world! You’ll laugh, cry and learn a lot!
Fabulous – a ground-breaker of a book – Jackie Kay, The Observer
Inspiring – The Sunday Herald
...that great unsung heroine of modern Scottish culture, Gerda Stevenson. The National
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