This newsletter includes updates on the group's work, The Manchester Conference, The Glasgow Conference, The Dundee Conference (the first conference of Scottish Women's Aid) and contacts of Scottish Women's Aid groups operating at the time.
Interviewee: Betty Howieson
Interview Date: 09/06/2016
Interview Location: Dundee
Time: 01:16:05
Interviewer: Morag Allan Campbell
Time period: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Groups: Dundee Women’s Aid
Roles: volunteer, treasurer, paid worker, director
Interviewee also wrote a written response, detailing her experiences with Women's Aid, which is also available from the Archive.
Interviewee: Lindsay MacGregor
Interview Date: 27/6/16
Interview Location: Dundee
Time: 00:30:27
Interviewer: Morag Allan Campbell
Time period: 1980s, 1990s
Groups: Dundee Women’s Aid, East Fife Women’s Aid
Roles: unpaid worker (Dundee WA), founding member (East Fife WA)
Interviewee: Sinead Daly
Interview Date: 27/06/2016
Interview Location: Dundee
Time: 00:39:08
Interviewer: Morag Allan Campbell
Time period: 2000s
Groups: Cumnock and Doune Valley Women’s Aid, East Ayrshire Women’s Aid, Glasgow Women’s Aid, Fife Women’s Aid, Dundee Women’s Aid
Roles: Refuge support worker (Cumnock and Doune Valley WA), manager (Fife WA)
Interviewee: Fiona Allen
Date: 28/06/2016
Location: Edinburgh
Time: 00:50:04
Interviewer: Joyce Clark
Time period: 1970s
Groups: Edinburgh Women’s Aid
Roles: Volunteer
Interviewee: Lydia Okroj
Date: Recording 1: 05/07/2016, Recording 2: 12/07/2016
Location: Scottish Women’s Aid office, Edinburgh
Time: Recording 1: 01:17:29, Recording 2: 00:36:03, Total: 01:53:32
Interviewer: Claire Thomson
Time period: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Groups: Edinburgh and Lothians Women’s Aid, Scottish Women’s Aid
Roles: On-call worker (Edinburgh and Lothians WA), finance worker (Edinburgh and Lothians WA), chair (SWA), service development manager (SWA), coordinator (Scotland’s National Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline)
Interviewee: Heather Williams
Interview Date: 12/07/2016
Interview Location: Dingwall
Time: 01:03:40
Interviewer: Margaret Moore
Time period: 2000s, 2010s
Groups: Scottish Women’s Aid, Ross-shire Women’s Aid
Roles: Administrator (SWA), Manager (Ross-shire WA), Chair of Board of Directors (SWA)
Interviewee: Susan Jack
Interview Date: 12/07/2016
Interview Location: Glasgow Women’s Aid
Time: 00:24:26
Interviewer: Charlotte Cain
Time period: 2000s, 2010s
Groups: Glasgow Women’s Aid
Roles: Training and Development Manager