Bondagers

Flashbacks

by Ian MacDougall

These personal recollections of their working lives by eight Scots women farm workers were recorded in interviews in 1997-8 by the Scottish Working People's History Trust. At the time of the interviews the respective ages of the eight women ranged from 82 to 93. All of them retained clear recollections of their working years on farms in the south-east of Scotland, as well as of other aspects of their lives, including their housing, educational and recreational experiences. Their memories appear here in edited form, but in their own spoken words.

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 2001

About the author

Dr Ian MacDougall, is the research worker of the Scottish Working People's History Trust (SWPHT). He is the author of numerous works on social history including All Men are Brethren and Voices of Work and Home. He has played a pivotal role in persuading many trade unions, co-operatives and activists to deposit or donate their papers to Scottish archives and libraries, including the National Library of Scotland. He has also compiled many oral histories of working men and women.