Dr YVONNE MCFADDEN

Lecturer

History

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Personal statement

I am a Lecturer in History at the University of Strathclyde. I have been Co-Director of the Scottish Oral History Centre since 2022. My research interest focus on the social and cultural history of twentieth century housing, labour and gender in post-war Scotland. My work examines the impact of gender, consumerism and class on social relations and wellbeing. I am currently working on a monograph of my thesis research under contract with Edinburgh University Press. I am experienced in oral history, material cultures, visual sources and heritage sector. My most recent publication is with Professor Arthur McIvor from our project The Lost Villages of East Ayrshire, Memory, Mining and Heritage: Voices from Ayrshire Communite (2024).

I have worked on heritage projects with Scottish Women’s Aid, National Autistic Society and Glasgow Women’s Library. I am currently the Convenor of Women’s History Scotland

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Area of Expertise

I am modern British historian with an expertise in oral history, material culture, gender and work, domesticity, female suffrage and feminism, and health history

Qualifications

Fellow of HEA

PGCert, Teaching & Learning 

PhD History, University of Glasgow

MSc Social History, University of Glasgow/ University of Strathclyde

MA History (1st Class, Honours)

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Teaching

I am currently teaching on the following courses:

Level 1 History

Level 3/4 Hidden Histories: stories of the marginalisated in 20th century Britain

Level 3/4 Sex, Medicine and Society in Britain and Ireland

PGT: Storytelling, Memory and Heritage

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Professional Activities

Women's History Scotland conference
Organiser
13/9/2025
They Had A Bond
Speaker
7/6/2025
Oral History Society Conference
Organiser
6/6/2025
Art of Family Life
Consultant
1/4/2025
'It was a good life': Memories and Landscape in the Mining Communities of East Ayrshire
Speaker
31/3/2024
International Women's Day 2024
Recipient
8/3/2024

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Projects

Rediscovering Airdrie
MCFADDEN, Yvonne (Principal Investigator) McIvor, Arthur (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2024 - 28-Jan-2025
The Lost Villages: Deindustrialisation in East Ayrshire
McIvor, Arthur (Principal Investigator) MCFADDEN, Yvonne (Researcher)
Oral history project as part of the Coalfield Communities Landscape Partnership (East Ayrshire Council) and funded (£143k) by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Historic Environment Scotland. See website: https://www.thelostvillages.co.uk
01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2023

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Contact

Dr YVONNE MCFADDEN
Lecturer
History

Email: y.mcfadden@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 444 8336