Dr YVONNE MCFADDEN

Personal statement

I am a Research and Teaching Associate at the University of Strathclyde. Currently, I am Co-Director of the Scottish Oral History Centre. My research interest focus on the social and cultural history of twentieth century housing 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. Since finishing my PhD thesis at the University of Glasgow in 2016, I have worked on heritage projects with Scottish Women’s Aid, National Autistic Society and Glasgow Women’s Library. In 2017, I published a short story as part of collection, Voices from the Belvidere, based on my research into a female surgeon at the Belvidere Fever Hospital, Glasgow in 1918. I have also taught at University of Glasgow and Glasgow Caledonian University on Scottish History and Health History. 

I am currently working as a Reserach Associate with Prof Arthur McIvor on a oral history project collecting stories from the Lost Villages of East Ayrshire. 

I am currently the Convenor of Women’s History Scotland and manage their social media. I am also a member of the Scottish Oral History Centre here at Strathclyde.