Positioning Women's Agency in Land Agitationand Protest in theScottishHighlands and Islands, 1847-1897

本研究将探讨妇女的机构在进行土地鼓动和抗议在苏格兰高地之间的1847年和1897年，analysingtheir参与不同的抵抗模式，利用对压迫和剥削制度的土地管理，通过一系列的本地研究。它将通过审查妇女的性别贡献，扩大对“抗议”的传统理解，即公开和有组织的抗议。为此，将查明和分析档案和原始资料中妇女的声音和行动，包括公共和私人信件、政府记录、报纸报道、法律的证词和诗歌。

This research will explore women's agency in the conduct of land agitation and protest in the Scottish Highlands between 1847and 1897,analysingtheir participation in the different modes of resistance utilised against the oppressive and exploitative system of land management through a series of local studies. It will expand on the conventional understanding of "protest" as public and organized, through an examination of women's gendered contributions. This will be done by identifying and analysing women's voices and actions in archival and primary source materials, including public and private correspondence, government records, newspaper reports, legal testimonies, and poetry.