International Women's Event

In March 2020, Musselburgh hosted a conference to celebrate International Women's Day, with delegates from Musselburgh and Champigny.
The theme was "Thoughts and Actions of Women in History".

The day began with a screening of the film "The Fishwives of Fisherrow", followed by a discussion of leading roles played by women in French and Scottish society.
Mark Mclean from the National Trust for Scotland then gave a talk on Miss Christian Dalrymple of New Hailes, who was chatelaine of Newhailes House in Musselburgh during the Enlightenment.

In the afternoon, delegates from Champigny gave two presentations. The first was on 'Women Writers' Fight for Social Justice and Equality (1789-1870)', focusing on Olympe de Gouges and Georges Sand.
The second was on 'Women's Political Engagement and Feminist Activism since 1940'.

The previous conference in Musselburgh was in March 2010, when 16 women from Musselburgh (Scotland), Champigny sur Marne (France), Rosignano Marittimo (Italy) and Pardubice (Czech Republic) met to discuss the theme of Child Poverty.
Over the three days there were presentations by each delegation, discussions and visits related to the theme of 'Child Poverty'.
During a visit to the Scottish Parliament, delegates heard the Scottish Government's position from the then Minister of Justice, Kenny McAskill.
At another session, a Children's Panel Reporter described how issues relating to Child Poverty are handled at a Children's Panel.

Unfortunately, we have no photos of these last two conferences, but here are some of the previous conference, held in 2005, which followed a similar format.

INTERNATIONAL WOMENS' CONFERENCE 2005

Delegates and MSPs at the Scottish Parliament

Meeting the MSPs in Parliament	Discussions at the Scottish Parliament

Debate at the Brunton Hall, Musselburgh	... and relaxing afterwards
Page created by Rod Reeves, July 2005. Updated 7th November, 2010.
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