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Yvonne MCFADDEN is a Lecturer in History at the University of Strathclyde, where she also serves as Co-Director of the Scottish Oral History Centre. Her research focuses on social and cultural history of 20th-century housing, gender dynamics in post-war Scotland, and the interplay of gender, consumerism, and class. She holds a PhD from the University of Glasgow and has contributed to heritage projects with organizations like Scottish Women’s Aid and Glasgow Women’s Library.
- Education: PhD History (University of Glasgow), MSc Social History (Glasgow/Strathclyde), MA History (1st Class Honours)
- Research Projects: Co-investigator on the Lost Villages of East Ayrshire oral history project and a breast cancer patient narrative initiative
- Professional Roles: Convenor of Women’s History Scotland, member of the Scottish Oral History Centre
Her teaching spans undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including courses on disease and society, marginalized histories, and gender/health intersections in Britain, Ireland, and the USA. She actively engages in public history through exhibitions and storytelling initiatives.
Current projects include a monograph on her PhD research (under contract with Edinburgh UP) and collaborative work on deindustrialization’s gendered impacts. She has published creative works, including a short story based on historical research into Glasgow’s Belvidere Fever Hospital.
