Pat's Guide to Local Characters in the West End: Eleanor Gordon - Writer/Academic
Dr Eleanor Gordon is at the moment working on a book which I know is going to be very interesting. Watch out for this forthcoming book, as yet untitled, on middle class families in Victorian and Edwardian Glasgow, which will focus to a great extent on the West End. The book will provide a wealth of information about family life, marriage, work and leisure. The core of the study focuses on the Claremont Estate, which includes the grand terraces of Park Circus as well as the more modest surrounding tenements of Woodlands. The area is part of 'Glasgow's Murder Mile' the site of a number of infamous murder cases including Madeleine Smith (accused of murdering her lover in 1850's).
You can now order this book - 'Public Lives: Women, Family and Society in Victorian Britain. - October, 2003.
Eleanor is a senior lecturer in Social History at the University of Glasgow. Her other publications include: Women and the Labour Movement in Scotland 1850 - 1914 (Oxford University Press, 1991) The World is Ill Divided (Edinburgh University Press, 1990) and Out of Bounds. Women in Scottish Society (Edinburgh University Press, 1992) - the latter two were co-edited with Esther Breitenbach.
Eleanor is one of my best pals and I am very proud of her achievements. When we go out and about in the West End we have a great time - as well as being smart she is a lot of fun. She also has what all Westender's crave; a lovely garden and conservatory.
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pat mcguffie | Mon Oct 20 2003