
Professor Fiona Skillen
@fionaskillen
Professor in History, GCU. Research: sports & gender history @fionaskillen.bsky.social
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Feature on Edna Neillis, amazing pioneering women’s footballer, on The People’s History show tonight on STV or catch up on STV player. Written, filmed and produced by Up Next Studios




One month to go before #RWC2025 gets underway. Get involved by nominating web content for the UK Web Archive collection on the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025. Read more here: blogs.bl.uk/webarchive/202… #WebArchiving #UKLegalDeposit

BBC News - Women's sport: Why we need to talk about periods, breasts and injuries - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… ⚽️🦸♀️MUST READ🦸♀️⚽️ Football and War justaballgame? Professor Fiona Skillen Conor Heffernan/@physcstudy.bsky.social Andy Lines

For a chance to win a signed paperback copy of my biography of Peggy Mount OBE simply like and retweet. Winner will be announced on Wednesday. Good luck! Fantom Tweets 🇬🇧📺 Classic British TV 📺🇬🇧 BritishComedySociety talk



📣 Help Make Footballing History! Join the Hearts Women's Wikithon at Tynecastle Park Heart of Midlothian FC 📅 Saturday 9th August 2025, 10:30am–3:30pm 📍 Hearts Museum, Tynecastle Park 🎟️ Free event – book now: tinyurl.com/nhfhv7w8


✨ History made. 🏴 Caroline Weir is the first Scot to be nominated for the Ballon d'Or Féminin. #SWNT



𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | A MOST UNSUITABLE GAME, edited by Karen Fraser, Professor Fiona Skillen,Julie McNeill 🏴 A celebration of the history of women's football in Scotland through short stories, poems and interviews A Most Unsuitable Game Tippermuir Books 🛒 stanchionbooks.com/products/a-mos…





