Alison T McCall

ALISON MCCALL is a gender historian with particular interests in women in education in Victorian Scotland.

She was former convener of Women’s History Scotland. She is also a member of Aberdeen Women’s Alliance.

She co-edited Bringing Life to Aberdeen. Bringing life to Aberdeen highlights many of the individuals who have made major contributions to the advancement of midwifery and neonatal services, and describes their influence and impact. Foremost amongst these are the lasting and defining accomplishments of Professor Sir Dugald Baird and Lady May Baird who give their name to a new hospital dedicated to the care of women and their babies in North East Scotland, known as the Baird Family Hospital.