🏳️‍🌈 Not proven: Edinburgh's 19th century sapphic scandal

Name: 🏳️🌈 Not proven: Edinburgh's 19th century sapphic scandal
Start: 2026-06-11T16:30:00.000Z
End: 2026-06-11T17:30:00.000Z
Location: National Library of Scotland

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National Library of Scotland

Edinburgh EH1 1EW

Thu 11 Jun

5.30pm to 6.30pm

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This Pride month, join researcher Indigo Dunphy-Smith to revisit the history of an Edinburgh scandal that saw two schoolmistresses accused of lesbianism. The early 19th-century legal case ended with the uniquely Scottish verdict: not proven. More info: https://www.nls.uk/whats-on/indigo-dunphy-smith

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