Here's a poem for the theme of #water from several poems celebrating The Herring Girls, itinerant workers who followed the trawlers down the East Coasts of Scotland and England – thanks to Rachel @redsaid1.bsky.social
our #vss365 host
#herringgirls #herring

🐟 Following the Fish 🐟
Catch the touring pop-up exhibition celebrating the lives of the herring girls who followed the fishing fleets from Scotland to East Anglia. On display now in the Long Gallery. #followingthefish #herringgirls

Full length portrait of Mary wearing bonnet and apron over pink dress; holding large set of keys; kitchen surroundings with plates on shelf; open fire; two cats and one dog.

“Bought #Herrings and #Oysters. Loud and violent altercation between Mary and the Fisherman. Mary Triumphant.”
Eleanor Butler,
One of The Ladies of #Llangollen,
Friday 21 October 1785

#envhist #shellfish #Wales #Ireland #diet #historyoffood #HerringGirls #fish
@projectfishistory.bsky.social

Would be great to document #HerringGirls in #Wales - a challenge for @projectfishistory.bsky.social ? Excellent coverage of this project @timespanhelmsdale.bsky.social on BBC Womens Hour this morning.

Artist in residence: @joannecoates.bsky.social is exploring the history of the #HerringGirls and the contemporary issues faced by Highlands #women: #labour, health, strike movements, and class.

Stay tuned for updates & save the date for Jo's #collaborative show "Red Herring" coming in March 2025!