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Nucleus exhibition showcases 'the amazing women of Caithness'





Henrietta 'Hetty' Munro, whose wartime adventures are featured as part of Women in the Archive.
Henrietta 'Hetty' Munro, whose wartime adventures are featured as part of Women in the Archive.

Caithness women who achieved prominence across many walks of life are featured in a new exhibition at Nucleus in Wick.

Tying in with Women’s History Month, the exhibition is entitled Women in the Archive and begins on Monday, March 13.

It will run on weekdays from 10am to 4pm and is open to all, with no booking necessary.

Displays have been set up to showcase local women in fishing and farming, wartime, hospitality, healthcare and the nuclear industry.

Valerie Amin, archive assistant at Nucleus: The Nuclear and Caithness Archives, said: "Our exhibition celebrates the amazing women of Caithness whose stories can be found within our archives.

"They include Hetty Munro and her adventures during World War II; Bessie Leith, Wick’s first female provost; and Isobel Cormack, one of the first women on site during Dounreay’s construction.

"She was the secretary to T G Williams, the resident engineer, who coordinated the building work. She remembered having to scale ladders in a skirt, surrounded by builders!"

There is a section on "firsts" and one of those featured is the late Bette McArdle, the first female editor of the John O'Groat Journal and Caithness Courier.

A Dounreay-themed display as part of the Nucleus exhibition.
A Dounreay-themed display as part of the Nucleus exhibition.

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