![A photograph of four female workers breaking cotton waste bales at HM Munitions Factory, Gretna, [1918].](https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/sites/default/files/styles/image_library_preview/public/FourFemaleWorkersBreakingCotton_GD1-1011-15%20371x208_0.jpg?itok=DyskpLoK "A photograph of four female workers breaking cotton waste bales at HM Munitions Factory Gretna. Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland, GD1/1011/15, [1918]")
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We explore the stories of some of the women who produced munitions during the First World War
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17/03/22
We explore the stories of some of the women who produced munitions during the First World War
17/03/22
We look at the life and charitable work of Catherine Sinclair (1800–1864)
24/02/22
Perth Prison registers now available online
24/02/22
A brief history of Perth Prison and stories of its prisoners from the registers
06/01/22
We celebrate the birth of Scottish actor Deborah Kerr, born in 1921.
06/01/22
The tale of the snail in the bottle and marriage of Henry Donoghue to Margaret Houston.
06/01/22
Remembering those who lost their lives in Scotland's deadliest football disaster.
01/10/21
Over 1,500 records dating mainly to 2005 are now available to search and download for free
01/10/21
The ‘Devil’s Porridge’ of HM Factory Gretna and the brave women who worked there