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woventogetherdundee
Aug 15, 20223 min read
Housing Dundee’s Elderly Chinese
Dundee’s Chinese population began to develop in the 1960s. The first Chinese restaurant in the city opened in 1961 – the Bamboo Chinese...
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woventogetherdundee
Jun 29, 20223 min read
The Black Artists’ Model
On 13 November 1931, the Courier & Advertiser published a photo of students at Dundee School of Art (now Duncan of Jordanstone College of...
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woventogetherdundee
May 9, 20227 min read
Frances Wright - Pioneer Campaigner for Human Improvement
Frances Wright (also known as Fanny or Fan) was born at 136 Nethergate, Dundee on 6 September 1795. Before she reached her second...
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woventogetherdundee
Apr 26, 202210 min read
The Sojourner and the Aristocrat in Antigua Part Two – Sir John Ogilvy
This two-part feature looks at two wealthy men connected to Dundee but linked by their ownership of sugar plantations in Antigua. The...
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woventogetherdundee
Apr 26, 20226 min read
The Sojourner and the Aristocrat in Antigua Part One – Walter Tullideph
This two-part feature looks at two wealthy men connected to Dundee but linked by their ownership of sugar plantations in Antigua. The...
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woventogetherdundee
Apr 26, 20223 min read
JC Smith - Anti-Slavery Campaigner
“What can I, a free man, do To make you slave a free man too?” John Clark Smith was born in Dundee in 1827. He began his career with the...
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woventogetherdundee
Apr 26, 20228 min read
Okhai the Noo! – a Dundee family success story
It was a popular sight in Dundee in the early 1970s - vans painted with the logo “Okhai the Noo are here for you!” That was just the...
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woventogetherdundee
Mar 28, 20224 min read
Personal Stories from Dundee International Women’s Centre
In this special feature two members of Dundee International Women’s Centre (DIWC) share their stories with us. Mariam Niakaté – DIWC...
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