# Event Details - **Event Name**: Not proven: Edinburgh’s 19th century sapphic scandal - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 11 Jun, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Thu, 11 Jun, 2026 at 06:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Revisit the history of a famous Edinburgh scandal that saw two Edinburgh schoolmistresses accused of lesbianism.About this EventThis Pride month, join researcher Indigo Dunphy-Smith to revisit the history of a famous Edinburgh scandal that saw two Edinburgh schoolmistresses accused of lesbianism. The early 19th-century legal case ended with the uniquely Scottish verdict: not proven.Marianne Woods and Jane Pirie, the two accused women, faced professional ruin regardless. The case reveals deep anxieties about intimacy and desire between women. It highlights what could be said - and by whom - when such relationships existed in legal ambiguity.Two hundred years later, the case still haunts our culture. Indigo will show how its silences and contradictions have inspired interpretations from Scotland to Hollywood. In this talk, you can decide what really happened.About the speakerIndigo Dunphy-Smith (she/her) is a researcher and writer based in Edinburgh. She specialises in telling queer stories in historic places and is the author of ‘How to: Queer Your Historic House’. With over eight years in the heritage sector, she regularly delivers talks on Scotland’s queer history and co-chairs the National Trust for Scotland’s LGBTQ network.When you book an event, your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and our third-party suppliers for the purposes of allowing you to attend the event and for audience research. For more information, visit the National Library of Scotland privacy pages, in particular the events notice and feedback and complaints notice. 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