▁School ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Glasgow ▁University . ▁She ▁then ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁school ▁teacher , ▁teaching ▁English ▁in ▁Tar bert , ▁Harris , ▁and ▁Port ree ▁before ▁marry ing ▁Robert ▁W att ▁and ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁his ▁native ▁Dun fer ml ine . ▁ ▁Upon ▁her ▁marriage , ▁she ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁ret ire ▁from ▁teaching , ▁but ▁was ▁brought ▁back ▁into ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁rising ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Deput y ▁Head ▁of ▁M oss - side ▁Second ary ▁School ▁in ▁Cow den be ath . ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁campaign er ▁for ▁equality ▁with ▁both ▁the ▁E IS ▁and ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Commonwealth ▁Party . ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁contributions ▁ ▁E il id h ▁W att ▁was ▁a ▁pro l ific ▁writer ▁of ▁Scottish ▁G ael ic ▁short ▁stories ▁and ▁a ▁regular ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁quarter ly ▁magazine ▁G air m ; ▁she ▁pione ered ▁child - orient ed ▁stories ▁as ▁well . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁her ▁short ▁stories ▁were ▁also ▁collected ▁and ▁published ▁as ▁books . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁ ▁W att ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Sky e , ▁where ▁she ▁lived ▁until ▁she ▁passed ▁away ▁in ▁In ver ness ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁She ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁her ▁son , ▁Ron ald ▁W att . ▁ ▁Books ▁▁▁ ▁A ’ ▁B hr at ach ▁D he al rach ▁( 1 9 7