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Archive Item of the Month: Zines

Women’s Development Workshop with Terry Neason
The performer Terry Neason, a Library supporter who blew the audience at our memorable Auction of Pleasures away, is now offering workshops, sharing her own amazing powers of ‘personal impact’. The workshops are designed to foster Confidence, Communication Skills, Motivation and Self Esteem and how to Speak Out. For more information visit her website at [...]
Enoch was a Woman: A River Walk
On Sunday 29 April, some of our East End Detectives attended an event called “Enoch was a Woman: a river walk”, led by artist Lucy Livingstone, as part of the Glasgow International Festival, designed to reinstate the reputation of a Glasgow figure now only represented in a temple of shopping.
Music in the archive
Last week, the Library had a visit from Debi Withers, one of the women behind the Women’s Liberation Music Archive. Glasgow Women’s Library were delighted to welcome Debi as she consulted material from our archive.
Reading makes you feel good!
Last week we had a lovely event in the library to celebrate books that make you feel good. Over the last year, staff and volunteers in the library have been gathering their ‘recommended reads’ to share with other women, and this event gave us the chance to show off these wonderful novels and books of [...]
Coatbridge intergenerational project
Our women’s history researchers from Coatbridge, the Lanarkshire Inquisitors, went back to school for 6 weeks and have been updating their technology skills, with a bit of help from 4th year students of the XL group at St Andrew’s High school in Coatbridge.
Lesbian Archive Open Day
February was LGBT History Month and included celebrations across Scotland. On Saturday 18th February, GWL held an open day showcasing some of the treasures from the Lesbian Archive. The Rainbow Sisters, a youth group run by LGBT Youth Scotland, helped choose the material on display and have been regular visitors to the archive. The Sisters [...]
A message of support from the First Minister
The Mapping Memorials to Women Scotland project, launching on 10th March 2012, has received a message of support from First Minister Alex Salmond. The project, developed by Glasgow Women’s Library and Women’s History Scotland, aims to record memorials to women across Scotland
Archive Item of the Month: Sappho
To celebrate LGBT History Month, this month’s item from the Archive comes from the Lesbian Archive. In this post Alice Andrews, one of our , talks about Sappho magazine and its important role in Lesbian history.

