Tag: Glasgow
Naming the Bones
Despite its length and seemingly leisurely pace, Naming the bones is a fast read. It’s atmospheric with a great sense of place and a very gothic tone.
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.
Posted in Blog, Lifelong Learning Blog
Also tagged East End Women's History Walk, History Detectives, St. Enoch, Women Make History, Women's History
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The Twilight Time
I would recommend this book to anyone who watches or reads crime thrillers as it feels so real.
Kirsty Hood: Me and the Library
Women Make History drew me in to the library around October 2 years ago. I’d always had a soft spot for “the old days” stories my Gran would recount and hoped that getting involved would recreate a bit of Gran story warmth. I’d also missed researching since completing my history degree, and was looking to get some cogs turning again. Fairly naively, at that point I hadn’t considered the lack of recognition about Glasgow wimmen’s contribution to the city’s history. Very quickly it became clear that there were a wealth of stories about women’s achievements to be told, shared and celebrated.
Memo for Spring
An introduction to Liz Lochhead’s engaging and provoking poetry.
Posted in Book Reviews, GWL Recommends, Reading Ideas
Also tagged Liz Lochhead, love, men, poetry, women
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Subject in Process
Adele Patrick participated in the Subject in Process symposium at the CCA on Saturday, 6th September 2009. The ‘Subject in Process’ symposium sought to ask if artists could be considered to have an obligation to connect with events in the real world. Adele’s presentation, now published here, reflected on the specific significance of a ‘women’s library’ in the civic, cultural and historical landscape of Glasgow.
Posted in News
Also tagged Arts, Centre for Contemporary Arts, Feminism, GWL Women, presentation, Subject in Process
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Freedom of the City for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
We have just returned from City Chambers where we attended the long-awaited ceremony to award the Freedom of the City to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the brave and great Burmese pro-democracy campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize winner under house arrest by the Burmese military regime.
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Also tagged Burma, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, human rights, international women's day
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The Twilight Time
A story about policewomen and prostitution in Glasgow – two different sets of women in uniform…
Posted in Book Reviews, GWL Recommends, Reading Ideas
Also tagged Karen Campbell, motherhood, police, prostitution
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