Tag: National Lifelong Learning
Bonnie Fechters and the Extraordinary Ordinary Women Exhibition
As the Harpies, Fechters and Quines events launch in Edinburgh this month, Theresa Wallace, a volunteer from the Bonnie Fechters group writes about how the Extraordinary Ordinary Women exhibition was developed… The Bonnie Fechters is a group of Edinburgh women who meet socially on a monthly basis to discuss women’s issues, based on an [...]
Posted in Edinburgh, Events, National Lifelong Learning Blog, Partners, Volunteers
Also tagged Edinburgh, Events, Volunteers
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Volunteering and working with GWL by Alice
Alice started volunteering at the library in 2009 and now, after helping on a number of projects, she works for us as a sessional tutor with the national lifelong learning project. Here Alice talks about her journey with GWL
Posted in Case Studies, Closed Volunteering Opportunities, National Lifelong Learning Blog, News, Volunteers
Also tagged history, Volunteers, Women's History
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Equals and Herstory Portrait: Andrea Kusel and Sharon Thomas in conversation
Morag talks to curator Andrea Kusel and artist Sharon Thomas about the Equals exhibition and the Herstory Portrait series, both on display at Paisley Museum and Art Gallery until 21st October
Posted in National Lifelong Learning Blog, News
Also tagged 21 Revolutions, art, Events, Paisley, Studio 58
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Mapping Memorials to Women in Edinburgh
The National Lifelong learning team braved the Edinburgh festival crowds last week for the latest Mapping Memorials to Women in Scotland session. While festival goers sweltered in the sunshine outside on George IV Bridge, we took an enthusiastic group on a guided tour of the Women of Scotland website, showing them some of the great [...]
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Also tagged Women's History, Workshops
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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.
Posted in Blog, National Lifelong Learning Blog, News
Also tagged Coatbridge, Women's History
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Out and About: Women’s History in Moray
The Women of Moray project began about four years ago with the aim of redressing the gender imbalance of local history. The project has now completed a book on local women’s history. “Women of Moray” will be published on International Women’s Day, 8th March 2012 and the group are also organising a conference on women’s [...]
Volunteering at GWL by Lindsay
Lindsay on how she found out about GWL and her experience volunteering with the library
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Also tagged volunteering, Volunteering Opportunities
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Wigtown Women’s Walk Podcast now free to download from GWL
Wigtown Women’s Walk group have now been active for almost three and a half years. This group of dedicated volunteers from the local community have accomplished a lot with support and advice from NHS Dumfries and Galloway , Dumfries and Galloway Council, Glasgow Women’s Library – and plenty of tea, coffee and cake from the [...]
Her-story: Oral Histories from Glasgow Women’s Library
Glasgow Women’s Library has gathered stories of women’s lives for many years. As this resource grows, you will find a whole range of material to inform, inspire and entertain, from ground breaking campaigning women to the details of ordinary women’s lives. Click on the links below to sample some of the stories we have collected [...]
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Also tagged Oral History, Women's History
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