Tag: National Lifelong Learning
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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Memories of Dundee’s jute mills
We held a Herstory “Bring and Tell” workshop as part of Dundee Women’s Festival in March 2011. Sheila Campbell brought some beautiful photographs of her mother who worked in the jute mills as a young girl. Listen to Sheila and other workshop participants talk about her mother and other memories.
Posted in Oral Histories
Also tagged childhood, Dundee, jute mills, Oral History, Women's History, work
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Wigtown Book Festival: “Hysterical Women and Graphic Grrrlz” An Illustrated Talk
To complement our exhibition at Wigtown Library, Glasgow based illustrator and zine-maker Heather Middleton will give an illustrated talk on the history of graphic novels and zines by women authors.
Wigtown Book Festival: Women’s History Walk
This fantastic guided walk, created by local women, charts the history and achievements of Wigtown women.
Wigtown Book Festival: Podcast Launch
The Wigtown Women’s History Walk was launched in March 2010 and has been in great demand for 18 months. The group of volunteers who created the walk have now created a downloadable podcast of the walk and this event will celebrate its launch.
Clydebank Women’s History Taster Session
Come along and find out about the Clydebank women’s history group. At this taster you can meet some of the group and find out about how you can learn the skills to become a women’s history detective.
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Also tagged Clydebank, Courses, history, Learning at GWL, Women's History
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Summer Walks in Inverness for Women and their Families
Come along for a short introductory walk around the beautiful Merkinch local nature reserve right in the heart of Inverness.
