Glasgow Women's Library » Suffragettes

Researching Women’s History in Clydebank

Morag — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:00:45 +0000

Would you like to find out more about the suffragettes in Clydebank or perhaps uncover the history of other Clydebank women – the Singer factory strikers or women who worked in the shipyards?

Jane Rae, Clydebank campaigner and activist

New 10 Week Course in Clydebank!
Why not come along and join the Clydebank Women’s History Detectives! It doesn’t matter if you’ve never done anything like this before as the course is suitable for beginners. It will show you how to research women’s history in your local area and you will get help and guidance to start researching and writing your own individual project.

The course starts:

Wednesday 26th January, 1pm-3pm for 10 weeks
At Dalmuir Community Centre, Duntocher Road, Clydebank

It’s free of charge if you have an ILA (Individual Learning Account). If you don’t have an ILA we can help you register for one before the course starts.

This course is organised in partnership with Glasgow University Department of Adult and Continuing Education with support from West Dunbartonshire Community Learning and Development, Clydebank Library and Clydebank Museum. The course will be led by Dr Ronnie Scott who has wide experience in encouraging people to research their local history.

For more information contact us on 0141 248 9969 or e-mail info@womenslibrary.org.uk

Library visitors from around Scotland – Women in Public Life group, Falkirk

Morag — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:13:42 +0000

The WEA Women in Public Life group from Falkirk are the latest national group to visit GWL in our new premises. This community based learning group have researched the history of the suffragettes in Falkirk and are currently working on an environmental project. After an introductory visit from Morag, the library’s national lifelong learning development worker, the group wanted to see the library for themselves.
We arranged a behind the scenes tour of the Mitchell Library and Hannah, our archivist, showed the group some of the items we have in our archive, including anti-suffragette postcards, a suffragette clock and an original copy of the Suffragette Post from 1913.

Hannah introduces items from the archive

The group and GWL staff really enjoyed the visit. We asked them what they thought of the library and what they would like to see here in the future. Here are a few of their comments:
“Had a wonderful day, so friendly and interesting, meeting like-minded women..would like to see sofas and coffee and help to access material and do research”
“..It will be nice to see the library finished..to sit and read about some of the famous women and have a tea room and chat to other people to see where they come from and their culture”
“enjoyed my day very much, interesting and stimulating..have found myself wishing I lived nearer to such a wonderful resource”

The library is a national resource, so it’s always great to see women from across Scotland visiting our space. If you are part of a group from outside Glasgow and would like to arrange a visit, just get in touch with us on info@womenslibrary.org.uk

Learning about IWD: Session 2

Pauline — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:49 +0000

Second of 2 learning sessions celebrating International Women’s Day at the Women’s Library with the ALN team.

Learning about International Women’s Day

Pauline — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:07 +0000

Come along to our learning event to celebrate International Women’s Day at the Women’s Library with the ALN team.

Find out about the changes in women’s lives over the past 100 years!

Help us produce a newsletter celebrating these changes and the achievements of women.

Come along to the Learning sessions on Tuesday 9th March, 1pm-3pm and Wednesday 10th March, 1pm-3pm

This is a great chance to view fantastic objects from the Library collection. Read women’s newspapers from 1908 and ‘zines from the Eighties, and watch archive film footage of the suffragettes.

If you want to come along, or would like more information about this event, please call Pauline on 0141 552 8345 or contact us.

Firebrand Women

Laura — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:00:35 +0000

Women have fought for their rights and others throughout the decades and are still doing so. Glasgow Women’s Library is teaming up with the Workers Educational Association to offer 6 sessions showcasing some real Firebrand Women and the campaigns that they worked on which have allowed us the rights that we have today. Come along to hear the inspirational stories of the role women played in these campaigns.

Suffragettes and First Wave Feminism

The brave women who fought for women’s right to vote
Wednesday 24 February, 1pm to 2.30pm
at St Andrews in the Square with Anne Williams

The Temperance Movement

The bold women who tackled the curse of the bottle
Wednesday 3 March, 1pm to 2.30pm
at St Mungo’s Museum with Kirsty Hood

Second Wave Feminism & Peace

The strident women who strove for peace and women’s liberation
Wednesday 10 March, 1pm to 2.30pm
at Glasgow Women’s Library with Adrienne Hannah

Women and the Abolition Movement

The revolutionary women who fought against slavery
Wednesday 17 March, 1pm to 2.30pm
at Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art with Anita Shelton

Chartists

The ‘Brazen Faced Jades’ who formed the backbone of Britain’s first mass working class movement
Wednesday 24 March, 1pm to 2.30pm
at The People’s Palace with Sue John

The Rent Strikes

The militant women who took on the slum land lords
Tuesday 30 March, 12pm to 1.30pm
at St Mungo’s Museum with Anne Williams
Please note this final session is part of the WEA lunchtime forum series and they ask for a small donation of £1 from those who can afford it.

These sessions are open to both men and women. For more information or to book your place click here to send us an email or you can call us on 0141 552 8345
Or you book through the WEA on 0141 221 0003 or email glasgow@weascotland.org.uk

Download the PDF Firebrand Women Flyer

The WEA have been awarded a grant through Awards for All from the National Lottery to to provide these sessions.

Singing for a Gude Cause

Laura — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:30:26 +0000

Gude Cause was formed to mark the 100th anniversary of the Women’s Suffrage Movement Procession along Princes Street in Edinburgh in 1909. The culmination of this celebration will be a re-enactment of this march on 10th October 2009.

The WEA have been awarded a grant to mark the centenary of the Gude Cause procession through Awards for All from the National Lottery. As a result, in preparation for this march, GWL and WEA have teamed up to provide 2 singing workshops. The workshops will give you the opportunity to learn the songs for the Gude Cause march re-enactment.

Wednesday, 30 September – 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Wednesday, 7 October – 6.30pm to 8.30pm

The workshops are open to any women who want to be involved whether you feel have singing ability or not!

To register your interest or book a place: please call 0141 552 8345 or contact Laura at the Library.

Why not check out our Banner Making workshops as well.

Banner Making

Laura — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:00:48 +0000

No demonstration could ever be complete without an array of colourful banners and placards, and the re-enactment of the women’s suffrage procession will be no exception. Why not come along to our banner making sessions to use your arts and crafts skills to produce a GWL and WEA banner to be taken on the re-enactment march in October.

Tuesday 22 September, 1pm to 3pm
Tuesday 29 September, 1pm to 3pm
Tuesday 6 October, 1pm to 3pm

You can attend one or all three of the sessions, depending on what suits you. Come along and try your hand at banner making in a friendly relaxed environment.

To register your interest or book a place: please call 0141 552 8345 or contact Laura at the Library.

Why not check out our Singing for a Gude Cause workshops as well.

GWL are working in partnership with the WEA, who have been awarded a grant to mark the centenary of the Gude Cause procession through Awards for All from the National Lottery.

A Busy Autumn with Lifelong Learning

Laura — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:13:15 +0000

We’re looking forward to a busy Autumn Programme with writers evenings, women’s studies, singing and banner making, amongst other things – just click on each course title for more information and watch this space as there is more to come…

Information Session for Introduction to Women’s Studies

What type of Society do we live in? What makes us who we are? Are women naturally more caring than men? Who came to Scotland between the 1830’s and 1930’s? Are there different rules for men and women? These are some of the questions we look at in our Introduction to Women’s Studies course.
Wednesday 19 August, 1pm to 3pm

Doors Open at the Library

Come and take a peek behind the doors of GWL, meet our new archivist and have at sneak preview at some of the library’s hidden gems of the collection.
Saturday 19th September, 10am to 1pm

Doors Open Merchant City Women’s Heritage Walk

For this years Doors Open weekend why not join Glasgow Women’s Library tour guides to discover the female stars that stud the fabric of the famous Merchant City.
Sunday 20 September, 10am to 12pm

Banner Making

Come along to our banner making sessions to use your arts and crafts skills in a relaxed and creative environment to produce a GWL and WEA banner to be taken on the Gude Cause re-enactment march in October.
Tuesday Afternoons on 22 and 29 September, and 6 October, 1pm to 3pm

Merchant City Festival Women’s Heritage Walk

As part of the 2009 Merchant City Festival you can join Glasgow Women’s Library tour guides in discovering the female stars that stud the fabric of the famous Merchant City.
Sunday 27 September, 2pm to 4pm

Singing for a Gude Cause

GWL and WEA are hosting 2 singing workshops for Gude Cause. The workshops will give you the opportunity to learn the songs for the Gude Cause march re-enactment. The workshops are open to any women who want to be involved whether you feel have singing ability or not!
Wednesday Evenings on 30 September and 7 October, 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Women Writers Unite: Experience Counts

The final in our series of Women Writers Unite events sees women writers come together to read their work and show that “Experience Counts”.
Wednesday 14 October, 7pm to 9pm