Tag: West End Women’s Heritage Walk
Jean Girdwood: Walking into Happiness
My name is Jean Girdwood and I first heard about Glasgow Women’s Library in 2006, through Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum where I am a voluntary guide. The library was looking for people to help with a project called Women Make History. The staff, leaders and my peers have been instrumental in promoting Glasgow Women’s History to every corner of Glasgow. We were encouraged to research both historical and living Glasgow Women who individually made a difference to the city both in the arts, sciences, education, politics etc, and not forgetting the ordinary or should I say extraordinary women of Glasgow who were/are an integral part of the development and history of Glasgow.
Posted in Your GWL Memories
Also tagged history, research, West End Women's Heritage Walk, Women Make History
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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.
West End Women’s Heritage Walk Podcast
Explore the hidden history of the West End with our new podcast, available to download now for the introductory price of just £3.
Posted in News
Also tagged Podcasts, Walks, west end, West End Women's Heritage Walk, Women Make History, Women's History
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Living in a Soundproof Box
Women Make History take to the mics to record the first ever Glasgow Women’s Library podcast!
Posted in Blog, Lifelong Learning Blog
Also tagged ME(dia), online resources, podcast, west end women, West End Women's Heritage Walk, Women Make History
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West End Women’s Heritage Walk
Back by popular demand, this pioneering women’s heritage walk, developed by women historians at GWL, reveals a hidden history of the West End: pipe-smoking forewomen, revolting schoolmistresses, and the unique car made by and for women. An intriguing, inspiring insight into the hitherto unsung women who made the West End.
Posted in Events
Also tagged history, west end, West End Women's Heritage Walk, Women Make History, Women's History
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