Tag: Women’s History
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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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Oral history from women in the Highlands
In December 2009, we held a conference in partnership with WEA women@work, Women’s Work in the Highlands. Women from all over the Highlands gathered for a wonderful day which included introductory oral history workshops. This recording and the transcription below is an example of some of the fascinating stories and memories that were recorded.
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Also tagged eloping, family, family secrets, Inverness, marriage, WEA women@work, 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.
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Also tagged childhood, Dundee, jute mills, National Lifelong Learning, Oral History, Women's History, work
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Join our personal history tours group in Govanhill and Pollokshields
This group promotes healthy living and the chance to explore your own area as never before with your very own Personal History Tour. A great opportunity for you to reflect and also to encourage physical activity.
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Also tagged BME, Govanhill, Local History, Personal History, Pollokshields, Women Make History, Women's History
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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, National Lifelong Learning, Women's History
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Film Screening in Clydebank
As an end of term farewell to our Researching Women’s History group in Clydebank, we are hosting a film screening and discussion at the Hub Community Centre. You Play Your Part was produced by film-maker Kirsten MacLeod, who worked in collaboration with women from Govan as they reflected on their lives by the river Clyde. This film was made in association with Plantation Productions and the University of the West of Scotland.
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Also tagged Courses, Events, history, National Lifelong Learning, Taster sessions, Women Make History, Women's History
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Clydebank women’s history group
The Clydebank Women’s History Group have now finished their second term of researching women’s history in Clydebank. The group have been meeting since October 2010 at Dalmuir Community Centre and have enjoyed getting together with tutor Ronnie Scott, chatting, reminiscing and planning their research. They visited the Mitchell Library archive where they found some material [...]
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New GWL satellite collections around Scotland
National lifelong learning has been out on the road again delivering our new satellite collections to various locations. Each satellite collection is a small “mini women’s library” tailor-made to suit a particular group or location then installed at venues such as community centres, public libraries and other community venues. In February I travelled to Stirling [...]
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Also tagged Argyle and Bute, Dunoon, international women's day, Women's History, Workshops
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