Tag: Women’s History

Wigtown Women’s Walk launched on International Women’s Day

By Morag | Published 15th April, 2010

Glasagow Women’s Library at Wigtown Women’s walk launch.

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Researching Your Local History – Taster Session

By Laura | Published 31st March, 2010

Taster session for our Researching Your Local History course, find out more about the course and see if you would be interested in taking your interest in Women’s History to the next level.

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Firebrand Women

By Laura | Published 30th March, 2010

GWL and WEA have teamed up to provide a programme of talks about women campaigners, this session is The Rent Strikes: the militant women who took on the slum land lords Taking place at St Mungo’s Museum.

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Firebrand Women

By Laura | Published 24th March, 2010

GWL and WEA have teamed up to provide a programme of talks about women campaigners, this session is Chartists: the ‘Brazen Faced Jades’ who formed the backbone of Britain’s first mass working class movement. Taking place at The People’s Palace.

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Firebrand Women

By Laura | Published 17th March, 2010

GWL and WEA have teamed up to provide a programme of talks about women campaigners, this session is Women and the Abolition Movement: the revolutionary women who fought against slavery Taking place at Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art.

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Learning about IWD: Session 2

By Pauline | Published 10th March, 2010

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

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Firebrand Women

By Laura | Published 10th March, 2010

GWL and WEA have teamed up to provide a programme of talks about women campaigners, this session is Second Wave Feminism and the Peace Movement: the strident women who strove for peace and women’s liberation . Taking place at Glasgow Women’s Library.

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Opening Pandora’s Box

By Laura | Published 9th March, 2010

An exclusive unearthing of some lost German art pioneers. Followed by a workshop exploring more aspects of lesbian history and culture.

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Learning about International Women’s Day

By Pauline | Published 9th March, 2010

Come along to our learning event to celebrate International Women’s Day at the Women’s Library with the ALN team. (First of 2 sessions)

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‘Travelling the Distance’ and the Scottish Parliament

By Nisha | Published 18th February, 2010

After a few weeks of revising plans, pleading emails, panicked phone calls, the Making Space focus group and the Political Literacy group made it to Holyrood…