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Her-story: Oral Histories from Glasgow Women’s Library

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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  […]

Oral history from women in the Highlands

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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.

Memories of Dundee’s jute mills

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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.

Wigtown Book Festival 2011

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September 2011 was a busy month out on the road for the National Lifelong Learning project – especially in Wigtown. For the past few months, the volunteers from the women’s […]