We carry on our blogs on the Edinburgh Women’s Centre Archive by delving into the contentious issue of reproductive rights. As one of its founding demands passed at the 1971 […]
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Staff, volunteers and student placements share updates from projects and events at Glasgow Women’s Library
Story Cafe Round-up: Harlem Renaissance
What have we been reading and chatting about at Story Cafe? Pauline shares her thoughts.. Special thanks to Fi for all her wonderful research – it was such a memorable […]
Unveiling Feminist History; Ella’s Student Placement Exploring the Edinburgh Women’s Centre Archive
Hello, my name’s Ella Lyttle, and I am a history student at Glasgow University. I am coming to the end of a short but sweet placement here at Glasgow Women’s […]
Story Cafe Round up: Libraries Week!
Pauline reflects on our love of all things libraries… Story Cafe 28th September Wendy introduced our theme by saying that Libraries Week is an annual showcase and celebration of the […]
Crime Fiction Writers with Dr Noir: a Story Cafe with a difference!
Pauline gives us the lowdown on a very special Story Cafe…. To tie in with Donna-Lisa Healy’s fantastic Telling It Like It Is: Women Crime Writers Photographic Exhibition, we were […]
Rabiya Choudhry artwork donated to Glasgow Women’s Library
We are delighted to announce Rabiya Choudhry’s illuminated artwork ‘Give light and people will find the way (Ella Baker)’, commissioned by The Common Guild for ‘anywhere in the universe’ has been gifted to Glasgow Women’s Library by the artist and will remain in place here at the library as a permanent installation.
Women in Profile: From Glasgow to Nuremberg
As part of her placement at GWL, Catherine spent time in the archive researching the library’s international connections to queer and feminist groups and institutions. She also had the pleasure of speaking with Adele Patrick about her memories of Women in Profile’s early links to international groups.
Origin Story: She Settles in the Shields
Interviewing Syma Ahmed about the impact and necessity of documenting the lives of migrant women in Pollockshields.
Open The Door – recommendations and reflections
I am back! Before I let you dive into the amazing recommendations to come, I would like to share some more insights into myself. I am hoping some of you […]
Story Cafe Special: Anne Pia
Pauline reflects on a fabulous afternoon with Dr Anne Pia, who read from and talked about her new poetry collection Dragons Wear Lipstick. Wendy welcomed everyone to Story Cafe and […]