Archive volunteer Jenny writes about the day-to-day activities involved in volunteering with GWL’s archive collections
Category: Placements and Volunteers Blog
Cataloguing the collection of housing activist Cathy McCormack
The collection of Glasgow-based global community anti-poverty activist Cathy McCormack now catalogued and accessible
Digitising GWL’s audiovisual archive collection
Archive volunteer Jenny blogs about work on digitising GWL’s audiovisual archive collection
Reflection on The Women Who Uncovered the Spycops Scandal screening at GWL
One of our volunteers shares reflections on our recent screening of ‘The Spies Who Ruined Our Lives’, alongside recommendations for further reading on the topic.
LGBTQ+ History Month Books
Hello, I am Mae, one of the volunteers at The Glasgow Women’s Library and I have been tasked with creating a collection of books for LGBTQ+ History month. After a […]
Frances Power Cobbe – The Forgotten Victorian Feminist
If you visit Parliament Square in London, you will find a statue of leading suffragist Millicent Fawcett. Take a closer look at the base of this statue and you will find the names and small images of other notable feminists. One of these is the Victorian-era feminist, Frances Power Cobbe, who is also my great-great-great-great aunt.
Book Picnic January 2025
Every month, GWL team members and volunteers share what we’ve read at our Book Picnic. Here’s what we’ve been reading recently.
Women’s Christmas Day: Ireland’s celebration of women
As the festive season draws to a close and we all return to normal life, on Monday (6th January) Ireland celebrated one last day of festivities with “Women’s Christmas Day” or, in Irish, “Nollaig na mBan”.
Book Picnic December 2024
Every month, GWL team members and volunteers share what we’ve read at our Book Picnic. Here’s what we’ve been reading recently.
Book Picnic November 2024
Every month, GWL team members and volunteers share what we’ve read at our Book Picnic. Here’s what we’ve been reading recently.