The Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp lasted for nearly twenty years as a site to peacefully protest against nuclear weapons. 2021 marks the 40th anniversary since the camp started and this blog provides a bit more information about it.
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Books at Glasgow Women’s Library I would recommend: to whom and why
Glasgow Women’s Library has an impressive collection of books. I often wonder about all the books I do not pick, all the books I do not even know the library has. So, here is my little list of books available at GWL I would personally recommend, to whom and why.
Blog Series: Women’s History and Historical Fiction #1
The first of three blogs shedding light on some fictionalised accounts of the lives of important women and their impressive achievements.
COP26: Where are all the women?
SHEChangesClimate is a movement formed in response to the COP26 leadership team consisting of all men. In this blog I discuss why it is necessary women are at the forefront of the climate movement, in order to ensure all voices and experiences are involved to make the progressive change needed to save our planet.
Gender and Climate Change
Climate Change is a feminist issue. This blog introduces the debate around women and climate change.
Korean Women in History
If you have been to the library recently you may have noticed the banner next to Front of House on which is written “Safeguarding the history of your grandmothers, Hearing the memories of your mothers, Providing inspiration for your daughters”. It is in the spirit of this trans-generational effort to uplift and support women, past and present, that I decided to write this article on great Korean women in history.
A History Lovers Guide to the Archives at GWL
A couple of weeks ago when the restrictions let up and Glaswegian’s could travel again I drove my friend and I to Wigtown: Scotland’s National Book Town. It was on […]
Ingrid Pollard: No Cover Up – Political Protests in the 80s
If you have visited the library since May 28th, you will have noticed the exhibition No Cover Up by the artist Ingrid Pollard spread all throughout the library. Especially striking is her Demo Frieze in the lending library with its images of protests on long banners of fabric. […] They highlight the many political fronts on which British lesbians, especially British Black lesbians, were fighting during the 80s. It is a new perspective on the Lesbian archive here in the library as well as on the link between race, sexuality, and gender when it comes to politics.
COP26 Explained
COP26 is due to take place this November in Glasgow. But what does that mean? This blog introduces the United Nations 26th Climate Change Conference and details why it is so important.
Invisible Disability and Feminism
I am currently undertaking my MSc Applied Gender Studies and Research Methods with a focus on feminism and disability. I have a particular interest in invisible disabilities such as chronic […]