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Category: Placements and Volunteers Blog

My Saturday on the Women’s Heritage Walk

Published on 20th September, 2018 by Ashley Green

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Hi all! My names Ashley and I’m excited to be volunteering at GWL attending and writing about events. The Heritage Walk was amazing and incredibly informative of amazing women in Glasgow’s East End. I can’t wait to attend others.

On Revolting Women, Revolting Interns

Published on 14th September, 2018 by Katie Young

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Hi everyone! I’m Katie, and I’ve been interning at GWL with the Edinburgh International Book Festival project. This blog post will be about our Revolting Women Takeover tent, which took […]

Of red crowns and Highland mountains

Published on 5th September, 2018 by Jeanette Lang

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In her monthly blog post, our German intern Jeanette recounts her numerous experiences with GWL. This month, she takes you on a ride through the Scottish landscape and its people and she reminisces about Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Life at GWL after Museum of the Year, protesting against Trump and crafting suffragette sashes.

Published on 1st August, 2018 by Jeanette Lang

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In this blog post, our intern Jeanette talks about getting crafty for GWL, protesting with us and what the past month had in store for her.

Processions, social media and campaigning.

Published on 27th June, 2018 by Jeanette Lang

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In this blog post, our intern Jeanette recounts what she has been up to this month. Warning: may contain references to trips to Edinburgh, visits by social media people and her taking on a new job as a photographer.

The Papers of Barbara Burford

Published on 20th June, 2018 by Nicola Maksymuik

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Archive volunteer, Ellen Embleton, introduces us to the collection she has just catalogued, the papers of writer and activist Barbara Burford.

A month of specials and travels

Published on 23rd May, 2018 by Jeanette Lang

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In this blog post, our intern Jeanette reminisces about what volunteering at GWL held for her in the month of May. Be prepared for travels, books and fun at handcrafting.

Women, Fear and Fairy Tails: A Review of Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Published on 11th May, 2018 by Kyla McDowall

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Stories crafted from or inspired by fairy tales have been my favourites since I was a child, when they would fill me with wonder and excitement. These days, when I […]

The End of the E.W.L.N.; April ’96

Published on 3rd May, 2018 by Lucy Henry

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For the past few months I’ve been carrying out a research placement in the GWL archives as part of my Gender Studies Masters at the University of Stirling. As my […]

Approaching an Archive

Published on 30th April, 2018 by Phoebe McLoughlin

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Approaching an Archive – Part Five; Timeline of the Scottish Abortion Campaign from 1990-2018 Welcome to the final instalment of Approaching an Archive – a series of blog posts that […]