This Saturday 8th October, starting 2pm, we at the Women’s Library are delighted to welcome renowned American artist Sharon Hayes and her latest commission In My Little Corner of the […]
Category: Placements and Volunteers Blog
I Don’t Think Little Big Girls Should Go Walking in These Spooky Old Woods Alone: Carter’s The Company of Wolves
Angela Carter is one of my all-time favourite writers, but, I shamefully admit, I had never read perhaps her greatest work – The Bloody Chamber, a collection of short stories. […]
My Week of Work Experience
A post about how I got on during my week of work experience at GWL. Find out what I got up to and what I enjoyed!
Sappho and Lesbian Visibility – Making the Personal Political
This is the first in a series of four blog posts discussing and reframing Sappho magazine, a gay women’s publication that ran from 1972 until 1981. For my research […]
Exhibiting Now at GWL: Beyond the Selfie
The GWL are excited to be exhibiting Beyond the Selfie, an incredible collection of self-portraits compiled by a group of talented young Scottish women exploring the diverse concept of female […]
Gender Wage Gaps in the Arts Sector
As a young woman currently considering any and all future employment prospects, the recent media coverage on the gender pay gap is something I’ve been following closely. Apparently, I can […]
Join us this Thursday for a special Story Café with Catherine Czerkawska!
Pop in to the Women’s Library this Thursday 11th August from 12:30pm for another special Story Café as versatile author and playwright Catherine Czerkawska joins us to talk about her […]
The Beauty of A Call for Cloth
Call for Cloth is a new project coming to Glasgow Women’s Library, exploring the stories we tell about ourselves through cloth and clothing. An opportunity to get together, share stories and skills, and make a collaborative artwork that will be shown as part of the exhibition ‘Tall Tales’ this Autumn.
The Global Challenge of Being a Girl
It can be hard being a girl. For women in general on a global scale, the social struggle can be life-threatening and desperate. In figures I’ve gathered from the Global […]
Let’s Talk About The Pill
Glasgow Women’s Library Volunteer and Gender Studies Student Kylie Grant discusses her research on the contraceptive pill and invites interested women to take part.