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Hens, zines and Glasgow Pride

Published on 2nd August, 2012 by Laura S

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In January 2012 I began working with the Rainbow Sisters, a youth group run by LGBT Youth Scotland. The group helped to organised a Lesbian Archive Open Day to celebrate […]

Archive Item of the Month: Elaine Frances Burton’s Travel Album

Published on 26th July, 2012 by Laura S

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July’s Archive Item of the Month has a sporting theme to it. Elaine, one of our volunteers, explores the fascinating travel album of Elaine Frances Burton and her many achievements. […]

Archive Item of the Month: Jus Suffragii

Published on 15th June, 2012 by Laura S

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This month, GWL celebrates International Archives Day (9th June). Yi Wen, one of our volunteers, explores Jus Suffragii, the International Women’s Suffrage Newsletter. Jus Suffragii, or The International Woman Suffrage […]

Archive Item of the Month: Zines

Published on 10th May, 2012 by Laura S

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Music in the archive

Published on 20th April, 2012 by Laura S

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Last week, the Library had a visit from Debi Withers, one of the women behind the Women’s Liberation Music Archive. Glasgow Women’s Library were delighted to welcome Debi as she consulted material from our archive.

Reading makes you feel good!

Published on 19th April, 2012 by Wendy Kirk

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Last week we had a lovely event in the library to celebrate books that make you feel good. Over the last year, staff and volunteers in the library have been […]

Lesbian Archive Open Day

Published on 8th March, 2012 by Laura S

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February was LGBT History Month and included celebrations across Scotland. On Saturday 18th February, GWL held an open day showcasing some of the treasures from the Lesbian Archive. The Rainbow […]

Archive Item of the Month: Sappho

Published on 9th February, 2012 by Laura S

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To celebrate LGBT History Month, this month’s item from the Archive comes from the Lesbian Archive. In this post Alice Andrews, one of our , talks about Sappho magazine and its important role in Lesbian history.

Recent additions to the archive

Published on 16th December, 2011 by Laura S

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There have been some fantastic additions to the archive this year. In recent months the following material has been donated to the Collection: Pamphlets owned by Annette Eick including Gallery:Women’s Poetry (1976), […]

Poster exhibition at Dundee Central Library

Published on 8th April, 2011 by Hannah

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To celebrate International Women’s Day, myself and two our fantastic volunteers – Hannah Ellul and Alice Andrews – set up a little exhibition in Dundee Central Library. The exhibition featured […]

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