Category: From the Archives

Spotlight on: Women in Parliment 1919 – 2014

Published on by Rhona

This post was published 10 years ago. You can explore more recent posts through the categories and tags.

With David Cameron’s recent cabinet reshuffle weighing on my mind, I decided to take a browse through the GWL Archives to discover more about our first female figures in parliament. There is no doubt these were inspiring women; the words ‘courageous’, ‘out-spoken’ and ‘quick-witted’ seem to follow them in the archives Suffragette literature.

From the Archives: Remembering Emily Wilding Davison

Published on by Laura S

This post was published 11 years ago. You can explore more recent posts through the categories and tags.

Sammy DiFolco examines the life of Emily Wilding Davison through The Suffragette newspaper, which is part of GWL’s Women’s Suffrage Collection.  The eighth of June marked a century since the […]

A tiny peek into the lives and situations of women in Lithuania – Zvilgtelkime i Lietuvos moteru gyvenimus ir situacija-

Published on by Hannah R

This post was published 12 years ago. You can explore more recent posts through the categories and tags.

My name is Hannah Rose I have been based at Glasgow Women’s Library as Creative Development Assistant Intern since April. During this time I attended the week long seminar, ‘Turning […]