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Category: From the Archives

NMRD Object of the Month: ‘Get yer skates on’

Published on 4th January, 2019 by GWL

This post was published 6 years ago. You can explore more recent posts through the categories and tags.

The National Museum of Roller Derby is the UK’s first permanent collection of ephemera and memorabilia relating to the sport of Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby. January 2019’s NMRD Object of the month is ‘Get yer skates on’, a feature in the Student Newspaper from 2010 introducing the sport.

Some last steps in research before I say goodbye…

Published on 3rd October, 2018 by Jeanette Lang

This post was published 7 years ago. You can explore more recent posts through the categories and tags.

Our intern Jeanette just published her last monthly blog post before her return back to Germany. We will greatly miss her!

The Torch of Woman Kind

Published on 27th July, 2018 by Gabrielle

This post was published 7 years ago. You can explore more recent posts through the categories and tags.

Zachari Duncalf, researcher, trainer and consultant, as well as a GWL volunteer, has been foraging through the archives for insight into women’s experiences of the psychiatric system.

The End of the E.W.L.N.; April ’96

Published on 3rd May, 2018 by Lucy Henry

This post was published 7 years ago. You can explore more recent posts through the categories and tags.

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

This post was published 7 years ago. You can explore more recent posts through the categories and tags.

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 […]

Approaching an Archive

Published on 27th April, 2018 by Phoebe McLoughlin

This post was published 7 years ago. You can explore more recent posts through the categories and tags.

Approaching an Archive – Part Four; Campaign Memorabilia Welcome back to Approaching an Archive – a series of blog posts that document my journey as a first time researcher exploring […]

Responses to the Chernobyl Disaster; 26 April 1986

Published on 26th April, 2018 by Lucy Henry

This post was published 7 years ago. You can explore more recent posts through the categories and tags.

As part of my Gender Studies Masters degree at the University of Stirling, I’ve been given the opportunity to carry out a research placement within the GWL archives, examining the […]

Approaching an Archive

Published on 25th April, 2018 by Phoebe McLoughlin

This post was published 7 years ago. You can explore more recent posts through the categories and tags.

Approaching an Archive – Part Two; Cardinal Thomas Winning and the Pro-Life Initiative Welcome back to Approaching an Archive – a series of blog posts that document my journey as […]

Ephemera and the Archive – Bringing Women Into Focus

Published on 23rd April, 2018 by Rhia Speirs

This post was published 7 years ago. You can explore more recent posts through the categories and tags.

My name is Rhia, and I’m currently working on my master’s degree in Gender Studies at Stirling University, and diving into the archives here at Glasgow Women’s Library. As part […]

The French Revolution and Section 28

Published on 22nd April, 2018 by Lucy Henry

This post was published 7 years ago. You can explore more recent posts through the categories and tags.

The archive at Glasgow Women’s Library holds almost the complete run of the Edinburgh Women’s Liberation Newsletter, and I am continuing to study the newsletters as part of the Research […]

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