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Approaching an Archive

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

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

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

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

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

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 […]

Catherine Morrison: A Woman’s Record of the Second World War and Beyond

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 […]

Pamphlets and Postcards from New York in Elaine Burton's Album

Elaine Burton and Muriel Spark: Women’s Lives Lost or Located in Archives

My name is Rhia, and I’m currently working on my master’s degree in Gender Studies at Stirling University. As part of a project with Glasgow Women’s Library, I’m investigating some […]

International Women’s Day in the Edinburgh Women’s Liberation Movement

The archive collection at the Women’s Library is full of material which illuminates women’s history, and as part of my Genders Studies Masters at the University of Stirling I’ve been […]

Approaching an Archive

Approaching an Archive – Part One; Culture Shock Allow the pleasure of introducing myself; I’m Phoebe. I’m a Northern Irish student trundling my way about Scotland and finding myself studying […]