Our usual programme of guided Women’s Heritage Walks hasn’t gone ahead, but that shouldn’t stop you from getting to know your area through the lives of women. We’ve got some inspiration and resources to get you started…
Category: News
Our Building is Closed… But We Are Still Working!
While our building must remain closed, and we are unable to programme our usual array of innovative events, exhibitions and projects to bring to you in real life, our digital doors are open so that you can still enjoy being part of our GWL community. We are also working together as a team, with our Board of Directors, to plan as far as we can for the future, and for the time when we can welcome people back safely to our beautiful building.
Black Lives Matter
As an intersectional feminist museum, Glasgow Women’s Library works to highlight and redress structural inequalities, ensure that real lived experiences are reflected in our collections, and enact change.
We unequivocally stand in solidarity against racism, oppression and inequality.
Poetry to get you through…
I love poetry because it makes you hear words and see life in a new way. You can read or listen to a poem in a few minutes and then […]
Opening our Digital Door
While our physical doors are shut, our digital doors are well and truly open as we continue to rethink and reshape our events and activities, and inspire people through our unique collections – and so you can continue to enjoy GWL digitally and via our social media platforms.
Find Your Words – hints and tips on performance poetry from Courtney Stoddart
One of the highlights of our Open the Door digital festival from 18th to 22nd May 2020 will be GWL’s first ever digital poetry slam. Although the deadline for main […]
Coronavirus and caring for our community
At Glasgow Women’s Library, we are monitoring the COVID-19, often referred to as coronavirus, situation very closely. Here we update you with our response to this growing concern.
Introducing the St Andrews Women’s Liberation Group
Glasgow Women’s Library (GWL) is a unique treasure trove, which documents women’s history and struggle throughout society. Their archives, which deserve their own recognition, are home to numerous personal letters, […]
Job Vacancy: Digital and Marketing Officer
The deadline for applications for this post has now passed.
We are seeking to recruit a dynamic and committed individual for the role of Digital and Marketing Officer.
Moving Mountains: Visioning Intersectional Feminist Leadership
Adele writes about her ‘productive pause’ in 2018/19, after 27 years as a volunteer and staff team member at GWL, to undertake a Clore Fellowship. You can get a flavour of the wide range of activities, visits and collaborations she undertook during a jam-packed seven months of intense learning. The Fellowship gave her time to think about her contribution to the GWL story and the other ways in which she had ‘lived her feminist life’, and what she might demand of herself going forward.