Our History
Wigtown Book Festival 2011
September 2011 was a busy month out on the road for the National Lifelong Learning project – especially in Wigtown. For the past few months, the volunteers from the women’s […]
Amy Fleischer
The opportunity that was given to me at the Library to teach and share my skills/love for bookmaking also inspired me to pursue similar opportunities elsewhere and be a “self-starter”. The Library truly represents a model for me, which I plan to return to, time and time again, wherever I may live.
Jean Girdwood: Walking into Happiness
My name is Jean Girdwood and I first heard about Glasgow Women’s Library in 2006, through Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum where I am a voluntary guide. The library was looking for people to help with a project called Women Make History. The staff, leaders and my peers have been instrumental in promoting Glasgow Women’s History to every corner of Glasgow. We were encouraged to research both historical and living Glasgow Women who individually made a difference to the city both in the arts, sciences, education, politics etc, and not forgetting the ordinary or should I say extraordinary women of Glasgow who were/are an integral part of the development and history of Glasgow.
Kirsty Hood: Me and the Library
Women Make History drew me in to the library around October 2 years ago. I’d always had a soft spot for “the old days” stories my Gran would recount and hoped that getting involved would recreate a bit of Gran story warmth. I’d also missed researching since completing my history degree, and was looking to get some cogs turning again. Fairly naively, at that point I hadn’t considered the lack of recognition about Glasgow wimmen’s contribution to the city’s history. Very quickly it became clear that there were a wealth of stories about women’s achievements to be told, shared and celebrated.
One Small Step for women across Scotland
Over 120 women were inspired to take One Small Step and participate in our one day conference at the Mitchell Library on Tuesday 23rd March 2010. Delegates of all ages […]
Wigtown Women’s Walk launched on International Women’s Day
Glasagow Women’s Library at Wigtown Women’s walk launch.
GWL at Dundee International Women’s Centre
GWL lifelong learning staff travelled to Dundee International Women’s Centre in February and March as part of our National Lifelong Learning programme. Morag and Syma led a session introducing GWL’s […]
‘Travelling the Distance’ and the Scottish Parliament
After a few weeks of revising plans, pleading emails, panicked phone calls, the Making Space focus group and the Political Literacy group made it to Holyrood…
Women’s Work in the Highlands
Library staff and volunteers went on a road trip to Inverness just before Christmas to participate in the Women’s Work in the Highlands conference. This day event, organised in partnership […]
Feminist Lines of Flight
GWL staff Hannah Little and Adele Patrick have been meeting with the artist Kate Davis who is working on a collaborative exhibition ‘The Long Loch: How do we go on from here?’ and a related programme of activities with the celebrated American artist Faith Wilding.