“They thought we were just marriage breakers…”: The History of Women’s Aid in Scotland

Scottish Women’s Aid has a proud forty year history of working to address domestic abuse in Scotland.

To mark this, a project has been launched to capture the stories of those who have been involved. It will plot the progress of the movement as it took domestic abuse (then called the issue of ‘battered wives’) from a hidden problem to a social issue.

The project will record the work of hundreds of feminist pioneers who helped to bring about a sea-change in Scottish society, whose contribution has often been overlooked.

The charity, in partnership with Glasgow Women’s Library, the University of Glasgow Centre for Gender History and Women’s History Scotland, has been awarded a substantial project grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to conserve the unique and diverse heritage of Scottish Women’s Aid.

“They thought we were just marriage breakers…”: The History of Women’s Aid in Scotland on Wednesday 16th March from 1pm to 4pm.

Find out more about the work of Scottish Women’s Aid, and how you can become involved in this new project at this event.

Booking

This event is for women only and is free to attend. Please book below (you will be taken through the shopping cart but no charge will be made) or you can call us on 0141 550 2267. If you have booked a place and are no longer able to attend please let us know so that we can make your place available to someone else.