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The New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women
4th July, 2019, 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Free – £2.00
Hear from the editors of The New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women as they discuss the making of the second edition, published in 2018, and talk about the detailed portraits of several of those featured in the book.
Thursday 4th July, 6pm to 7.30pm, £2/Free
Nearly 200 women have been added to the dictionary, including Maud Sulter, visual artist and prolific prose writer, and Tessa Ransford, founder of the Scottish Poetry Library. Hear about these women and more this Thursday evening.
Copies of the book will be available for sale on the day.
“The Dictionary clothes the lives of Scottish women with vivid detail and rich, sympathetic storytelling. A fascinating read.” – Lesley Riddoch, columnist, The Scotsman and The National
Booking
This event is open to all and there are two ticket options for this event: a £2 ticket and a Free ticket. If a ticket price of £2 is in any way a barrier to you attending this event please choose a Free ticket. We also offer a Free ticket if you are a Friend of GWL. Please book online below 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.
Accessibility
Glasgow Women’s Library is wheelchair accessible, with lifts to the first floor and the Mezzanine Floor. We have accessible toilets and all the bathrooms are individual closed stalls and are gender neutral. Our larger Events Space is fitted with an induction loop. A portable induction loop is also available. For paid events free companion tickets are available.
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