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This Is Who We Are: Firebrand Women: The Suffragettes
Thursday, 10th October, 2013, 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Free
This Is Who We Are
To celebrate moving into our new home, over the Autumn months we will be holding a series of talks and walks about who we are and what we do.
We will also be introducing some of the Firebrand Women from our collections: the Suffragettes, the women who were instrumental in the Peace Campaigns, Red Clydeside and the Rent Strikes. In addition to this we will showcase our Badges of Honour and 21 Revolutions projects, and take in a women’s heritage walk of the East End.
Firebrand Women: The Suffragettes
Thursday 10th October, 5.30pm to 7pm (free)
Come along to GWL and find out about the local women who campaigned for women’s suffrage. Women who marched, smashed windows, set fire to post boxes and were force fed in prison for the cause. We’ll introduce you to Flora ‘The General’ Drummond, Helen Crawfurd and Jessie Stephen, and to some of the intriguing items in our collection – jewellery, banners, drawings and postcards that tell fascinating stories about the Suffragettes.
Other This Is Who We Are events this Autumn:
An Introduction to the Women’s Library
Tuesday 1st October, 5.30pm to 7pm
Bridgeton Library, Olympia Building
Glasgow Women’s Library, the only women’s library in Scotland, is moving to Bridgeton. In this informal session, members of the library team will share their vision for the future and answer any and all questions about our work. Come and meet the team.
East End Women’s Heritage Walk
Sunday 13th October, 2pm to 4pm (free)
Join Women Make History tour guides on our most recently developed Women’s Heritage Walk.
Firebrand Women: Peace Campaigners
Thursday 14th November, 5.30pm to 7pm (free)
From Greenham Common to Faslane, from Trident to Polaris; women have been instrumental in campaigning against nuclear weapons, coming up with new and imaginative forms of non-violent action.
Booking
These events are free of charge. Please click here to book your free place(s) or contact us on 0141 248 9969 for more information. Please be sure to let us know which of the events you wish to attend.
These events are supported by Clyde Gateway.
