Exhibition showcasing outcomes from the Palestinian Embroidery workshops which took place through Spring. Alongside these new works we present documentation of traditional Palestinian embroidery from partners in the West Bank.
TYCI and Glasgow Women's Library are proud to present renowned writer and performer Lindy West in conversation at GWL, celebrating the release of her much-anticipated upcoming book Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman.
This exhibition, which runs from Friday 3rd June to Saturday 11th June, will showcase the work of the brilliant Young Critics project.
We reveal what really goes on behind the scenes through this exhibition of drawings by artist and GWL volunteer Eilidh Nicolson.
GWL Warm Welcome drop-in days take place on the first Saturday of every month: if you are new to GWL find out about borrowing, volunteering, our programmes and projects and get a full tour and your questions answered.
Experience our fantastic women’s history walking tour which digs the dirt on Victorian society, unearths women’s achievements and exhumes the histories of women buried in Glasgow’s Necropolis. Our tour guides will tell the stories of both the notorious and forgotten women buried in these atmospheric surroundings.
GWL Warm Welcome drop-in days take place on the first Saturday of every month: if you are new to GWL find out about borrowing, volunteering, our programmes and projects and get a full tour and your questions answered.
Join the Scottish Women's Budget Group, along with Engender and Close the Gap, for an afternoon of learning and discussion around women and the economy. We'll look at how these spending decisions affect the lives of women, why it's important to present an alternative narrative to mainstream economics, and how you can get involved in SWBG and 'Plan F' - a feminist plan for a caring and sustainable economy.
We are looking to expand our programme of women’s heritage walks with our first in the Southside and we need you to help us. This informal series of workshops is suitable for any women who are interested, whether you’re already a keen researcher or if this is a first step into history workshops or research, a warm welcome awaits.
Discover the many astonishing ways in which women writers participated in the literary culture of their time across the whole of Europe and join the discussions about how we can rewrite literary history so that it reflects and celebrates this amazing heritage. Attend one, or all, of these three days of talks and workshops.
Brighten up your lunchtime at our Story Café this summer. Delve into the mysterious and magical world of fairy tales with award-winning Scottish writer Kirsty Logan.
Discover the many astonishing ways in which women writers participated in the literary culture of their time across the whole of Europe and join the discussions about how we can rewrite literary history so that it reflects and celebrates this amazing heritage. Attend one, or all, of these three days of talks and workshops.
Discover the many astonishing ways in which women writers participated in the literary culture of their time across the whole of Europe and join the discussions about how we can rewrite literary history so that it reflects and celebrates this amazing heritage. Attend one, or all, of these three days of talks and workshops.
Following the Commonwealth Games in 2014, Glasgow Women’s Library has gathered a unique collection of commonwealth women writers which will be showcased at Edinburgh Central Library for the duration of the Harpies Fechters and Quines festival.
Have you ever been verbally abused in the street? Have you been threatened or intimidated by someone on public transport? Have you been the target of abuse online? Have you been physically hurt? Do you believe that you were targeted due to your gender, sexuality, race, religion, disability or a combination of these? If you have answered yes, […]
This year’s Harpies, Fechters and Quines events will run from 13th-25th June and the festival will be celebrating the achievements, culture and diversity of multicultural women.
Following the Commonwealth Games in 2014, Glasgow Women’s Library has gathered a unique collection of commonwealth women writers which will be showcased at Edinburgh Central Library for the duration of the Harpies Fechters and Quines festival.
Following the Commonwealth Games in 2014, Glasgow Women’s Library has gathered a unique collection of commonwealth women writers which will be showcased at Edinburgh Central Library for the duration of the Harpies Fechters and Quines festival.
We are looking to expand our programme of women’s heritage walks with our first in the Southside and we need you to help us. This informal series of workshops is suitable for any women who are interested, whether you’re already a keen researcher or if this is a first step into history workshops or research, a warm welcome awaits.
Following the Commonwealth Games in 2014, Glasgow Women’s Library has gathered a unique collection of commonwealth women writers which will be showcased at Edinburgh Central Library for the duration of the Harpies Fechters and Quines festival.
In this topical and challenging film, Scottish Muslim women themselves speak about the wearing of the Hijab, the issues behind it and how it affects them and their communities.
No acting skills required. Just enjoy an informal play reading without the stress of learning lines or the goosebumps of performing on stage. And you don’t even need to read out loud! Previous Drama Queens have told us it was “Great fun reading the plays together – something I’ve never done before.”
During the session we will explore the barriers that the criminal term 'hate crime' poses to women in coming forward to speak about their experiences of targeted victimisation or hostility.
Join us for tea, coffee, biscuits and informal discussion on local women from Hillhead, Kirkintilloch and throughout East Dunbartonshire.
Following the Commonwealth Games in 2014, Glasgow Women’s Library has gathered a unique collection of commonwealth women writers which will be showcased at Edinburgh Central Library for the duration of the Harpies Fechters and Quines festival.
Time to dust off your bike (or ask us to help you source one for a few hours), check out the East End’s cycle paths and fuel your batteries with tales of cycling Suffragettes, pioneering athletes and Victorian attitudes to women cyclists.
Catherine Booth, curator of science collections in the National Library of Scotland, has been rooting out some fascinating stories of Scottish female scientists of the past. These are pioneering women with outstanding achievements, and we celebrate them as part of Glasgow Science Festival.
Discussion based workshop for young women (aged 16+) focusing on the work of BME women writers. Edinburgh based writer Nadine Aisha will read from her own work and some of her favourites, and will explore as a group the work of writers such as Ijeoma Umebinyuo, Safia Elhillo and more. Come along, listen and join in.
Following the Commonwealth Games in 2014, Glasgow Women’s Library has gathered a unique collection of commonwealth women writers which will be showcased at Edinburgh Central Library for the duration of the Harpies Fechters and Quines festival.
This session will give you a chance to see and discuss two of Glasgow Museums’ peace banners from this era. Hear about their background and share your stories. Bring along photos, banners, and your memories or just come along to hear from others. Please note that the event will be recorded.
Following the Commonwealth Games in 2014, Glasgow Women’s Library has gathered a unique collection of commonwealth women writers which will be showcased at Edinburgh Central Library for the duration of the Harpies Fechters and Quines festival.
Take our Women's Heritage Walk to learn more about Glasgow’s West End – the home of rousing radicals, tireless teachers and steadfast suffragettes!
Following the Commonwealth Games in 2014, Glasgow Women’s Library has gathered a unique collection of commonwealth women writers which will be showcased at Edinburgh Central Library for the duration of the Harpies Fechters and Quines festival.
This is for all you budding performance poets out there who feel they need just a little bit of help to refine their skills and boost their confidence. Acclaimed wordsmith and performer Jenny Lindsay will take you through your paces and give you hints and tips to help get you to your next (or first) poetry slam!
What helps and hinders women from acting “politically” in public? Why is the media so resistant to change? This day long event, organised by the Centre for Gender & Feminist Studies (University of Stirling) and funded by the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SGSAH) and the Women’s Media Studies Network of Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA), will explore this question, focusing on “women, media and politics” in the broadest sense.
Following the Commonwealth Games in 2014, Glasgow Women’s Library has gathered a unique collection of commonwealth women writers which will be showcased at Edinburgh Central Library for the duration of the Harpies Fechters and Quines festival.
Following the Commonwealth Games in 2014, Glasgow Women’s Library has gathered a unique collection of commonwealth women writers which will be showcased at Edinburgh Central Library for the duration of the Harpies Fechters and Quines festival.
At this Story Cafe special you will discover the work of powerful women writers from Glasgow Women’s Library’s commonwealth writers collection. Bring along a bite of lunch and relax while you listen to readings from fiction and poetry that reflect the lives, struggles and achievements of international women.
We are looking to expand our programme of women’s heritage walks with our first in the Southside and we need you to help us. This informal series of workshops is suitable for any women who are interested, whether you’re already a keen researcher or if this is a first step into history workshops or research, a warm welcome awaits.
Following the Commonwealth Games in 2014, Glasgow Women’s Library has gathered a unique collection of commonwealth women writers which will be showcased at Edinburgh Central Library for the duration of the Harpies Fechters and Quines festival.
Brighten up your lunchtime at our Story Café this summer. In this Story Café Special, we will be lifting the curtain on our Drama Queens sessions. Our own Drama Queen, Donna Moore, will be coming along to share some of her favourite plays from GWL’s archive.
Whether you are new to poetry slams or not, this is a chance for women of all ages and levels of experience to perform and compete for the title of Harpies Fechters and Quines 2016 Slam Champion.
Following the Commonwealth Games in 2014, Glasgow Women’s Library has gathered a unique collection of commonwealth women writers which will be showcased at Edinburgh Central Library for the duration of the Harpies Fechters and Quines festival.
Following the Commonwealth Games in 2014, Glasgow Women’s Library has gathered a unique collection of commonwealth women writers which will be showcased at Edinburgh Central Library for the duration of the Harpies Fechters and Quines festival.
Is creative writing something you haven’t done since you once wrote a poem about a talking starfish at school? Do you have a short story or poem inside you screaming to be let out? Or would you just like to try something different? Then why not spend Saturday lunchtime with a pen in one hand and a cup of tea in the other, letting your imagination run riot and losing yourself in writing.
We are looking to expand our programme of women’s heritage walks with our first in the Southside and we need you to help us. This informal series of workshops is suitable for any women who are interested, whether you’re already a keen researcher or if this is a first step into history workshops or research, a warm welcome awaits.
Join a super team of comic creators and industry professionals as they discuss feminist comics, how to be a woman in the industry, and all things comics.
Wikipedia has a gender problem. In 2011, the Wikimedia Foundation found that only 15% of biographies on English Wikipedia are about women, and less than 10% of contributors identify as female. Join us for this Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and help to correct this imbalance!
Let us introduce you to formidable midwives, ‘the Scots Scarlet Pimpernel’ Jenny Patrick, and a hatchet-wielding temperance campaigner from Kentucky known as ‘the bar-room smasher’ on our Merchant City Women’s Heritage Walk.
