Ruth Barker & Hannah Leighton-Boyce
Glasgow Women's Library 23 Landressy Street, GlasgowJoin us at GWL to experience inspiring new commissions by artists Ruth Barker and Hannah Leighton-Boyce.
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Artemisia Visits Glasgow Women’s Library
Glasgow Women's Library 23 Landressy Street, GlasgowGlasgow Women's Library is the first pop-up venue for Artemisia Gentileschi's Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, an oil painting from about 1615–17, as it makes its way on a 'grand tour' from the National Gallery, London.
Decoding Inequality: Exhibition
Glasgow Women's Library 23 Landressy Street, GlasgowThis exhibition supports visitors to consider the social history of objects relating to women’s history, illustrating their historical and contemporary inequality – and linking interpretation with political campaigns for reform such as reproductive rights, domestic abuse, maternity leave, equal pay, women's suffrage, sexual harassment, and sexual violence.
Threads of Life: Clare Hunter and Janice Forsyth in Discussion
Glasgow Women's Library 23 Landressy Street, GlasgowThis is an introduction to Clare Hunter’s first book Threads of Life, an exploration of the significance of sewing through time and across cultures.
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Stride with Pride
Glasgow Women's Library 23 Landressy Street, GlasgowThis LGBT History Month we invite LGBTQI+ people to stride with pride and become history detectives. In these workshops, we’ll research and shape a new heritage trail, to be launched in the Summer.
Free
Hitherto Unknown Research Workshop
National Library of Scotland, EdinburghJoin National Library of Scotland curators and the Hitherto Unknown team to consider the challenges of archiving non-paper texts, including film footage and web publications. Inspired by writer and social activist, Tillie Olsen, this is part of an ongoing series of research workshops across Glasgow that aim to uncover writers and stories silenced by the barriers of gender, class and race.