On the launch date of her new book Mother State: A Political History of Motherhood, Helen Charman in conversation with Hannah Proctor will discuss the political act of motherhood. Mother State takes us from Women’s Liberation to austerity, meeting mothers fighting for alternative futures: lesbian squatters, antinuclear campaigners, wives of striking miners and teenage mothers […]
Glasgow Women’s Library invites you to explore the rich tapestry of stories that make up our community with our special exhibition, ‘She Settles in the Shields’.
Don't be fooled by their size, pamphlets can pack an informative punch!Drop in to explore an unparalleled and unique resource of women's history, movements and lives. Pamphlets were by design a radical format made to be affordable and shared quickly.Often a call to action for readers and communities, pamphlets offered an alternative print platform in […]
These vibrant and thoughtful monthly Open Book creative writing sessions are led by Kathrine Sowerby, a poet and writer based in Glasgow.
Each session focuses on a different theme – such as Home, Grow and Transform, or Garden – and we use poetry and short stories as prompts for your own creative writing.
This guided walk will focus on some of the achievements and struggles of the industrious and resourceful women of Glasgow's East End, and the radical nature of the area which gave birth to them.