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.
