We are proud to present our first Mixing The Colours Story Café Special in the library space where our anthology entries were conceived. Delving into memories and real life events, […]
A one-off special marriage-themed discussion event in partnership with The History of Working-Class Marriage in Scotland project will give attendees the opportunity to recollect and explore their own experiences of marriage, love and relationships in a welcoming, supportive and relaxed environment.
The Sex in the Women’s Library season culminates this evening with the launch of our new sexology themed publication Sex Between the Covers, our podcasts and film.
Uncover the Merchant City’s hidden history during this walking tour around Glasgow’s cosmopolitan hub.
Join our tour guides on this free tour as part of Doors Open Day festival as we uncover the female stars that stud the fabric of this famous quarter.
It’s Doors Open Day at Glasgow Women’s Library. This is one of the first opportunities to see the wonderful refurbishment by Collective Architecture of our new main events space in all its glory before we unleash the full potential of this unique library, museum and archive and begin to deliver our new, fresh artistic and cultural events within the new venue.
Discover the hidden heroines of Glasgow’s East End by joining our tour guides on Glasgow Women’s Library’s unique heritage walk as part of Glasgow Open Doors Day Festival.
Premiere screening of March, which documents the large scale, pubic art event March of Women that spilled out onto the streets of Bridgeton on the eve of International Women's Day 2015.
Join us at one or all of these events for tea, coffee, biscuits and informal discussion on local women from Bishopbriggs, Auchinairn, Twechar, Baldernock and throughout East Dunbartonshire. Who are the women that you most remember and why? Where did they live and what did they do? How are they remembered? From the well-known to unsung heroines, this friendly, social and informal event will include short talks, a fun women’s quiz, discussion and hands on activities to give you an introduction to Glasgow Women’s Library and some of the women’s heritage projects that are happening across Scotland, including the new interactive Women of Scotland website that maps monuments to women across Scotland.
We are screening 4 fabulous films which are chosen by some of the diverse women’s groups we work with and in conjunction with Cinema for All. We begin this series with Persepolis (12).
As part of European Researchers Night we will be exploring the role World War 1 had on women’s lives, freedoms and welfare. In a series of short talks followed by Q&A researchers will explore how this time of great upheaval led to rapid changes in the lives of women and what the lasting implications of those changes were.
