Badges of Honour Exhibition
An exhibition on how badge-wearing women changed the world. The culmination of our year-long Heritage Lottery funded project exploring women’s badge wearing.
Free
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Women and Sectarianism Workshop for VAF Partners
Women and Sectarianism Workshop for VAF Partners
This workshop will explore women’s unique experiences through their creative writing and outcomes of their discussion sessions, the outcomes of Mixing The Colours so far and hands on access to the resources we have available for your project via the library.
Free
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Women of the Necropolis Walk
Women of the Necropolis Walk
Experience this fantastic women’s history walking tour that digs the dirt on Victorian society, unearths women’s achievements and exhumes the history of some of the women buried in the Glasgow Necropolis.
£7.50
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Read, Relax, Recharge!
Read, Relax, Recharge!
Bring along a bite to eat, grab a cuppa, sit back and listen to live readings of selected short stories, novel extracts and poems. With plenty of time to chat too about the many issues and topics they cover.
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Read, Relax, Recharge!
Read, Relax, Recharge!
Bring along a bite to eat, grab a cuppa, sit back and listen to live readings of selected short stories, novel extracts and poems. With plenty of time to chat too about the many issues and topics they cover.
£2
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Blog Writing Workshop
Blog Writing Workshop
GWL Reader in Residence, Magi Gibson will lead you through the basics of creating an effective and entertaining blog post.
£2
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Suffragette Rosette Making Workshop
Suffragette Rosette Making Workshop
At this craft workshop you can find out about the battles fought by the suffragettes and other campaigning women, discover some of the fascinating materials from Glasgow Women’s Library’s unique archive and create your own beautiful suffragette style rosette with your own personal message for today. A creative, fun workshop where you can chat over […]
free
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Textile Central – exhibition, Edinburgh
New work from Penelope’s Sisters, a group of textile and mixed media artists.
Free
Harpies Fechters and Quines Festival, Edinburgh
This festival of talks, exhibitions and workshops is organised through a partnership between Glasgow Women’s Library, Edinburgh City libraries and the Bonnie Fechters women’s group and is now in its third year. The theme is women in the arts.
Free
My Journey with Women’s Aid – art exhibition, Edinburgh
This exhibition from Scottish Women’s Aid displays the meaningful belongings, poetry and art work of women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse, alongside their stories of how Women’s Aid have helped them.
Free
21 Revolutions art exhibition, Edinburgh
Glasgow Women’s Library recently celebrated their 21st anniversary as a unique lending library, archive and learning centre. As part of this year of celebration, 21 woman writers and artists were commissioned to produce exciting new stories, essays and works of art inspired by the women’s library’s collections.
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**THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT**Exhibitions launch – 21 Revolutions/My Journey with Women’s Aid, Edinburgh
**THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT**Exhibitions launch – 21 Revolutions/My Journey with Women’s Aid, Edinburgh
Come along and find out more about these 2 exhibitions and meet some of the people involved. Artist Helen De Main will be talking about 21 Revolutions and about the development of her own artwork for the project. The 21 Revolutions book will also be available to view or purchase. Refreshments will be served.
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“No Wealth To Leave Us?”: A Matrilineal View of Scottish Women’s Writing – talk from Lesley McDowell, Edinburgh
“No Wealth To Leave Us?”: A Matrilineal View of Scottish Women’s Writing – talk from Lesley McDowell, Edinburgh
Lesley McDowell is an author and literary critic for a number of newspapers, including The Herald, The Scotsman and The Independent on Sunday. Her latest novel, Unfashioned Creatures, portrays the Scottish childhood friend of Mary Shelley, Isabella Baxter Booth. She has also published on literary partnerships from a feminist perspective, in her book 'Between the Sheets: The Literary Liaisons of Nine 20th Century Women Writers' which was shortlisted for the Scottish Book Awards (non-fiction) 2011.
Free
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Millie Gray – The Tangling of the Web, Edinburgh
Millie Gray – The Tangling of the Web, Edinburgh
Talk and reading from professional story teller and writer Millie Gray
Free
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The life and work of Willa Muir – Rhona Brown, Edinburgh
The life and work of Willa Muir – Rhona Brown, Edinburgh
Talk on the life and work of Willa Muir, wife of the Scottish poet, Edwin Muir
Free
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Zine workshop, Edinburgh
Zine workshop, Edinburgh
Glasgow Women's Library invites you to attend a workshop about zines and zine-making. Zines are small self-made publications and can be about anything - from what you did last week, the music or art you like or personal political and social polemic. Come along and explore fanzines from our unique collection, learn about how they are made and even make your own.
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Poetry in the Park
Poetry in the Park
As part of the West End Festival GWL presents a selection of poems from Magi Gibson and the best of Glasgow’s women poets, including the lively and lovely Wild Women Writers.
£2
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Wild West meets Wild East
Wild West meets Wild East
Buckle up and join us for a rootin’ tootin’ fundraiser as the Wild West meets the Wild East to raise funds towards securing the future of Scotland’s only Women’s Library.
£4
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Postponed! East End Women’s Heritage Walk
Postponed! East End Women’s Heritage Walk
Join Women Make History tour guides on our most recently developed Women’s Heritage Walk. This women’s heritage walk uncovers the hidden heroines of Glasgow’s East End.
£7.50
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Mixing The Colours: women speaking about sectarianism
Mixing The Colours: women speaking about sectarianism
Join Rachel Thain-Gray and Morag Smith as part of the Harpies, Fechters and Quines Festival in Edinburgh for readings of stories and poems that brim with women's insights on sectarianism in Scotland.
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An Orkney Collaboration, Edinburgh
An Orkney Collaboration, Edinburgh
Join Orcadians Diana Leslie and Morag MacInnes to hear about Diana’s work as a practising artist and her recent collaboration with Morag on Street Shapes – a collection of poems on Morag’s childhood in Orkney. They will also be sharing their stories and memories about growing up in Orkney.
Free
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Glasgow Cycle Festival: Led Ride and Creative Writing
Glasgow Cycle Festival: Led Ride and Creative Writing
Easy paced group bike rides suitable for those new or returning to cycling including a tea, cake and creative writing “pit stop” at Glasgow Women’s Library inspired by your ride.
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Poetry Workshop with Morag MacInnes, Edinburgh
Poetry Workshop with Morag MacInnes, Edinburgh
Join Orcadian poet Morag MacInnes for a kick-start session to get you going with your poems, whatever stage you're at; no messing, no fal de rals - just input, stimulus, hard work, support, and fun. At the end you should know what your own voice sounds like, and how to shape your thoughts.
Free
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Scottish Women Poets – Sarah Dunnigan, Edinburgh
Scottish Women Poets – Sarah Dunnigan, Edinburgh
Talk from Sarah Brannigan about Scottish women poets of the 17th and 18th century.
Free
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Sound-Off for Women
Sound-Off for Women
With the Referendum debate hotting up, this is an opportunity to think about what the Independence vote means to you.
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Drama Queens
Drama Queens
Our fabulous Drama Queens sessions explore some of the all-women plays we have in the archives – from powerful suffragette plays to light humorous sketches.
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120 years of Scottish women artists with Dr Deborah Jackson.
120 years of Scottish women artists with Dr Deborah Jackson.
This talk will offer a history of the production and display of art by Scottish women artists. From the Glasgow Girls to contemporary artists, such as Lucy McKenzie and Karla Black, the work of these artist will be discussed in the context of their historical and cultural period.
Free
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Glasgow Cycle Festival: Led Ride and Creative Writing
Glasgow Cycle Festival: Led Ride and Creative Writing
Easy paced group bike rides suitable for those new or returning to cycling including a tea, cake and creative writing “pit stop” at Glasgow Women’s Library inspired by your ride.
Free
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Mixing The Colours: women speaking about sectarianism Creative Writing Workshop
Mixing The Colours: women speaking about sectarianism Creative Writing Workshop
As part of the Harpies, Fechters and Quines Festival in Edinburgh writer, Magi Gibson will facilitate this free workshop for women, with the aim of producing writing about women’s experience of sectarianism. Whether you feel you have ever been affected by sectarianism or not, you probably have stories to tell, poems to write.
Free
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Sound-Off for Women
Sound-Off for Women
With the Referendum debate hotting up, this is an opportunity to think about what the Independence vote means to you.
2 events,
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Dream Time
Dream Time
In a supportive, reflective way women can dream about their ideal society. What kind of community do you really want to live in? Many of us have never explored that question so now’s your chance.
Free
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The Carbon Cycle with Kate Rawles
The Carbon Cycle with Kate Rawles
Join Kate Rawles to hear about her book The Carbon Cycle, the story of her 4500 mile bike ride from Texas to Alaska along the spine of the Rockies during which she explored North American responses to climate change.
free
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Fully Booked! Women’s Heritage Cycle Trail Launch
Fully Booked! Women’s Heritage Cycle Trail Launch
Cycle gently along the Clyde and learn from our tour guides about some of the women who made, and are making, Glasgow cycling history. Please bring your own bike, booking essential.
Free
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Postponed! West End Women’s Heritage Walk
Postponed! West End Women’s Heritage Walk
Please note that this event has been postponed. Why not book on to one of our other heritage walks taking place over the summer.
£7.50