Chandelier of Lost Earrings
Part of the Tall Tales tour is this striking sculpture, The Chandelier of Lost Earrings, is made from over 3,000 single earrings donated by owners who have lost the other half of the pair.
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Tips for Girls Exhibition
Over the past few months we’ve been investigating invaluable advice to women given over the last couple of centuries, and now the women involved in Tips for Girls want to share all that with the world in this group curated exhibition and film.
Recognition and Reflection: 25 Years of Collecting and Making Women’s History
This exhibition reflects on 25 years of ground-breaking contemporary collecting of women’s history at GWL.
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Story Café Special: Banned Books Week
Story Café Special: Banned Books Week
Rediscover the joy of being read to as we explore tales of love, longing and what it is to be human, by the best women writers world-wide. This year Banned Books Week will be shining a spotlight on diversity. Drawing on the wealth of writers on our bookshelves and gems in our Archives, we'll be championing diverse voices and viewpoints to consider why marginalised authors are more likely to be censored.
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Visits to Jo Spence Photography Exhibition, Edinburgh
Visits to Jo Spence Photography Exhibition, Edinburgh
Jo Spence was a pioneering self-documenting photographer who tackled subjects unique to women. These special guided tours will give you a unique experience of this new exhibition at Stills Gallery in Edinburgh which covers different aspects of Spence’s documentary and self portrait work from the 70s and 80s.
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Collect: if
Collect: if
Collect: if is a network run by & for creative women of colour. We look forward to reconnecting, and welcoming new members as we plan how best to showcase your talent and ingenuity at Glasgow Women's Library.
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Women’s Heritage Bike Ride
Women’s Heritage Bike Ride
What better way to explore the East End than in the company of our lovely tour guides on wheels? Join them for this gentle ride along traffic-free cycle paths and be awed by the exploits of women cyclists, from Suffragettes to peace campaigners, from athletes to those preferring slower, more social rides.
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Changing Room: Exhibition Launch Workshop
Changing Room: Exhibition Launch Workshop
A workshop facilitated by Lee Seekings Norman offers an opportunity to share and explore menopause experiences and take part in creative activities linked to the exhibition.
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SQIFF Presents: Braw Butches
SQIFF Presents: Braw Butches
Together let’s look at butch identity and female masculinity on screen and within LGBTQ+ communities.
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The Glasgow Girls of Garnethill Heritage Walk
The Glasgow Girls of Garnethill Heritage Walk
During the Mackintosh Festival in Glasgow in true GWL style we are celebrating the life of Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh and the other Glasgow Girls on this one of a kind walking tour.
£6.00 – £10.00
4 events,
Changing Room
Changing Room aims to recognize and acknowledge the changes and challenges of the menopause, to explore stereotypes of women as we age, and to create space for a positive, playful and creative celebration of this new life phase.
Warm Welcome Drop In at GWL
Warm Welcome Drop In at GWL
GWL Warm Welcome drop-in days take place on the first Saturday of every month: if you are new to GWL find out about borrowing, volunteering, our programmes and projects and get a full tour and your questions answered.
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Highland Women on the Shelves of Glasgow Women’s Library, Inverness
Highland Women on the Shelves of Glasgow Women’s Library, Inverness
Women are woven into the fabric of Highland history. Artists, Jacobites and Highland Maids are all waiting to be introduced to you with help from the Glasgow Women’s Library staff and collections. Explore some of the fascinating suffragette artefacts in GWL's archive and help put Highland women who deserve to be celebrated and remembered on your own local map.
8 events,
Story Café
Story Café
Rediscover the joy of being read to as we explore tales of love, longing and what it is to be human, by the best women writers world-wide.
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Story Café Special: Grey Hen Press
Story Café Special: Grey Hen Press
Rediscover the joy of being read to as we explore tales of love, longing and what it is to be human, by the best women writers world-wide.
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Call for Cloth Creative Workshop
Call for Cloth Creative Workshop
A series of creative workshops inspired by cloth and clothing.
The final workshop before the work created is installed in the Tall Tales exhibition which opens on the 21st October.
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Bold Types: Poetry for Fearties
Bold Types: Poetry for Fearties
Our Fearties sessions are the ideal place to flex those writing muscles and discover your poetry powers and story strengths in the supportive and encouraging company of others.
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A Bench on the Road
A Bench on the Road
This play, based on real women’s experience of immigration through the lens of Scottish-Italian migration from 1850-1950, is a rich piece of musical and visual storytelling.
£6.00 – £10.00
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Outside-In/Inside-Out
Outside-In/Inside-Out
Women’s often marginal positions can encourage innovative poetic choices, which contribute to social comment; part of Outside-In/Inside-Out Festival this day investigates and rejoices women’s 20th and 21st century experimental poetry.
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The Glasgow Girls of Garnethill Heritage Walk
The Glasgow Girls of Garnethill Heritage Walk
During the Mackintosh Festival in Glasgow in true GWL style we are celebrating the life of Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh and the other Glasgow Girls on this one of a kind walking tour.
£6.00 – £10.00
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Sharon Hayes In Conversation
Sharon Hayes In Conversation
This discussion event with internationally renown American artist Sharon Hayes is programmed to coincide with an exhibition of her work at The Common Guild.
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5 events,
Story Café
Story Café
Rediscover the joy of being read to as we explore tales of love, longing and what it is to be human, by the best women writers world-wide.
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Visits to Jo Spence Photography Exhibition, Edinburgh
Visits to Jo Spence Photography Exhibition, Edinburgh
Jo Spence was a pioneering self-documenting photographer who tackled subjects unique to women. These special guided tours will give you a unique experience of this new exhibition at Stills Gallery in Edinburgh which covers different aspects of Spence’s documentary and self portrait work from the 70s and 80s.
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Think Wise Age Well Presents IRIS
Think Wise Age Well Presents IRIS
“IRIS” pairs legendary 87-year-old documentarian Albert Maysles with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades. This film screening is organised by Think Wise Age Well and is part of the Drink Wise Age Well Programme.
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National Hate Crime Awareness Week – Personal Safety Workshop by Police Scotland
National Hate Crime Awareness Week – Personal Safety Workshop by Police Scotland
Personal Safety Workshop by Police Scotland for In Her Shoes Project sharing practical skills to help women identify and avoid potentially dangerous situations in public space, public transport at home and at work.
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In Her Shoes – Women Who Resist
In Her Shoes – Women Who Resist
Stories of women successfully resisting incidents of harassment, intimidation and assault are hard to to find in the media, contributing to the image of women as helpless. In her book, Her Wits About Her, Denise Caignon discusses how women were as hungry for tales of success as she was. In this empowering session we will […]
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Paisley’s Women Making History: Past & Present
Paisley’s Women Making History: Past & Present
Who are the women who made Paisley what it is and how are they celebrated? Led by Glasgow Women's Library, this is an interactive workshop with a reflection on women’s place in Scotland's history through talks, quizzes and a creative mapping exercise of Paisley including memories of Paisley women past and present.
2 events,
Story Café
Story Café
Rediscover the joy of being read to as we explore tales of love, longing and what it is to be human, by the best women writers world-wide.
3 events,
Tall Tales
Tall Tales is a national touring programme bringing together the work of 17 international women artists. Each of the artists taking part looks at narrative, story-telling and playing, exploring the often blurred lines between fiction and reality.
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Tall Tales: Exhibition Launch
Tall Tales: Exhibition Launch
An evening to preview and launch the full exhibition, Tall Tales, in its only Scottish location. The event includes performance by Jenn Ashworth and Beth Collar.
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Tall Tales: Open Day
Tall Tales: Open Day
To mark Tall Tales arrival in Scotland, we invite you to join us for a day of tours, discussion, screenings and celebration with film and artists’ talks with some lovely nibbles and refreshments.
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Edinburgh Women’s Book Cafe
Edinburgh Women’s Book Cafe
Bring along a bite of lunch and relax while you listen to readings from specially selected stories and powerful poetry from the GWL and Edinburgh Libraries collections. A chance to chill out at lunchtime, discover new women authors and enjoy the company. This group is suitable for women of all ages and from all walks of life, from booklovers to those who are new to reading and reading groups.
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Create your own Women’s History Walk – Milton of Campsie
Create your own Women’s History Walk – Milton of Campsie
Learn how to design your own women's history walk in Milton of Campsie.
With help from Glasgow Women’s Library and the Trails and Tales project, you will develop an outline and test out a route for a short guided tour featuring local women using your own knowledge and stories and memories which have already been gathered. We’ll show you examples of what has been done by other groups and help you create the route which will then become part of a series of exciting new walks around East Dunbartonshire.
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Story Café Special: Chitra Ramaswamy
Story Café Special: Chitra Ramaswamy
Rediscover the joy of being read to as we explore tales of love, longing and what it is to be human, by the best women writers world-wide. Award-winning journalist Chitra Ramaswamy joins us for a special event.
Story Café
Story Café
Rediscover the joy of being read to as we explore tales of love, longing and what it is to be human, by the best women writers world-wide.
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SISTER OUTRIDER x TYCI: Building an anti-racist, feminist manifesto
SISTER OUTRIDER x TYCI: Building an anti-racist, feminist manifesto
Claire Heuchan is Sister Outrider, a Black feminist blogger and activist. Collaborating with fellow feminist bloggers TYCI, Claire is bringing online discussions inspired by her writing into a real life context. We invite local and online communities to come together in discussion, creatively and collaboratively building an anti-racist feminist manifesto for Scotland.
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Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee
For Black History Month we are Celebrating Black on Screen Talent. Akeelah and the Bee, screening at Glasgow Film Theatre, is an inspirational story of an amazing young girl who dreams of competing in the National Spelling Bee.
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Voices of Experience – Discussions on Architecture
Voices of Experience – Discussions on Architecture
At this afternoon tea you can listen to short conversations between women architects in relation to their work on sites such as Cumbernauld, Edinburgh’s New Town and North Glasgow.
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Create your own Women’s History Walk – Milton of Campsie – session 2
Create your own Women’s History Walk – Milton of Campsie – session 2
Learn how to design your own women's history walk in Milton of Campsie.
With help from Glasgow Women’s Library and the Trails and Tales project, you will develop an outline and test out a route for a short guided tour featuring local women using your own knowledge and stories and memories which have already been gathered. We’ll show you examples of what has been done by other groups and help you create the route which will then become part of a series of exciting new walks around East Dunbartonshire.
3 events,
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Create your own Women’s History Walk – Milton of Campsie – session 3
Create your own Women’s History Walk – Milton of Campsie – session 3
Learn how to design your own women's history walk in Milton of Campsie.
With help from Glasgow Women’s Library and the Trails and Tales project, you will develop an outline and test out a route for a short guided tour featuring local women using your own knowledge and stories and memories which have already been gathered. We’ll show you examples of what has been done by other groups and help you create the route which will then become part of a series of exciting new walks around East Dunbartonshire.
6 events,
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Story Café
Story Café
Rediscover the joy of being read to as we explore tales of love, longing and what it is to be human, by the best women writers world-wide.
Story Café
Story Café
Rediscover the joy of being read to as we explore tales of love, longing and what it is to be human, by the best women writers world-wide.
to
Women in a World of Film: Symposium and Screening
Women in a World of Film: Symposium and Screening
A panel of leading experts will discuss areas including funding, training, exhibition, distribution, production, script development and storytelling. The symposium will be followed by a screening of As I Open My Eyes the first feature film from the talented Tunisian director Leyla Bouzid.
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Bold Types: Editing Mistress-Class
Bold Types: Editing Mistress-Class
So you’ve flexed your writing muscles but feel that your story or poem needs a bit more of a work-out before it’s competition ready. What can you do to give that reluctant muse the push she needs to be a Bold Type?
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