Preserving the Present
What do a running shoe, a set of badges and a Pussyhat have in common? They’re all Rapid Response additions to our museum collection!
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Women Make Heritage!
Working with artists Rachel Mimiec and Fiona Dean, East Dunbartonshire Women’s History Group have explored local women’s stories, creating unique shawl designs. This exhibition gives us a glimpse into women’s work including weaving, spinning, mining, leadership and philanthropy, accompanied by portraits of the women as researchers and designers.
3 events,
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Creative Writing Support Group
Creative Writing Support Group
We have created space for writers to meet each other, share work in an encouraging atmosphere, support each other to hone writing skills, try out ideas and develop new projects.
Free – £2.00
6 events,
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Story Café Special: Anne Pia
Story Café Special: Anne Pia
It's a pleasure to welcome back Anne Pia to Story Café to talk about her brand new poetry collection, Transitory. Prepare to be spellbound by her evocative, intimate poems.
Free – £2.00
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Utter: Raise Your Voice
Utter: Raise Your Voice
This singing group with a difference brings together women of all ages and abilities to celebrate womanhood through the power of our collective voice.
Free
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Utter: Raise Your Voice
Utter: Raise Your Voice
This singing group with a difference brings together women of all ages and abilities to celebrate womanhood through the power of our collective voice.
Free
to
Histories of Reproductive Health and Activism
Histories of Reproductive Health and Activism
A series of talks by International experts from Yale, Purdue and Strathclyde Universities examining the complex history of reproductive rights activism and the role of women in shaping reproductive healthcare in the past.
Free
3 events,
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Herland: The Redstockinged Women’s Quiz
Herland: The Redstockinged Women’s Quiz
An unmissable Herland evening of unfettered fun, fiendish questions and feministy facts hosted by quiz mistress, Talat Yaqoob.
£25.00
4 events,
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The Secret Garden: Women’s Writing Workshops in Edinburgh’s Secret Garden
The Secret Garden: Women’s Writing Workshops in Edinburgh’s Secret Garden
The Secret Garden’ is a series of gentle creative writing workshops for women, run by Glasgow Women’s Library and held in Johnstone Terrace Gardens – Edinburgh’s own secret escape in the heart of the city.
Free
Warm Welcome
Warm Welcome
GWL Warm Welcome drop-in days take place on the first Saturday of every month. If you are new to GWL this is a relaxed way to find out about borrowing, volunteering, our programme and collections.
3 events,
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This is Who We Are
This is Who We Are
This welcoming, open session is for anyone who wants to discover what makes GWL tick, in discussion with the people who run it.
Free
4 events,
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*Fully booked* Seeing Things – Nautical and Nice: Artworks Inspired By the Sea
*Fully booked* Seeing Things – Nautical and Nice: Artworks Inspired By the Sea
Join the Seeing Things group for a visit to Scottish Maritime Museum, for a guided tour and a creative writing workshop!
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Nautical and Nice: Artworks Inspired by the Sea
Nautical and Nice: Artworks Inspired by the Sea
From shipwrecks to shoes, trawlers to travelers, let women’s artworks at the Scottish Maritime Museum tempt you to write seafaring stories.
Free
5 events,
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Make Your Own Charm with Joy BC and Ruth Ewan
Make Your Own Charm with Joy BC and Ruth Ewan
Charm making as part of the From Glasgow Women’s Library events series marking the exclusive range of products inspired by our collections.
£30.00
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The Secret Garden: Women’s Writing Workshops in Edinburgh’s Secret Garden
The Secret Garden: Women’s Writing Workshops in Edinburgh’s Secret Garden
The Secret Garden’ is a series of gentle creative writing workshops for women, run by Glasgow Women’s Library and held in Johnstone Terrace Gardens – Edinburgh’s own secret escape in the heart of the city.
Free
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Voices of Experience: Searching Reading and Listening
Voices of Experience: Searching Reading and Listening
To celebrate Finch and Fouracre’s sketchbook commission, Panel has partnered with Voices of Experience to discuss How role models and built environment histories might be re-thought through searching, reading and listening to experienced women architects who have been written out of mainstream history. Share in the conversation over tea and cake.
Free
3 events,
Doors Open Days Building Tours
We’re offering even more chances to get to know us, our space, and collections with tours in English, Farsi and Urdu this Doors Open Days Festival!
5 events,
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Story Café
Story Café
Stories, poems, tea and a warm welcome await you, as we rediscover the joy of being read to at Story Cafe. Pull up a chair and become part of the story.
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Utter: Raise Your Voice
Utter: Raise Your Voice
This singing group with a difference brings together women of all ages and abilities to celebrate womanhood through the power of our collective voice.
Free
4 events,
Women Making It
Women Making It
This Autumn, be invigorated by our drop-in Women Making It sessions where we have bitesize learning and fun on offer including scrapbooking, badge making, creative writing, film screenings and much more.
5 events,
to
The Secret Garden: Women’s Writing Workshops in Edinburgh’s Secret Garden
The Secret Garden: Women’s Writing Workshops in Edinburgh’s Secret Garden
The Secret Garden’ is a series of gentle creative writing workshops for women, run by Glasgow Women’s Library and held in Johnstone Terrace Gardens – Edinburgh’s own secret escape in the heart of the city.
Free
to
East End Women’s Heritage Walk
East End Women’s Heritage Walk
This tour focuses on some of the achievements and struggles of the resourceful and industrious women of Bridgeton and Calton, and explores the radical nature of the area which gave birth to them.
3 events,
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Creative Writing Support Group
Creative Writing Support Group
We have created space for writers to meet each other, share work in an encouraging atmosphere, support each other to hone writing skills, try out ideas and develop new projects.
Free
3 events,
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The Moving Story: How Suffragettes Changed the World
The Moving Story: How Suffragettes Changed the World
The Pankhursts are suffragette celebrities and the fight for the vote in England has been widely cited during the Vote 100 celebrations, but what about the Scotswomen who were often in the forefront of campaigns but whose names are forgotten? Where, too, are the stories of women working to gain the vote in countries across the world? Come along to these workshops to see how you can help create an animated web resource to bring some of the feisty figures from Scotland and around the world to life.
Free
7 events,
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Story Café
Story Café
Stories, poems, tea and a warm welcome await you, as we rediscover the joy of being read to. Pull up a chair and become part of the story.
to
Drama Queens: Play Reading for Pleasure
Drama Queens: Play Reading for Pleasure
GWL’s Drama Queens give you thrills from the comfort of your chair as we read from and listen to plays from our collection.
Free – £2.00
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Drama Queens: Play Reading for Pleasure
Drama Queens: Play Reading for Pleasure
GWL’s Drama Queens give you thrills from the comfort of your chair as we read from and listen to plays from our collection.
Free – £2.00
to
The Open Archive: Stop the Clause!
The Open Archive: Stop the Clause!
Drop into the Open Archive to explore an array of unique and important material documenting the introduction of Section 28, as well as the enormous backlash and campaigns against it.
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Drama Queens: In Our Own Words
Drama Queens: In Our Own Words
Experiment along with us as we adapt one of Muriel Spark’s short stories or novellas together for play writing fun.
Free – £2.00
4 events,
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Herland: Subjects and Sequences, 100 Years of Margaret Tait
Herland: Subjects and Sequences, 100 Years of Margaret Tait
Celebrate Orcadian film poet Margaret Tait’s 100th birthday in true Herland style! The evening will showcase historic and contemporary film, poetry, music and more from women creatives inspired by Tait’s work, with light refreshments reflecting her love of Italy and time spent in Rome.
£5.00 – £16.00
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Reading Group for Muslim Women
Reading Group for Muslim Women
This reading group has as its focus books written by Muslim women or with topics of particular relevance to Muslim women today. Join us for lively conversations in a relaxed environment.
Free
4 events,
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With Our Own Voices: Interactive Creative Writing Workshop
With Our Own Voices: Interactive Creative Writing Workshop
Learn new ways to use your voice with experienced guest poets and authors Elaine Gallagher, Victoria Shropshire, and Sarah Tytler.
Free
to
The Moving Story: How Suffragettes Changed the World
The Moving Story: How Suffragettes Changed the World
The Pankhursts are suffragette celebrities and the fight for the vote in England has been widely cited during the Vote 100 celebrations, but what about the Scotswomen who were often in the forefront of campaigns but whose names are forgotten? Where, too, are the stories of women working to gain the vote in countries across the world? Come along to these workshops to see how you can help create an animated web resource to bring some of the feisty figures from Scotland and around the world to life.
Free
1 event,
to
Women Making Change
Women Making Change
As part of Take One Action Film Festival, this empowering and celebratory event takes a look at the progress women have made in shaping a fairer and more balanced political, social and cultural landscape.
Free
3 events,
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Seeing Things – Slay In Your Lane: In Conversation with Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené
Seeing Things – Slay In Your Lane: In Conversation with Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené
See the authors of Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible at GWL with the lovely Seeing Things group!
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Utter: Raise Your Voice
Utter: Raise Your Voice
This singing group with a difference brings together women of all ages and abilities to celebrate womanhood through the power of our collective voice.
Free
to
Slay In Your Lane: In Conversation with Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené
Slay In Your Lane: In Conversation with Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené
Following a range of sell out events across the UK you can join Yomi and Elizabeth in conversation about their book Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girls Bible.
£3.00 – £5.00
1 event,
Women Making It
Women Making It
This Autumn, be invigorated by our drop-in Women Making It sessions where we have bitesize learning and fun on offer including scrapbooking, badge making, creative writing, film screenings and much more.
4 events,
to
GWL Story Café: Writing the Body Positive
GWL Story Café: Writing the Body Positive
Hear how women writers have challenged, subverted and ridiculed the knotty topic of body image in fiction and poetry. We’ll be reading aloud from some of the best women writers worldwide.
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Celebrate Muslim Women’s Writing
Celebrate Muslim Women’s Writing
This is going to be an unmissable afternoon of spoken word and performance by emerging Muslim women writers exploring the theme of relationships, joined by acclaimed writers Safina Mazhar, Sara Shaarawi, and Sufiya Ahmed.
Free
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With Our Own Voices: Interactive Creative Writing Workshop
With Our Own Voices: Interactive Creative Writing Workshop
Learn new ways to use your voice with experienced guest poets and authors Elaine Gallagher, Victoria Shropshire, and Sarah Tytler.
Free
to
Women’s Heritage Bike Ride
Women’s Heritage Bike Ride
Let our tour guides lead you gently along cycle paths, through Glasgow Green and beside the Clyde, while sharing fun and fascinating facts about the history of women’s cycling.
Free
1 event,
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GWL Story Cafe: Period Poetry, Menstrual Myths
GWL Story Cafe: Period Poetry, Menstrual Myths
Every day, over 800 million people have their period yet menstruation cycles remain an unmentionable subject for many. At this Story Cafe, we'll be celebrating how women writers worldwide have been breaking the taboo of periods by telling the stories and myths of menstruation in fiction and poetry.