Comfort the Breast Quilt, was made by 180 women and teenage girls from across the UK. The artwork explores the subject of breasts, from prepubescent hopes, aging, breastfeeding, sexualization, operations and hormones for health or cosmetic issues, to transgender women feminization. These are women’s stories of embarrassment, pleasure, pain and joy.
Celebrate Glasgow Women’s Library’s recent acquisition of Maud Joachim’s hunger strike medal, with a rare opportunity to see two other special medals in this exhibition of militant suffrage memorabilia. A suffragette and member of the Women’s Social and Political Union, Maud was arrested in Dundee on the 20th October 1909, with Adela Pankhurst, Helen Archdale, […]
Our archive is full of incredible zines donated to us over the years by their makers and fanz. Health and heartaches, music and menstruation, our zines are full of knowledge and made with love. They are coming out of the archive this Spring with our new Zine Display. This launch will celebrate our Trans Zines, […]
The Reading Group for Muslim Women brings together women interested in books written by Muslim women or with a focus on themes of interest to women issues.If you are passionate about books and love to share them with others, or you simply want to get into the habit of reading but find it challenging, then […]
If you are new to speaking English or fancy a cuppa and chat, this event is perfect for you! As part of the adult literacy and numeracy team at GWL, we are focused on building a welcoming and supportive community for all women. Join us for a conversation, tea, and games while we practise English […]
Eve-Hawa Quilt, 2023 Fabric, shells, bamboo canes The Project Esperanza ‘Eve/Hawa Quilt’ is a poignant tapestry woven by the skilled hands of Project Esperanza's Women's sewing group in Edinburgh. More than a mere creation, it serves as a profound expression of resilience and healing. Crafted as part of a therapeutic journey, the quilt delves into […]
Join us this Autumn for a range of GWL's bitesize feminist crafting including block printing, candle art, quilling, stone art and much more!
This exhibition celebrates women blowing their own trumpets in the fight for equality from 1980 to 1990. Glasgow Women’s Library came into being partly in response to the overarching masculine narratives in Glasgow’s approach to being a European City of Culture in 1990. The exhibition includes posters and photographs from GWL’s archive and features the […]
These vibrant and thoughtful monthly Open Book creative writing sessions are led by Kathrine Sowerby, a poet and writer based in Glasgow.
Each session focus on a different theme each month – such as Home, Grow and Transform, or Garden – and use poetry and short stories as prompts for your own creative writing.
Mexico City time: March 7th 11.30am to 1pm In a collaborative film screening and discussion event between disabled women from Scotland and Mexico, artists Emily Beaney and Ana García Jácome draw upon archives in Mexico and the UK to explore how audio-visual practices can interrogate issues of representation across international contexts. The artists will talk […]
Meg can’t wait to leave home. Cynthia misses her family back in the Caribbean. Pamela is pregnant and her mum wants the baby adopted. Andrea fancies girls. Life in 1960s Britain was changing fast but it wasn’t all miniskirts and pop music. This beautiful installation, with illustrations by Candice Purwin in digital and other forms, […]
Join us this International Women’s Day to celebrate the launch of our Teenage Kicks exhibition about eight girls growing up in the 1960s. Life in 1960s Britain was changing fast but it wasn’t all miniskirts and pop music. This beautiful installation, with illustrations by Candice Purwin in digital and other forms, is based on research […]
If you are new to speaking English or fancy a cuppa and chat, this event is perfect for you! As part of the adult literacy and numeracy team at GWL, we are focused on building a welcoming and supportive community for all women. Join us for a conversation, tea, and games while we practise English […]
Pull up a chair and join us as we celebrate the wonderful world of Urdu poetry. With joyous and uplifting poems from local and international women writers, it’s the perfect way to relax over lunchtime. Readings will be in Urdu and English. Booking The event is free and for women only* (16+). To attend, please […]
Join us this Autumn for a range of GWL's bitesize feminist crafting including block printing, candle art, quilling, stone art and much more!
Open Book creative writing groups respond to Jackie Kay’s incredible poem A Life in Protest Over 15 poets from 12 different creative writing groups run by Open Book, across Scotland, from Orkney to Eyemouth, contribute their poems written in response to Jackie Kay’s, A Life in Protest. This immense poem was written by Jackie in […]
Francesca Saggini will introduce us to the life and work of the pioneering author Frances Burney (1752–1840), followed by a creative writing workshop inspired by Burney’s work. Frances Burney was an English satirical novelist, diarist and playwright. Her work was mercilessly criticised at the time by male reviewers who described it as an “unsightly display […]
Join us for the launch of a women’s history trail map and booklet which celebrates women in Dennistoun, past and present. From Victorian seamstresses and World War 2 Land Girls to women activists and entrepreneurs, this year-long community based project has uncovered some fascinating stories. Come along to find out more and pick up your […]
How can cities be greener, wilder, more inclusive, liveable and poetic? Join author May East and award-winning architect Jude Barber for readings and conversation to celebrate the launch of May’s book What if Women Designed the City? The book draws from in-depth walking interviews with 274 women from Glasgow, Edinburgh and Perth, and offers 33 […]
Readers of Colour is a thriving community of Women* and Non-binary Readers of Colour who come together to read writing by Women and Non-binary Writers of Colour! We share our laughter and ideas over discussions about things like that month’s reading and community care. We meet every other month in Edinburgh, Glasgow and online.Book this […]
If you are new to speaking English or fancy a cuppa and chat, this event is perfect for you! As part of the adult literacy and numeracy team at GWL, we are focused on building a welcoming and supportive community for all women. Join us for a conversation, tea, and games while we practise English […]
From The Calton to New York, Beirut, Morocco and Bulgaria, Memoirs of a Gallus Weegie is Margaret McQuade McAuslan’s expansive life in prose, poetry, photographs and anecdotes. Recounting her experiences as a working-class woman and atheist growing up in Glasgow in the 1950s and 60s, her book is ambitious, honest and deeply moving. Margaret will […]
Readers of Colour is a thriving community of Women* and Non-binary Readers of Colour who come together to read writing by Women and Non-binary Writers of Colour! We share our laughter and ideas over discussions about things like that month’s reading and community care. We meet every other month in Edinburgh, Glasgow and online.Book this […]
Join us this Autumn for a range of GWL's bitesize feminist crafting including block printing, candle art, quilling, stone art and much more!
Readers of Colour is a thriving community of Women* and Non-binary Readers of Colour who come together to read writing by Women and Non-binary Writers of Colour! We share our laughter and ideas over discussions about things like that month’s reading and community care. We meet every other month in Edinburgh, Glasgow and online. Book […]
