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Sue John
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A Feminist Leader and Co-Director at Glasgow Women's Library - @womenslibrary.bsky.social | PhD Researcher in History at the University of Glasgow, studying Suffrage material culture | Runner | Views are mine | She/Her
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In Spring, as Scotland goes to the polls to elect a new Scottish Parliament, @womenslibrary.bsky.social looks back to a time when women were fighting for such a basic democratic right. Book now for this event exploring fascinating aspects of suffrage history
womenslibrary.org.uk/event/suffra...
Suffragettes: The Hard-Won Fight for Votes for Women | Glasgow Women’s Library
This Spring, as Scotland goes to the polls, we look back to a time when women were excluded from such a basic democratic right.
womenslibrary.org.uk
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For Galentine's / Valentine's Day, a repost ...

Sending you all love 😍

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Valentine’s Day: Love and Loathing in Postcards of the Suffrage Age | Glasgow Women’s Library
My PhD research focusses on several themes that emerge in ‘comic’ anti-suffrage / anti-women postcards produced by private companies between 1900 and 1930, and also examines the handwritten messages…
womenslibrary.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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It's LGBT History Month. It's cold and miserable.
Bring some joy - buy a @womenslibrary.bsky.social LGBTQ+ Edition Jigsaw online, stay in, put the kettle on, do the jigsaw and help us raise money while you're having the best fun. Warm glows all round.

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Badges of Honour Jigsaw (LGBTQ+ Edition) | Glasgow Women’s Library
We are excited to present our new addition to the Glasgow Women’s Library’s shop – jigsaws that celebrate our wonderful collection of badges, and will keep you busy throughout the winter.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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A Turner Prize winning artist comes to a @dcadundee.bsky.social this month – for recs on art events at @womenslibrary.bsky.social, @fruitmarket.bsky.social and more in February, check out @rachelashenden.bsky.social's round-up!
Scottish Art Highlights: February 2026 - The Skinny
Turner Prize winner Nnena Kalu participates in a Dundee exhibition challenging ableism in the arts, while land artist Ilana Halperin explores geological phenomena at Fruitmarket.
www.theskinny.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Shared by @womenslibrary.bsky.social in time for #IDWGS2026

A cataloguing system for a women’s library 📚 ♀️💕
#womenInSTEM
#METADATA
#data #LibraryScience
#cataloging
#knowledge #information
#library
Photo showing a variety of books on display against a historic library backdrop that is in a board that says “Glasgow’s women’s library hello everyone welcome” The text overlaying the image says “ did you know? Glasgow women’s library uses its own feminist classification system.” Photo showing a small selection of colourful books spines on a shelf. The text overlaying the image says “for decades topics like LGBTQIA+ lives were filed under abnormal psychology, social problems perversion and arrangement that that’s not something GWL was willing to accept” Photographs showing wooden shelving holding the collection of books the area is carpeted in a light blue patterned carpet. The text overlaying the image says” the system began taking shape in 2005 when GWL’s first librarian Wendy Kirk started developing a way to organise a growing collection of over 20,000 donated books” A photograph of three bookshelves that are pretty full. On the spines library labels can be seen. The overlaying the image says “ instead of complex codes GWL uses letters for main subjects numbers for sub categories for example H7 .1 is history 20th century and suffragettes. Simple. Intuitive. Welcoming.”
February 11, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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In Spring, as Scotland goes to the polls to elect a new Scottish Parliament, @womenslibrary.bsky.social looks back to a time when women were fighting for such a basic democratic right. Book now for this event exploring fascinating aspects of suffrage history
womenslibrary.org.uk/event/suffra...
Suffragettes: The Hard-Won Fight for Votes for Women | Glasgow Women’s Library
This Spring, as Scotland goes to the polls, we look back to a time when women were excluded from such a basic democratic right.
womenslibrary.org.uk
February 8, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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The carpet in the former Bridgeton Public Library (now the Glasgow Women's Library) in the East End of the city, featuring the nearby Bridgeton Cross Shelter which was created by the Sun Foundry in 1874.

Cont./

#glasgow #glasgowlibrary #carpet #architecture #sunfoundry
February 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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In celebration of #LGBTQHistoryMonth & in anticipation of our upcoming event “Queer Speculative Love Letters” with Istanbul-based writer Secil Epik in April, GWL volunteer Ari gives a brief intro into some of the most prominent queer love letters from history ⬇️

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Queer Love Letters from History | Glasgow Women’s Library
In anticipation of the Library’s upcoming event “Queer Speculative Love Letters” with Istanbul-based writer Secil Epik on the 23rd of April, I give a brief introduction into some of the most prominent...
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February 2, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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Here's to love, hope and kindness, now more than ever. Happy Burns Night.
January 25, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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Pop the kettle on and have a listen to Woman Zone's latest podcast!

Nancy from Woman Zone in Cape Town visited the Library last October and met with Gaby and Wendy to chat all things GWL!

Happy listening <3

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WOMEN ON THE SHELF: The Library Series #3 Glasgow Women's Library
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January 20, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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Glasgow Women’s Library shines a spotlight on how storytelling inspires change and builds connection to strengthens community and wellbeing. Read more: www.generationequal.scot/news/the-power-of-storytelling-how-glasgow-womens-library-is-inspiring-change/

#NACWG
January 19, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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. @suejohn.bsky.social 's guest blog on @nacwgscot.bsky.social explores the power of storytelling in inspiring change, building connection & illuminating women’s histories. Read it here >>>
www.generationequal.scot/news/the-power-of-storytelling-how-glasgow-womens-library-is-inspiring-change/
The Power of storytelling: How Glasgow Women’s Library is inspiring change - NACWG
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January 19, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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Kick off 2026 with our first Conversation Café @ GWL

A welcoming space for women to share memories, experiences & hopes for Glasgow’s future. Drop in, no need to book.
White text reads: Conversation Cafe Wednesday 14th January 12.30pm - 1.30pm FREE Targeted at women 16+
January 12, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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🚨Special announcement: our annual conference will be 3–4 Sept 2026 at LSE Library, in collaboration with @lselibrary.bsky.social, & Friends House, London.

Theme: Celebrating the Centenary of the Women’s Library: One Hundred Years of Women’s History.

Call for Papers coming mid-Jan! #WomensHistory
January 5, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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This is one of hundreds of anti-suffrage postcard images from the early 20th century that I’m examining for my PhD. Postcard manufacturers knew that misogyny made them money – even / especially at Christmas. Plus ça change.

Merry Christmas!
A 'comic' drawn postcard image that forefronts an older, conventionally 'unattractive' woman standing on her own, dressed in a tie (suggesting masculinity), and wearing the colours of the Women's Social and Political Union - she is a suffragette. Behind, two heterosexual couples, with younger, conventionally 'attractive' women are kissing under mistletoe. The text reads: 'I vote you a Merry Christmas. Hoping you won't get left, when you want your rights this day.'
December 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Final call for online orders!

The deadline for online orders for Christmas 2025 is midnight tomorrow, Tuesday 16th December (or you can visit Glasgow Women’s Library in person until Saturday 20th December at 4pm)

womenslibrary.org.uk/shop/
Shop | Glasgow Women's Library
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December 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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From notebooks and pencils to jigsaws, T. Shirts and patches. There's something for everyone @womenslibrary.bsky.social womenslibrary.org.uk/shop/ But you need to order online by tomorrow, or pop in to Glasgow Women's Library by Saturday if it's for Christmas!
Shop | Glasgow Women's Library
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December 15, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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GWL Candles 🕯

Perfect Winter Gifts! These beautiful candles feature GWL logos from past and present and are guaranteed to bring warmth to any home. Available to buy in person from GWL only,
£6 small, £12 large
Five candles with various logos them
December 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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◆Taylor, Ari, 2025, "A 'Decade of New Feminist Print Culture': An Introduction to Some Second-Wave Feminist Magazines", Glasgow Women's Library, November 21, 2025, (womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/11/21/a...). @womenslibrary.bsky.social
A ‘decade of new feminist print culture’: An Introduction to Some Second-Wave Feminist Magazines | Glasgow Women's Library
An introduction to the Second-Wave Feminist publications from the 1970-2000s that we have in our archive collection and for sale at the Feminist Fair.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Permanent women’s museum may be developed in Ireland

Similar initiatives elsewhere include the Vietnamese Women’s Museum and Glasgow Women’s Library

Minister for Culture Patrick O’Donovan with the members of the Advisory Committee on Women’s Stories. Photograph: Lensmen
Permanent women’s museum may be developed in Ireland
Similar initiatives elsewhere include the Vietnamese Women’s Museum and Glasgow Women’s Library
www.irishtimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Exhibition: Dreaming A Black Scottish Archive (1pm–5pm)

Film Screening & Discussion: Rue Cases Nègres (5.30pm–8pm)
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Rue Cases Nègres: Film Screening and Discussion | Glasgow Women's Library
A special screening of Euzhan Palcy’s landmark film Rue Cases Nègres (1983) – a defining work of Pan-African cinema and the first feature directed by a Black woman in French cinema history.
womenslibrary.org.uk
December 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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This Thursday:
Dreaming A Black Scottish Archive

Join us for a powerful day celebrating Euzhan Palcy’s landmark film Rue Cases Nègres (1983) – a defining work of Pan-African cinema & the first feature directed by a Black woman in French cinema history.

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Dreaming A Black Scottish Archive | Glasgow Women's Library
Explore a curated display created by the JGPACA Fellows, featuring rare archival materials, ephemera, and personal reflections that respond to the themes of the film Rue Cases Nègres.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Looking for meaningful gifts under £25?

Support Glasgow Women’s Library and uplift feminist futures with notebooks, tees, candles, patches, and more. Perfect for friends, family, and fellow changemakers!

Shop the collection in store & online: womenslibrary.org.uk/shop.

#UnwrapArt #SupportGWL
A promotional poster titled “Feminist Gift Guide – Gifts under £25” from Glasgow Women’s Library. It displays various gift items in a neat grid with product names and prices: GWL notebook (£10), GWL pencils (£1.50), GWL patches (£8), GWL candles (£6/£12), a logo cap (£25), a jigsaw puzzle (£18), two different T-shirts (£25 each), and a sketchbook (£25). Images of each item appear in separate boxes. The bottom of the poster lists the website: womenslibrary.org.uk/shop.
December 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Coming up Thursday 11/12/25 @womenslibrary.bsky.social Rue Cases Nègres: 🆓Film Screening and Discussion | Glasgow Women's Library womenslibrary.org.uk/event/rue-ca...
Rue Cases Nègres: Film Screening and Discussion | Glasgow Women's Library
A special screening of Euzhan Palcy’s landmark film Rue Cases Nègres (1983) – a defining work of Pan-African cinema and the first feature directed by a Black woman in French cinema history.
womenslibrary.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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We've got some lovely new items for sale in the @womenslibrary.bsky.social shop. Online, or pop in. womenslibrary.org.uk/shop/
Shop | Glasgow Women's Library
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December 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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It's #NationaIllustrationDay ✍️

Discover women illustrators in twentieth-century Britain 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/drawing-the-line-women-illustrators-in-twentieth-century-britain

'Spring Frieze' by Hannah Frank (1908–2008) © the artist's estate. 📷 Glasgow Women's Library
Three women in flowing dresses dance barefoot on a textured ground with swirling lines and small flowers around them.
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM