Sue John

1. Ciara Phillips, Advice-giver, 2012
Sue John
@SueJohnGWL
@womenslibrary
Detail, Badges of Honour
exhibition,
Glasgow Women’s Library
Women on the Shelf:
Bravery and the
Making of a Women’s
Library

2. Photo, Rachel Thibbotumunuwe, part of Documenting 109

3. Glasgow Women’s Library, 1991, 50 Hill Street, Garnethill

4. Interior of 50 Hill Street, GWL’s first home

5. Glasgow Women’s Library, Trongate premises, circa
1994, photo: Ruth Clark

6. 109 Trongate interior

7. Documenting 109

8. Parnie Street – the third premises of GWL

9. The first GWL Archivist was appointed in 2009

10. GWL’s current and permanent home at 23 Landressy Street

11. Events space and gallery

12. Events space and gallery

13. New mezzanine floor

14. Women on the Shelf

15. Audience and members of Collect:if, GWL’s Women of Colour
creatives group, who curated a Herland Salon in 2016

16. Bower of Bliss, Linder, a commissioned flag and film with
accompanying exhibition for Glasgow International Festival of
Visual Art, 2018

17. Bower of Bliss by Linder, film screening in the GWL entrance, 2018

18. Sisterhood is Powerful, poster archive exhibition curated by
GWL Designer in Residence, Kirsty McBride, 2017

19. Exhibition of Women and World War One artefacts, 2016

20. Weekly Story Cafe

21. Glasgow Women’s Library, East End Women’s Heritage Walk

22. Edinburgh International Book Festival Revolting Women Feminist
Take Over Tent, 2018

23. Edinburgh International Book Festival Revolting Women Feminist
Take Over Tent, 2018

24. Visitors to Glasgow Women’s
Library, Chandelier of Lost
Earrings by Lauren Sagar and
Sharon Campbell, Tall Tales
exhibition, 2016

25. March of Women, 2014, a collaboration between GWL and the
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

26. Mapping Memorials to Women in Scotland website project, in
collaboration with Women’s History Scotland and Girlguiding
Scotland

27. GWL is the only Accredited Museum in the UK, and a Recognised
Collection of National Significance. Postcard c 1911

28. Rapid Response Contemporary Collecting: Repeal the Eighth

29. Feminist Charms, by Artist Ruth Ewan and jeweller Joy BC. Part of From
Glasgow Women’s Library merchandise, 2018

30. Cushion, Donna Wilson. Part
of From Glasgow Women’s
Library merchandise, 2018

31. Sally Hackett, limited edition, hand rendered mugs inspired
by GWL zine collection. Part of From Glasgow Women’s
Library merchandise, 2018

32. Reading List T. Shirt. One on ten titles designed by Kaisa
Lassinaro and Maeve Redmond. Part of From Glasgow
Women’s Library merchandise, 2018

34. The Holistic Museum
Museums
Collections
& Interpretation
Governance
Communications
Recruitment
Programming
Leadership
Audiences
& Visitors

35. Glasgow Women’s Library: It’s for everyone!

36. Community Curators working with our collections

37. Collections volunteers , supported by the GWL Curator, Archivist
and Librarian

39. Thank you!
www.womenslibrary.org.uk
@SueJohnGWL
@womenslibrary