Glasgow Women's Library Heritage Walks

Come and join our tour guides and hear the stories of some of the most remarkable achievements of women in Glasgow’s history!

Women of the East End Heritage Walk- Sunday 6th March, 12.00pm-2.00pm £6/£10 (fully booked)

The women of the East End have always had to be industrious and resourceful simply to survive. This walking tour focuses on some of their achievements and struggles, and the radical nature of the area which gave birth to them. Find out about the women of the Templeton factory, the Suffragettes held in Duke Street Prison, the woman who set up the Barras and much, much more! For more information and booking, please see: http://womenslibrary.org.uk/event/women-of-the-east-end-heritage-walk-spring/

Women of the Necropolis Heritage Walk- Sunday March 20th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm £6/£10 (fully booked)

Experience our fantastic women’s history walking tour which digs the dirt on Victorian society, unearths women’s achievements and exhumes the histories of women buried in Glasgow’s Necropolis, as featured in Clare Balding’s book Walking Home. For more information and booking, please see: http://womenslibrary.org.uk/event/women-of-the-necropolis-heritage-walk/

The Glasgow Girls of Garnethill Women’s Heritage Walk- Saturday April 2nd 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm £6/£10

Within Garnethill’s confined boundaries we spotlight the women who pioneered European art movements, designed banners for suffragette processions, created the first women’s library in Scotland and made Garnethill the most exciting cultural and multicultural hotspot in Glasgow. For more information and booking, please see: http://womenslibrary.org.uk/event/the-glasgow-girls-of-garnethill-womens-heritage-walk/

Women of the Merchant City Heritage Walk- Sunday April 17th 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm £6/£10

Join Glasgow Women’s Library tour guides as we uncover the female stars that stud the fabric of this famous quarter. Scandal, vice, radicalism, regeneration and revival are topics highlighted by our original tour. For more information and booking, please see: http://womenslibrary.org.uk/event/women-of-the-merchant-city-heritage-walk-4/

Women of the West End Heritage Walk- Saturday May14th 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, £6/10

Join women from history, such as Mary Barbour and Agnes Dollan, on this pioneering women’s heritage walk that reveals the hidden histories of Glasgow’s West End: from pipe-smoking forewomen to revolting schoolmistresses.Our tour guides will share with you a unique and inspiring insight into the hitherto unsung women who made the West End. For more information and booking, please see: http://womenslibrary.org.uk/event/women-of-the-west-end-heritage-walk/

If you're interested in having a peek at our current events programme, please do check our events calendar for further information: http://womenslibrary.org.uk/events/