Events Calendar – Women’s Library – October to March 2010
October 2009
Thursday 8 October, All day
* Ms Understood: Women’s liberation in 1970s Britain
Exhibition Opening Day
Thursday 8 October, All day
* Striking Women: Voices of South Asian workers from Grunwick and Gate Gourmet
Exhibition Opening Day
Thursday 8 October, 7pm (90mins)
* American Women in Gilded Age London: Expatriates Rediscovered
Literature
Saturday 10 October, 11am (under 12s), 1.30pm (12 yrs+) (120mins)
* Scrolling souvenirs and paper napkins
The Big Draw
Saturday 10 October, 12:30pm, 2pm (all ages) (120mins)
* Crazy characters and cartoon capers
The Big Draw
Saturday 17 October, 10am – 4.30pm
* Beyond liberation: a cultural legacy
Study Day
Saturday 17 October, 10:30am (120mins)
* From Pearly Queens to Kingsley Hall
Guided Walks
Saturday 24 October, 10am–4pm
* Write a play in a day
Short Courses
Saturday 31 October, 12pm (30mins)
* Ms Understood: Women’s liberation in 1970s Britain Exhibition
Guided Tour
November 2009
Thursday 5 November, 12pm (30mins)
* Ms Understood: Women’s liberation in 1970s Britain Exhibition
Guided Tour
Saturday 14 November, 10am–5pm
* The Heart of the Race: Black feminism in Britain
Special Event
Saturday 14 November, 10:30am (120mins)
* St James’s for the ladies
Guided Walks
Thursday 26 November, 7pm (90mins)
* The 300 Group
Talk
Saturday 28 November, 10.30am–3pm
* Striking Women: Voices of South Asia workers from Grunwick and Gate Gourmet
Study Day
Saturday 28 November, 12pm (30mins)
* Ms Understood: Women’s liberation in 1970s Britain Exhibition
Guided Tour
December 2009
Thursday 3 December, 6:30pm (30mins)
* Ms Understood: Women’s liberation in 1970s Britain Exhibition
Guided Tour
Saturday 5 December, 10.30am – 4pm
* The liberation look: feminists and fashion in the 1970s
Special Event
January 2009
Thursday 7 January, 6:30pm (30mins)
* Ms Understood: Women’s liberation in 1970s Britain Exhibition
Guided Tour
Saturday 23 January, 10am–3pm
* Researching and documenting women’s liberation
Workshop
Thursday 28 January, 7pm (90mins)
* The life and work of Zora Neale Hurston
Special Event
Saturday 30 January, 12pm (30mins)
* Ms Understood: Women’s liberation in 1970s Britain Exhibition
Guided Tour
February 2009
Thursday 4 February, 6:30pm (30mins)
* Ms Understood: Women’s liberation in 1970s Britain Exhibition
Guided Tour
Saturday 6 February, 10:30am-4pm
* Women, War and the Middle East
Study Day
Thursday 11 February, 7pm (90 mins)
* The Politics of Appearance
Literature
Saturday 24 February, 7pm (90mins)
* Lesbian love/ hate letters
Literature
Saturday 27 February, 12pm (30mins)
* Ms Understood: Women’s liberation in 1970s Britain Exhibition
Guided Tour
March 2009
Thursday 4 March, 6:30pm (30mins)
* Ms Understood: Women’s liberation in 1970s Britain Exhibition
Guided Tour
Saturday 27 March, 12pm (30mins)
* Ms Understood: Women’s liberation in 1970s Britain Exhibition
Guided Tour
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