5 Classic Intersectional Feminist Books by Jael de la Luz Jael is a Volunteer Coordinator at the Feminist Library and her feminism is influenced by her experience as a Latin American woman, with strong links to Chicanx and Black feminism …
We are delighted to have the support of Nordisk Books and academic and author Ebba Witt-Brattström, who have donated a book to our Friend’s Scheme. We will be holding a prize draw on Tuesday 31st October and one lucky winner …
October Friends Prize Draw – win a copy of Love/War Read more »
The Feminist Library story – preserving herstories, by any means necessary By Magda Oldziejewska It feels like the right time to reflect on the Feminist Library struggle to stay alive. The story is not just about a campaign to keep …
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Summer Fayre 2017 Our Summer Fayre took place on Saturday 12th August, with much activity from top to bottom of the building. Stall holders packed into the meeting room, selling beautiful handmade wares, zines, children’s books, and so on, while …
Sara Pascoe’s Edinburgh Preview Show Review by Maya Rose Maya took part in our Friends Scheme prize draw and won a pair of tickets to see Sara Pascoe, who has been kindly supporting the Feminist Library. Here is Maya’s review …
‘The Power’ by Naomi Alderman, Viking, 2016 Winner of the 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction Review by Sarah O’Mahoney What would happen if women suddenly possessed a fierce new power? ”She throws her head back and pushes her chest forward …
‘Am I Normal Yet?’ by Holly Bourne, Usborne Publishing, 2015 Review by Lorna Harrington Primarily aimed at teenagers, this book covers all the usual topics we would associate with a young adult novel: alcohol, sex and relationships, to name but …
Encountering the Feminist Library. One Latin American’s Chronicle By Jael da la Luz Being a migrant woman in a country where you lack friends or family networks, and you have to “start your life from scratch” is not easy. This …
A cluster of rooms in a 18th Century Huguenot weaver’s house in Aldgate has recently been sent back in time to the spring of 1974, as ‘56 Artillery Lane’, a group exhibition at Raven Row which takes inspiration from the …
Review – ‘56 Artillery Lane’ a Raven Row Exhibition Read more »
At the beginning of May I visited New York for the first time. I wanted to walk around Manhattan and get a sense of the city. I enjoyed overhearing people’s conversations on park benches, many of them in Spanish, and …
