The Feminist Library is looking for submissions by poets, writers and artists in response to the life work of feminist artist, activist and poet Astra Blaug (1927-2015), towards an event at the South London Gallery (SLG) on Wednesday 15 June, …
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A massive thank you to the 16,000 supporters who signed our petition; to the 100 who read out loud from feminist books, supporting us at our demonstration on February 24th outside Southwark Council offices; those who came to see us at Women of …
On the evening of the 24th February over 100 protesters gathered outside Southwark Council’s offices to oppose the planned closure of the Feminist Library. Our petition was presented to Councillors, whilst outside messages of support were heard from women whose …
Save the Feminist Library Campaign – Protest and Messages of Support Read more »
The Feminist Library is at risk of eviction and is asking the Trade Union movement to recognise the importance of the Feminist Library and support its campaign to find a permanent and secure home to house this unique resource and …
Save the Feminist Library. Trade Union solidarity needed Read more »
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. ― Marcel Proust Over the years I’ve stumbled upon a myriad of awe inspiring places across London- within these places I’ve often met extraordinary people …
Carolyn, who blogs at https://carolynintheuk.wordpress.com/, a frequent visitor to the Feminist Library, writes below about the book by the American poet, novelist, and social activist Marge Piercy that introduced her to feminism: It was the poem Joy Road and Livernois that …
Dirty words Slut. When that word was heavy under your breath and I was a girl you’d only just met. Onto which you could project your fantasies and let… them just be fantasies. When we were both in that bed …
The Feminist Library held its first salon of 2015 on Saturday (31st January). This year our salons are celebrating the library’s 40th anniversary with each monthly salon themed around a different section of our unique cataloguing system to highlight our …
Feminism and Libraries: Knowledge is our Superpower Read more »
Suze Shore is one of the artists behind the comic My So-Called Secret Identity alongside Dr Sarah Zaidan and Will Brooker. Suze kindly donated the following fabulous image from MSCSI to commemorate the Feminist Library’s first salon on Feminism and …
Creating a Cool Super Heroine: Artist Suze Shore on My So-Called Secret Identity Read more »
As of January 2015, a valuable anarchist history resource, The Emma Goldman Papers archive, is being defunded by University of California, Berkeley, and will have to close if alternative funding can’t be found soon. The 34-year-old archive is currently the …
