This week is the beginning of the Feminist Archive South’s workshop programme. The first workshop is taking place this Tuesday 16 April 7-9.30 pm at MShed. All welcome but please contact us to let us know you are coming! 

Program for Women’s Liberation first read at the Ruskin Conference in 1970 – one of the items we will be looking at in the workshop

We’ve also updated information about the workshop sessions taking place later in the year…..

• Sunday 12^th May – 1 to 5pm – We are joined by Hannah Little, ex-archivist at the Glasgow Women’s Library to explore the art and science of archiving.

• Thursday 23^rd May – 7 to 9.30pm – Focus on the content of Ellen Malos’ archives.

• Sunday 9^th June – 1 to 5pm – Members of South West and South Wales Women’s History Network will be facilitating this session. They will provide insight into how historians interpret historical sources, using the Ellen Malos archive.

• Tuesday 18^th June – 7 to 9.30pm – Exploring the Feminist Archive South’s Greenham Common archive.

• Thursday 27^th June – 7 to 9.30pm – The Bristol Feminist Network will help us to explore the continuities and difference between contemporary campaigns and the activism of the Women’s Liberation Movement.

• Saturday 6^th July – 1 to 5pm – Folk legend and co-author of My Song is My Own Frankie Armstrong will talk about the process of recovering women’s musical folk traditions. Followed by a good old feminist singalong!

• Saturday 20^th July – 1 to 5pm – Special Focus on the history of Women’s Aid in Bristol. Ellen Malos, Gill Hague, Nicola Harwin and others will facilitate this special session on the development of Women’s Aid.