March 2019
Govanhill Suffrage Exhibition
Free
A multimedia exhibition exploring the demographic of Govanhill at the time of the suffragette movement, including the Irish, Jewish and Italian communities and the jobs working-class women would have been employed in. Creative reflections on suffragettes locally, nationally and internationally, examining the importance of direct action, law-breaking, the treatment of suffragettes, links with other social-justice campaigns, self-defence including the martial art jiu-jitsu and how the bicycle became a symbol of women’s emancipation.
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