Anabel Marsh, aka The Glasgow Gallivanter, graduated in History almost 40 years ago, but didn’t give it much further thought until she retired a few years ago. She now volunteers as a women’s history tour guide with both Glasgow Women’s Library and Maryhill Burgh Halls and is enjoying discovering all the wonderful women who weren’t…
Tag: Suffragette
Let’s Get Our Documentary On
It’s cold, it has been raining for what feels like the past hundred years and I don’t want to leave my central heating, pyjamas or bed. What to do with all this extra time indoors? Why watch documentaries on iplayer of course! Here’s a look at what I have been enjoying, hope you find some juicy…
The October Lowdown: Top 5 things to do this month
October is my favourite month of the year, not just because it’s my birthday, but because it’s Halloween, it’s winter coat buying time, it’s Strictly and Downton and Oscar-bait-movie watching time! There’s also some exhibitions on and that. So, here is the History Girl Lowdown for the month, and as we say here in Scotland, have…
History. Heritage. Hilarity. 