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20 Scottish books celebrating women's history
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We've teamed up with our friends at Glasgow Women's Library(this will open in a new window) to co-create a list of Scottish books which celebrate and reflect on women's history. From the enthralling biography of Mary Queen of Scots to the untold stories of migrant women in Pollockshields, fictional retellings of literary classics and modern accounts of being a woman in the 21st century, we've rounded up a range of inspiring and informative reads.
Glasgow Women's Library is the only Accredited Museum in the UK dedicated to women's lives, histories and achievements, with a lending library, archive collections and innovative programmes of public events & learning opportunities.

Gerda Stevenson Quines

Shamaaila Nooranne Sue Morrison Syma Ahmed She Settles in the Shields: Untold Stories of Migrant Women in Pollokshields

Arusa Qureshi Flip the Script: How Women Came to Rule Hip Hop (Inklings)

Glasgow Women's Library Voices From the Belvidere

Jenni Fagan Hex

Leila Aboulela Elsewhere, Home

Sarah Smith Hear No Evil

Charlotte Peacock Nan Shepherd Wild Geese: A Collection of Nan Shepherd's Writing

Deborah Orr Motherwell: A Girlhood

Kate Charlesworth Sensible Footwear: A Girl's Guide

Kirstin Innes Scabby Queen

Jackie Kay The Empathetic Store

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Fiona Mackintosh Gabriela Cabezón Cámara Iona Macintyre The Adventures of China Iron

Adele Patrick 21 Revolutions: New Writing and Prints Inspired by the Collection at Glasgow Women's Library

Steven Lawther Arrival: How Scotland's Women Took Their Place on the World Stage and Inspired a Generation

Elspeth King The Hidden History of Glasgow's Women: The Thenew Factor

Heather McDaid Laura Jones Nasty Women

Kathleen Jamie Sightlines

Jenny Proudfoot Sara Sheridan Where are the Women? A Guide to an Imagined Scotland
