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At the Working Class Movement Library we care for and give access to our library and archive collection covering two hundred years of working class history.

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The WCML at the Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival

This year we were delighted to be represented at the annual Tolpuddle Martyrs festival on 18th – 20th July by two of our volunteers, Arthur Richardson and Avis Gilmore. Arthur and Avis travelled to Dorset with the library’s banner designed and made by banner maker Ed Hall and singer, Jen...

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Reading Room appointments

The Working Class Movement Library is open for appointments in the reading room from 10am -4pm, Tuesday to Friday. Students, researchers, members of the public and any other person interested in working class history is welcome to use the reading room to access our library and archive collection. An...

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Blog

Jessie Stephen: Scottish Working Class Suffragette

In this blog post, Anabel Marsh, a retired librarian and women’s heritage volunteer with both Glasgow Women’s Library and Maryhill Burgh Halls has written about the activism of Scottish Suffragette, Jessie Stephen. An exhibition celebrating the life of Jessie runs until 13th June 2025 at Maryhil...

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Make a donation to support our work and help us to maintain a resource for the movement.

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