Name/TitleTote bag: Stocznia jest kobietą
About this objectBlack tote bag featuring a large printed image of a female ship worker and the Polish title 'STOCZNIA JEST KOBIETĄ', which loosely translates as 'The Shipyard is a Woman'.
MakerArteria Association
Date Madec.2016-17
Period1970s-2010s
Place MadePoland, Gdansk
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, textile
MeasurementsL: 735 x W 360 mm (including straps)
L: 450 x W: 360 mm (bag only)
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's work & labour
Subject and Association KeywordsStrike action
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://stocznia-jest-kobieta.org:
“The shipyard is a woman. Tales of Women from the Gdańsk Shipyard” was an educational herstory project implemented by the Arteria Association in cooperation with the City Culture Institute and people from the social group focused around the “Metropolitanka” project. As part of it, Pomeranian youth collected oral stories of women connected through work, social, political, artistic activities and family connections with the former Gdańsk Shipyard and people working there. The stories have become the basis of a free audioguide , thanks to which you can visit the former Shipyard on your own.
The collected interviews made it possible to tell the story of the participation of women in the birth of the socio-political movement "Solidarity", but also the story of everyday life in the former Gdańsk Shipyard with the voices of the heroines. The purpose of collecting herstories and oral histories is to reach the witnesses of history and save from oblivion the history of people and places unusual on the map and in the history of Poland. The project “Shipyard is a woman. Stories of women from the Gdańsk Shipyard” was carried out with the support of the European Community under the “Youth in Action” programme.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBag
Object numberGWL-2017-22-1
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved