Name/TitleScrapbook: Greenham Common 1982-1992
About this objectLarge scrapbook with postcard-covered covers titled 'Greenham Common 1982-1992', compiled by peace activist Georgina Smith. The scrapbook contains newspaper cuttings relating to the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp and related court cases, starting with Georgina's first visit to the camp and ending with the Greenham Women's success in winning the legal battle that ensued after activists were jailed for trespassing on Greenham Common. A High Court judge, and then the House of Lords, ruled that "military by-laws failed to take account of the rights of registered commoners", allowing hundreds of cases to be dropped and thousands of convictions overturned.
MakerSmith, Georgina
Maker RoleCompiler
Period1980s-1990s
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, board and paper
MeasurementsH: 375 x W: 255 x D: 18 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsGreenham Common
Subject and Association KeywordsPeace movement
Subject and Association KeywordsEcofeminism
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenham_Common_Women's_Peace_Camp:
Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp was a series of protest camps established to protest against nuclear weapons being placed at RAF Greenham Common in Berkshire, England. The camp began on 5 September 1981 after a Welsh group, Women for Life on Earth, arrived at Greenham to protest against the decision of the British government to allow cruise missiles to be stored there. After realising that the march alone was not going to get them the attention that they needed to have the missiles removed, women began to stay at Greenham to continue their protest. The first blockade of the base occurred in March 1982 with 250 women protesting, during which 34 arrests and one death occurred. The camp was brought to a close in 2000 to make way for the Commemorative and Historic Site on the land that housed the original Women's Peace Camp at Yellow Gate Greenham Common between the years 1981 and 2000.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeScrapbook
Object numberGWL-2023-81
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved