Name/TitleBanner: Women's Church Resource Group
About this objectDouble-sided banner on green textile backing with side pockets for inserting carrying poles. On one side of the banner, the name 'WOMAN'S [sic] CHURCH RESOURCE GROUP' has been stitched in yellow thread above a sewn-on motif of female symbol in red with the profile of a woman's face inside it. On the other side, the name 'WOMEN'S CHURCH RESOURCE GROUP' in red felt lettering has been stuck to the banner, incorporating the same female symbol motif. Some of these letters have come unstuck and a small number are missing.
MakerWomen's Church Resource Group
Date Madec.1989-95
Period1990s
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
Place NotesWomen's Church Resource Group, 15d Hill Street, Glasgow
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, textile
MeasurementsH: 630 x W: 1850 mm
Subject and Association Keywordsarts - textiles
Subject and Association Keywordsreligion & spirituality
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's organisations
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://archive.womenslibrary.org.uk/women-s-church-resource-group:
Following the end of the United Nations decade on women in 1985, a working party exploring the position of women in church was set up in Scotland. On 19 March 1988 an open meeting was held at which Sister Mary Kilpatrick, Secretary Justice and Peace Commission and Mary Shanahan, a Roman Catholic and experienced educational worker, spoke. A year later in 1989, with financial support from the Falkland Community Trust, the Women's Church Resource Group's centre was launched at 15d Hill Street, Glasgow. Co-ordinated by Mary Shanahan and supported by a group of about thirty women, including Pat MacEachan, Honor Hania, Betty Campbell, Kathie Walsh and Barnie Pugh, the WCRG's aim was to support and develop the understanding of the role of women in church and society through training, study, employment and support. On 16 May, 1996 the last steering group meeting was held and two years later the papers, books and resources of the group were donated to Glasgow Women's Library.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBanner (textile)
Object numberGWL-2025-6
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved