Name/TitleCard game: Govan Trumps
About this objectLimited edition card game produced as part of Govan's Hidden Histories, based on Top Trumps featuring "famous folk, strange public sculptures [including the Govan Milestone by Helen Denerley] and the odd building from mighty Govan, Glasgow, Scotland". The women featured are:
- Dame Eilish Angiolini, Solicitor & Lord Advocate of Scotland
- Mary Barbour, Rent Strike Organiser & Politician
- Ivy Carey, Entertainer
- Helen Crawfurd, Suffragette & Activist
- Lady Agnes Dollan, Activist, Politician & Suffragette
- Isabella Elder, Philanthropist
- Christine Marion Fraser, Author
- Allison Hunter, Politician & Mentor
- Elizabeth 'Betty' Liversidge, President, Scottish Library Association
- Margo MacDonald, Politician & Campaigner
- Margaret Macgregor, Missionary, Fairfield Works Mission
- Margaret MacLean, Magician & Govan Campaigner
- Isabella 'Belle' Mary Moore, Olympic Swimmer & Coach
- May Nicholson, Founder of The Preshal Trust
- Lady Dinah Pearce, Philanthropist
- The Pictish Princess, Queen of Strathclyde
- Nicola Sturgeon, Politician, First Minister of Scotland
MakerBeall, tara s
Maker RoleProject leader
Date Made2015
Period2010s
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
MeasurementsH: 90 x W: 63 x D: 18 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsGlasgow history
Subject and Association Keywordstoys & games
Subject and Association DescriptionGovan's Hidden Histories is a creative project celebrating Govan. These cards were developed by a team of Govanites and Riverside Museum & Glasgow Museums staff, led by artist & researcher tara s Beall. More info: https://govanshiddenhistories.wordpress.com
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeGame
Object numberGWL-2015-65
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved