WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE WOMEN'S LIBRARY IN LONDON?

 

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The Women’s Library in Houghton Street, London, is the oldest and largest library in Britain devoted to the history of women’s campaigning and activism. It was officially inaugurated as the Library of the London Society for Women’s Service in 1926 and it had two aims: to preserve the history of the women’s suffrage movement and to provide a resource for newly-enfranchised women to take their part in public life.

The deposit of books and archives in the early decades bear witness to the activities of the London Society and to the interests of its members, both as participants in the campaigns of the women’s movement of their day, and as individuals following their own professional pursuits.  

The Women’s Library has had many homes and many names. It was renamed the Fawcett Library in 1953 in memory of Millicent Garrett Fawcett and then The Women’s Library in 2002. It moved to the London School of Economics in 2013 and is a fascinating place to visit for all writers and researchers involved in women's literature.

Located in: London School of Economics and Political Science