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Upcoming Events at Central Library
  • Solving Mary
    Solving Mary's Mystery: A Group Investigation
    Monday 16th September 2024 2:30pm
    Join us at Dundee Central Library for "Solving Mary?s Mystery: A Group Investigation," a hands-on workshop connected to the exhibition Left at the Wellgate: The Untold Story of Mary Petrie Smith....
  • Women Moving On: A Talk by Dr Esther Breitenbach Image
    Women Moving On: A Talk by Dr Esther Breitenbach
    Monday 16th September 2024 6:00pm
    Join leading scholar of Scottish women?s history Dr Esther Breitenbach for a talk which will shed light on the time, place and social context in which Mary Petrie Smith made her decision to leave...
  • Childbirth and Women
    Childbirth and Women's Mental Health in Scotland
    Wednesday 18th September 2024 3:00pm
    Morag Allan Campbell in conversation with Caroline Brown about childbirth and women?s mental health in Scotland....
  • Left at the Wellgate  Image
    Left at the Wellgate
    Monday 14th October 2024 9:00am
    On September 14, 1911, Mary Petrie Smith made a fateful decision. She left her two young sons in their pram outside a pub at the top of the Wellgate Steps and boarded a ship bound for Canada. Now,...
  •  Tape Letters: Migration on Tape Image
    Tape Letters: Migration on Tape
    Wednesday 12th February 2025 10:00am
    Tape Letters is a social history project which shines light on the practice of recording and sending messages on cassette tape, as an unorthodox method of communication by Pakistanis who migrated...
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