1984

A documentary which looks at the process of rediscovering women's history using the 1915 Glasgow Rent Strike as a focal point. It includes interviews with women about their memories of Socialist organisations in Glasgow and personalities involved in the Strike. This film celebrates this victory and presents for discussion some of the problems in attempting to rediscover women's past achievements. Red Skirts was shortlisted for the Grierson Award for Documentary.

This film is available for hire from National Library of Scotland 

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