Red Skirts on Clydeside (1984)

Genre

independent film

How it feels

This documentary rediscovers the stories of women who participated in the Glasgow Rent Strikes of 1915. It focuses on four activists whose roles have been largely overlooked. The film explores how their efforts were part of a larger political movement.

educationalhistoricalreflectiveearthygroundedthoughtfulslow-paced

What happens

Red Skirts on Clydeside is a British documentary film directed by Jenny Woodley and Christine Bellamy. Produced in 1984, it is the fifth made by the Sheffield Film Cooperative. It follows the process of rediscovering women's histories, focusing on the Glasgow Rent Strikes of 1915 and four of the women involved: Helen Crawfurd, Agnes Dollan, Mary Barbour, Jean Fergusson. The title plays on the name Red Clydeside, given to the period of political radicalism in Glasgow and other urban areas along the River Clyde during the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s, but suggesting the involvement of women. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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