Planning a visit? Here’s what you need to know to make the most of your time exploring the unique collections housed in one of the UK’s most important resources for women’s history.
The Women’s Library holds over 60,000 books and pamphlets and over 500 archival collections dated from the mid-nineteenth century to today on subjects ranging from equal suffrage, campaigning against sexual violence, international women’s rights, black women’s struggles and racial equality, lesbian activism, and economic and civil rights.
Before your visit
The LSE Library and The Women’s Library are both open access libraries. Entry to The Women’s Library is through the main entry of the LSE Library and then via the lift to the 4th floor.
Before you visit The Library you need to obtain a visitor’s pass which you can obtain via consulting the Visitor Access of the LSE Library web site and going to the section entitled Access to Special Collections and Archives.
Emmeline Pethick Lawrence, c.1908.
Photograph, printed, paper, monochrome, Emmeline Pethick Lawrence seated behind a desk writing, head and shoulders, mounted on card. From The Library’s collections
Emmeline Pethick Lawrence, c.1908.
Photograph, printed, paper, monochrome, Emmeline Pethick Lawrence seated behind a desk writing, head and shoulders, mounted on card. From The Library’s collections
When You Arrive
On arriving at The Library you will be asked to sign in and a locker will be provided for your belongings. There is no provision for storage of larger items such as suitcases. Photocopying facilities are available.
The Women’s Library is fully accessible and there are adapted lavatories on both the ground and the fourth floor.
You are asked not to bring food or liquids to The Library . There are numerous cafes in the vicinity.
