
Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1982 - 2009 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
3 boxes of folders
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Cathy McCormack (July 5th 1952 – present), is a Scottish grassroots activist based in EasterHouse, Glasgow, prominent for her involvement in local and international anti-poverty campaigns. Becoming part of the EastHall Residents Association (ERA) in 1982, McCormack began her activism through a Glasgow-wide Anti-Damp campaign, helping to tackle a chronic damp housing problem experienced in EasterHouse and other post-war housing schemes. McCormack’s continued campaigning in the 1990s led to her involvement in setting up the Scottish Public Health Alliance in 1992, her attendance as a Scottish representative at the United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development in 1994, and two study trips to Nicaragua and South Africa in 1992 and 1998. Today, McCormack still resides in Easterhouse Glasgow and is the author of a 2009 autobiography, ‘The Wee Yellow Butterfly’.
Repository
Archival history
Donated to Glasgow Women's Library by Cathy Mccormack in 2021.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
Further accruals expected
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Collection is currently being catalogued, contact archivist for access at info@womenslibrary.org.uk
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Descriptive list available on request