Human Rights
Ildiko Nova gives an artistic response to the project question, focusing on the perception of Roma women in Europe and beyond.
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Peace and human rights campaigner, poet and much loved woman
Today we feature Jenny Engledow’s tribute to Hazel Rennie, poet and peace campaigner who went to jail four times for challenging war, violence and human rights abuses.
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Illustrator Rachel Roberts celebrates Malala Yousafzai, ‘a woman determined to realise a powerful and positive idea even in the face of danger’.
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This month marks the 10th anniversary of the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, deemed a dangerous woman for her investigative reporting.
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Today, Gillian Mellor’s poetry responds to the work of Congolese activist Neema Namadamu.
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‘Brick in a soft hat’
Through art and essay, Susan Dessel recounts the work of Martha Gruening, journalist and activist for black civil rights in the United States of the early 20th century.
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‘A married woman doing her own, independent thing is threatening to the social fabric.’ Wendy Pillar recounts being a ‘dangerous woman’ on holiday.
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‘When you fight as a woman you are damned if you do and damned if you don’t.’ Gill Thackray recounts meeting a sister in arms in a UN refugee camp in Thailand.
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On women in chemistry careers
‘I am convinced that it is dangerous for women in science not to label ourselves as feminists.’ On Ada Lovelace Day, Polly Arnold discusses gender in chemistry.
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