Tag: Activism
Not ‘just’ a housewife
Dagmar Wilson referred to herself as a “mere housewife” but she disrupted political consensus during the Cold War, organising women to strike for peace.
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‘A dangerous woman gone mad’
Ashley Orr recounts the career of Nellie Bly, 19th century “stunt journalist” who wrote of “women whose stories might otherwise have remained invisible”.
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Amanda Gouws examines the collective action led by young activists against rape and rape culture in South African universities.
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“I would be thrilled to be called a dangerous woman.”
“I would be thrilled to be called a dangerous woman.” In today’s post, we spend some time with American critical theorist and feminist, Nancy Fraser.
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Dangerous women and the ‘pink ribbon’ culture
“It is okay to be sceptical.” Adela Briansó introduces the dangerous women who question the ‘pinkification’ of breast cancer.
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Ru Raynor shares her journey into environmental activism, issuing a call to arms that challenges consumerism and capitalism.
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What a way to make a living
Laura Clay pays tribute to Dolly Parton – ‘an early feminist pioneer, in a stuffy, set-in-its-ways country music industry’.
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‘Sometimes you have to break certain traditions and laws’: a pioneer in intercultural ministry
Today, Janet Lees honours the memory of Madge Saunders, a pioneer in intercultural church ministry.
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Nation of brothers with late arriving sisters
Did you know women in Switzerland were only granted the vote in 1971? Before that, women’s suffrage was considered a dangerous idea, as Stefanie Kurt explains.
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