The long history of New Zealand explains how, even today, the country is the world’s leader in women’s suffrage. By as early as 1893, New Zealand granted all women the right to vote – and by 1919, it allowed women to be elected to parliament. Through a combination of small
Why We Should Remember Jeanette Rankin “You can’t have freedom for anybody in society unless you have freedom for everybody. We women should picket everything. This is no time to be polite.” – Jeannette Rankin Jeanette Pickering Rankin was the first female politician to win a federal office seat in
Women are Rising in a Revolt in Belarus Belarus is awash with women who are demanding change. They want freedom, equality, and democracy right now. These women are standing up against the current Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who is widely known for his bigotry, patriarchal views, and for his misogynistic
Kimberlé Crenshaw – Abolishing Discrimination Through Research and Activism According to the Oxford Dictionary, intersectionality is “a framework for conceptualizing a person, group of people, or social problem as affected by several discriminations and disadvantages. It takes into account people’s overlapping identities and experiences to understand the complexity of the
