Olympe de Gouges was an author, playwright and social reformer who “...challenged conventional views on women's rights and abolitionism”. Often listed amongst the world’s first feminists, her outspoken beliefs led to her being executed by guillotine in 1793. Read on to learn more about her.
On October 4th, 1975, 90% of the women of Iceland went on strike. Refusing to work, cook and look after children for a day in order to demonstrate their importance, taking to the streets in their thousands to rally for equal rights with men. It was a moment that changed the way women were seen in the country and helped put Iceland at the forefront of the fight for gender equality.
In 1968 female sewing machinists from the Ford Motor Company Limited's Dagenham plant in London went on strike in an effort to achieve equal pay with their male co-workers. Joined by machinists from Ford's Halewood Body & Assembly plant, their action led by Rose Boland, Eileen Pullen, Vera Sime, Gwen Davis, Violet Dawson, and Sheila Douglass “...fetched the whole Ford Empire to its knees” and led to the Equal Pay Act 1970.
Ida B Wells, later Ida B Wells-Barnett was a journalist, social reformer and suffragist. Born into an enslaved family she rose to be a well-known name in the fight against lynching and the right for the vote.
Catharine was a prominent teacher and writer in 19th century America. Who actively promoted equal access to education for women and championed their importance in the roles as mothers and teachers, arguing that women were uniquely suited to the moral and intellectual development of children.
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