For a long time now, Lohri has been considered the ‘son festival’ where celebrating the birth of a boy over the birth of a girl took precedent. Despite this sexist custom, historically and now in […]
Category: Feminism
Savitribai Phule: India’s first female teacher and headteacher was from a marginalised caste
Born 3rd January 1831 in Maharashtra in India, Savitribai Phule was a pioneering icon of the anti-caste movement and Indian feminism. Savitri was an educationist, social reformer, philanthropist, poet, anti-infanticide activist and liberationist. Her insurmountable […]
Guest blog: My White Woman Privilege, In and Out of This House
I recently listened to ‘The Guilty Feminist’ podcast on the topic of Ireland’s Repeal the Eighth referendum. This episode had detailed the struggles Irish women face with healthcare due to a long-standing, detrimental relationship between […]
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