This weeks Illustrated Women in History was submitted by Ramya Ramakrishnan for the Illustrated Women in History exhibition in April 2017 Swindon Central Library. Savitribai Phule: (1831 – 1897) Savitribai was an Indian social reformer, standing up for the injustices against women. She worked along with her husband, Jyotirao Phule. From child marriage, to the …
This weeks Illustrated Women in History was submitted by Maria Karambatsakis for the Illustrated Women in History 2017 exhibition at Swindon Central Library. In a time where women were still fighting for their place in the world, especially in politics, Geraldine Ferraro emerged and ran as a running mate with Walter Mondale in 1984. This …
This weeks Illustrated Women in History was submitted by Myfanwy Tristram for the Illustrated Women in History exhibition 2017 at Swindon Central Library. Sometimes it’s good to question the status quo. The history of feminism is peppered with women who did so thoughtfully, systematically, or by changing the system from within. Then there are those …
This weeks Illustrated Women in History was submitted by Clare Butler for the Illustrated Women in History exhibition 2017 at Swindon Central Library. Dame Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) was a woman once described as an armoured tank drawing enemy fire. She was a celebrated composer, author, musician, enthusiastic golfer, and, in her own words, a ‘militant …
Illustrated Women in History prints of Poly Styrene, Malala Yousfazai, Coretta Scott King, Helen Sharman & Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie From the 5th to the 30th of April I will be exhibiting a selection of illustrations of women in history at Swindon Central Library. It is free entry & will be open all normal library opening …
This weeks Illustrated Women in History was submitted by Sade John @sadiesavestheday for the Illustrated Women in History exhibition in April 2017 at Swindon Central Library. Banana Yoshimoto is the pen name of Japanese writer Mahoko Yoshimoto. She has achieved worldwide popularity for her unusual stories and characters. Yoshimoto began writing while at the College …
This weeks Illustrated Women in History was submitted by Sophie Lloyd for the upcoming Illustrated Women in History exhibition in April at Swindon Central Library. It is part of the Illustrated Women in History III zine which is now available here http://etsy.me/2nwlby2 Gloria Steinem is is a writer, lecturer, political activist, and feminist organizer who …
This weeks Illustrated Women in History was submitted by Jan (LeToMaGiC zine) for the Illustrated Women in History exhibition in April 2017 at Swindon Central Library. Marina Ginestà i Coloma Marina Ginestà Coloma was born in Toulouse in 1919, because her leftist working-class parents had emigrated from Catalunya to France. Her grandmother Micaela Chalmeta had …
This weeks Illustrated Women in History was submitted by Ailsa Ross for the Illustrated Women in History exhibition in April 2017 at Swindon Central Library, UK. Arunima Sinha (1988, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India) Volleyball player Arunima Sinha was on the night train to Delhi in 2011 when a group of robbers burst into her carriage and …
This weeks Illustrated Women in History was submitted by @karenharte to be exhibited in April 2017 at Swindon Central Library, UK. One of Ireland’s modern heroines is Mary Robinson, the first female President of Ireland. Robinson advocated for the right to the legal availability of contraception, a removal of the requirement that married women resign from …