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The Native American Suffragist: Mary Bottineau

Posted by Pete on 14th Dec 2024

The movement for women’s suffrage in the U.S. was diverse. Although the leadership was dominated by white women like Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul, feminist activism came from all across Americ … read more

The Communist Nightingale: Thora Silverthorne

Posted by Pete on 25th Nov 2024

If Florence Nightingale is the founder of modern nursing, then Thora Silverthorne is the founder of the modern nursing labour movement Thora Silverthorne in around 1910 When people think of the … read more

Jawaharlal Nehru: Another Kind of Strongman

Posted by Pete on 14th Nov 2024

Jawaharlal Nehru sought first to free India, and then to ensure its independent voice on the world stage "At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and f … read more

The Women Trade Unionists

Posted by Pete on 6th Nov 2024

This week in 1919, the International Congress of Women Workers took place in Washington DC The National Federation of Women Workers (NFWW), established in 1906, was the first ever nationwide trad … read more

Jayaben Desai and the stand at Grunwick

Posted by Pete on 1st Nov 2024

The stand taken by Jayaben Desai and others at Grunwick helped reimagine the labour movement "The strike is not so much about pay, it is a strike about human dignity." Jayaben Desai and othe … read more