Radical History Blog

The Fabian Society, both lauded and criticised for its gradualism, played a key role in the development of socialism in Britain On this day in 1884, the Fabian Society was created in London.

His commitment to reform, rather than independence for the Philippines, wasn't enough to save him on this day in 1896 Everybody’s heard of Ho Chi Minh but fewer know about José Rizal (1861-1896).

Born on Christmas Eve, he was one of the most bizarre radicals of the 19th century The radical past contains a range of characters.

The movement for women’s suffrage in the U.S. was diverse. Although the leadership was dominated by white women like and , feminist activism came from all across American society. Mary Louise Bottineau Baldwin c.

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 history of British nursing, Florence Nightingale is the first name that comes to mind.

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 freedom." Gandhi and Nehru in 1946 Jawaharlal Nehru was born on this day in 1889.

This week in 1919, the International Congress of Women Workers took place in Washington DC The (NFWW), established in 1906, was the first ever nationwide trade union for women in Britain.

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 others on the picket line The British working class has always been multicultural and multinational.

The 'Age of Revolutions' touched many countries - including the so-called 'Austrian Netherlands' In 1789 the began. But it wasn’t alone... Next door, in what’s now Belgium, the ‘Brabant Revolution’ was happening at the exact same time.

The Swing Riots, a stand against exploitation, were an important step in the development of a strategy for working class resistance "Oh Captain Swing, he'll come in the night To set all your buildings and crops alight And smash your machines with all his might That dastardly Captain Swing!" Smeared as criminals who couldn’t appreciate ‘progress,’ the Swing Rioters of 1830 were actually shrewd social rebels, resisting the class that was guilty of dispossessing them.