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An Interview with General Editor Janet Jakobsen (Barnard College)
The United States has been honoring women's history during the month of
March since 1987. However, International Women's Day has its roots in
social movements dating from the early 1900s. On March 8, 1975, the United
Nations began to sponsor International Women's Day. This event is an
occasion to reflect on the struggles for equality, peace and development
facing women throughout the world. In an interview with Fathom in March 2002,
Janet Jakobsen spoke about some of the issues affecting women today, from economic
empowerment to the future of the women's movement.
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Votes for Women and Chastity for Men: Gender, Health, Medicine and Sexuality in Victorian England
From: The Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victorian period saw the beginnings of a shift in social philosophy regarding legal and
customary gender relations. Slow and contested, the movement is symbolised by the long campaign
for female suffrage or 'Votes for Women', which was not achieved in Victoria's reign. This
seminar examines these developments in the context of widening roles for women in public and
professional life.
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Women and Entertainment in South Asian Politics
From: London School of Economics
From the Gandhi's in India to the Bandaranaike's in Sri Lanka, female involvement in South Asian
politics seems largely to have been confined to those born into great political dynasties.
Sumantra Bose argues that this situation is rapidly changing.
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Poems Between Women: Four Centuries of Love, Romantic Friendship, and Desire
By: Emma Donoghue (Editor) [Columbia University Press, Paperback]
With poems in English by over one hundred female poets--American, English, Scottish,
Canadian, South African, Indian, Irish, and Australian--this is an extraordinary collection that
pays homage to four centuries of women's desires, friendships, and expressions of love. The
collection is testimony to the rich tradition of female verse and the timelessness of love and
creativity.
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Articles selected from Fathom's reference shelf, to help you learn more about some of the
significant people, places, organizations, and themes in women's history.
Simone de Beauvoir
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia (6th edition)
Alice Walker
From: The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English
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