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Discover how attitudes to a woman's place changed, as charitable missions began to extend the female role of service, and Victorian feminism began to emerge as a potent political force.
- 2. The Ideal Woman
2. The Ideal Woman - BBC - History - Ideals of Womanhood in...
- 7. Social Responsibility
7. Social Responsibility - BBC - History - Ideals of...
- 4. Household Management
Numerous publications told women how to be good wives and...
- 8. Woman's Mission
8. Woman's Mission - BBC - History - Ideals of Womanhood in...
- 6. Wife and Mother
Women of the middle classes spent more time with their...
- 5. The Ideology
5. The Ideology - BBC - History - Ideals of Womanhood in...
- 9. Towards a Political Mission
These women believed that the key to philanthropy was the...
- Nazi Policies Towards Women
Hitler believed women’s lives should revolve round the three...
- 2. The Ideal Woman
- Afroze-Numa, Pakistan. Shepherdess. One of the last Wakhi shepherdesses, Afroze-Numa has taken care of goats, yaks and sheep for almost three decades. Having learnt the trade from her mother and grandmothers, she is part of a centuries-old tradition that is now dying out in Pakistan's Shimshal valley.
- Hosai Ahmadzai, Afghanistan. TV presenter. When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, Hosai Ahmadzai was one of very few female news anchors to carry on broadcasting in the country.
- Esi Buobasa, Ghana. Fishmonger. A native of Fuveme, a Ghanaian village washed away by the sea, Esi Buobasa has experienced first-hand the impact of climate change.
- Chila Kumari Burman, UK. Artist. Working across a range of arts including printmaking, drawing, painting, installation and film, Chila Kumari Burman uses her work to discuss issues such as representation, gender and cultural identity.
Hitler believed women’s lives should revolve round the three 'Ks': Goebbels said: The mission of women is to be beautiful and to bring children into the world. Women were important to the...
Jan 24, 2018 · A new exhibition explores how for centuries fashionable corsetry and clothing styles have dictated to women how their bodies should look, writes Cath Pound.
- Lima Aafshid. Afghanistan Poet. Award-winning poet and writer, whose poetry and articles challenge patriarchal norms in Afghan culture. Lima Aafshid has worked as an independent reporter and social commentator for more than five years.
- Halima Aden. Kenya Humanitarian and former model. The first hijab-wearing supermodel, Halima Aden is a Somali by descent but was born in a refugee camp in Kenya.
- Oluyemi Adetiba-Orija. Nigeria Founder - Headfort Foundation. Criminal lawyer and founder of the all-women law firm Headfort Foundation, which offers pro-bono legal services.
- Muqadasa Ahmadzai. Afghanistan Social and political activist. She organised a network of more than 400 young women activists from Nangarhar province, in eastern Afghanistan, to travel to nearby districts and help survivors of domestic violence.
In London one of the most striking talents to emerge was Madame Yevonde. Engrossed in female emancipation from a young age, she was determined to rebel against the societal expectation that...
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Nov 23, 2020 · The list includes Sanna Marin, who leads Finland's all-female coalition government, Michelle Yeoh, star of the new Avatar and Marvel films and Sarah Gilbert, who heads the Oxford University...
