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“My name is Hatoon Ajwad al-Fassi and I am a women’s rights activist and an associate professor of women’s history at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia. I was active in the women’s right-to-vote campaign in Saudi Arabia in 2005. I was arrested in June 2018 as part of a crackdown on women’s rights activists.”
Researched by GWL and read by Kristine Kotte-Eriksen
Animated by Rebecca Ashton, Glasgow School of Art
Lin Zongsu was a Chinese suffragist and writer who founded the first women’s suffrage organisation in China.
Concepción Felix de Calderon was born in the Philippines in 1884 and founded the Feminist Association of the Philippines in 1905.
Qiu Jin was a Chinese revolutionary feminist and poet who was known as China’s Joan of Arc.
Monday, 25th November, 10:30am
The Reading Group for Muslim Women brings together women interested in books written by Muslim women or with a focus on women’s issues.
Wednesday, 27th November, 6:45pm
Readers of Colour is a thriving community of Women* and Non-binary Readers of Colour who come together to read writing by Women and Non-binary Writers of Colour!
Thursday, 28th November, 1:00pm
Rediscover the joy of being read to, as we dip into stories and poems by some of the best women writers around.
