Syrian Protestors Defy Attempts at Intimidation Article about the highway blockades by the women of the village of Bayda in response to the violent repression of the Syrian government.
2007-8: Saudi Women Fight for Right to Drive An account of a struggle for greater freedom and rights for women in Saudi Arabia.
1600: Iroquois Women Gain Power to Veto War Account of the struggle of Iroquois women to stop frequent tribal conflict, by refusing sex and agricultural cultivation.
1997-98: Senegalese Mothers End Female Circumcision In 1997 a group of mothers from the village of Malicounda Bambara and an Imam worked to end the practice of Female Genital Cutting (FGC) in their…
2011: Syrian Women Blockade Highway In the early days of the protests in Syria 2011 the women and children of the village of Bayda responded to the mass arrest of the men of the…
1968: Ford Female Employees Win Strike for Equal Pay in Dagenham In 1968 women who worked for the Ford plant in Dagenham discovered their pay was significantly less…
1919: Costa Rican Women Teachers Defy Dictator The attacks on education and educators by the Tinoco dictatorship in Costa Rica led to an opposition movement led by female students and teachers…
2007: Bolivian Sex Workers Strike The city government and local vigilantes attacks on the sex workers of El Alto provoked a national campaign by Bolivian sex workers against…
1915: Glasgow Rent Strike IN 1915 overcrowding gave landlords in Glasgow took advantage and increased the rent and evicted thousands who couldn't pay. In response the…
Bay Area bigly tells Trump: Get your small hands off my pussy With the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States, protests occurred in at…
1909: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Strike Two years before the horrific fire that claimed 146 garment workers, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was the focal point for a struggle that…
1921-22: Kansas Miners Strike and Women's March In 1921 strikes were effectively illegal in the state of Kansas due a state arbitration system (the Industrial Court). In response the Kansas…