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At the intersection of memory and feminist studies, this article examines the issue of suffrage and feminist monumental commemoration in the United States. Starting from the deficit of statues representing female historical figures in the public space, it analyzes the conception and reception of two important monuments honoring women's suffrage (Portrait Monument 1921 and the Women's Rights Pioneers Monument 2020). While those monuments have somewhat broken the "bronze ceiling", they testify to the mechanics of exclusion and inclusion at work both in the construction of history and memory. Then, the article takes on a broader perspective, questioning the extent to which traditional monuments, as products of a patriarchal culture and memory, can properly commemorate modern feminism. The essay identifies two trends, one consisting of transforming the bronze through various strategies, the other of "breaking the bronze" by replacing it with other materials and proposing new memory frameworks belonging to what James E. Young has labeled countermonuments. Still, the article ultimately questions the limits of the monument itself and points to the notion of interactive spaces as perhaps the most adequate sites of memory for the complex, multifaceted, contested, and contemporary movement that feminism(s) stand(s) for. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

After more than half a century since the beginning of a global movement for women’s rights, humanity still has a long way to go before achieving true gender equality. Currently, achieving equality of women and men is an important political and strategic goal at the global and European levels, as well as in the Republic of Croatia. This paper aims to provide a brief overview of the historical development of women’s rights in global and national contexts, to analyse the legislative and institutional framework of protection of women’s rights to equality and non-discrimination in the Republic of Croatia, and to present current data on the equality index of women and men in the Republic of Croatia based on international measurements. In conclusion, the current status of women on the way to achieving gender equality in Croatian society will be reviewed critically. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article "Funny Women. Perspectives on Women in/and the Comedy Scene: Introduction" explores the role of women in comedy, challenging stereotypes and highlighting their contributions to the Anglophone comedy scene. It discusses the historical context of women in comedy, the feminist killjoy figure, and the impact of women comedians like Michelle Wolf and Wanda Sykes. The article also delves into the representation of funny women in literature, TV shows, and stand-up comedy, emphasizing the importance of multidisciplinary perspectives in understanding women's comedic work. [Extracted from the article]

Mary Niles Maack began her research in library history at a critical time in American feminist studies. Earlier scholars laid the groundwork for feminist research by identifying the contributions of women gathering sources about them and writing histories that corrected predominantly male perspectives on the role of women in American history. Maack addressed the problem of premature generalization in library history research in her 1982 article "Toward a History of Women in Librarianship: A Critical Analysis with Suggestions for Further Research." One focus of her scrutiny was Dee Garrison's work. When Maack's article was published the first women's studies programs were just being established in American universities; her research was an important contribution to a nascent field. This essay considers that evolution. As women's studies grew to embrace gender studies Maack's work evolved as well. This article considers "Toward a History of Women" and her unpublished 1998 paper "Book Women: Writing Feminist Biography" to understand the evolution of Maack's work in an evolving field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article analyzes the life of Amy Heminway Jones and her contributions to the development of international thought and the transnational networks that promoted internationalism and the international mind during the early twentieth century. Building on the work of Patricia Owens and Mary Niles Maack the article situates analysis of Jones's work and accomplishments within attempts to overcome the exclusion of historical women from the development of international thought and internationalism. The article places Jones's work at the nexus of a vast transnational network and movement to promote new perceptions about international affairs and the world through programs such as the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's International Mind Alcoves and International Relations Clubs. The article demonstrates the extent to which Jones contributed to these efforts and the ways in which her position within the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace provided her with privileges and authority rare for a woman of her age and educational background. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 1960s were a time of cultural and political change in Morocco which also saw the emergence of a new phenomenon in the Moroccan press: the emergence of magazines conceived by, for, and about women. Based on the idea that the study of these magazines is essential to understanding gender politics and to tracing the intellectual history of feminism in Morocco, this article addresses the development of Moroccan female press from its beginnings in the 1960s until the present time. The aim is to analyse, from a gender and feminist perspective, how these publications reflected the evolution of ideas about the role of women in Moroccan society and contributed both to perpetuate patriarchal stereotypes about women and to articulate the first feminist demands in Morocco. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Gender issues have become increasingly compelling for both scholars and the general public in Estonia in the past twenty years. This can, for example, be seen in the March 2022 issue of the Estonian cultural magazine Vikerkaar which published a lengthy overview of the history of Estonian feminism (Karro 2022). The overview attempts to show the length of this history and its continuity under different political regimes, refreshing older surveys published by Vera Poska-Grünthal (1936) and Helmi Mäelo (1957 in Sweden, reprinted in Estonia in 1999). Such surveys list notable women and significant milestones, but do not usually delve into the nuances of gender history or feminist thought like in-depth case studies. This more nuanced work has been done in the past seven years by the gender studies research group within the Centre of Excellence in Estonian Studies. The present article reviews the state of Estonian research, both within the research group and more broadly, and points out the main challenges that scholars face. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The feminist agenda in Russia experienced a phase of intense aesthetic search in the field of contemporary art and contemporary theater. The split in society, war, increased censorship and state propaganda, and mass emigration stopped this process. Feminist ethics and aesthetics are oriented toward democratic values and the absolute value of human life; it is difficult for them to survive in totalitarian states. Using material from the history of feminism and aesthetic practices in the post-perestroika decades of Russia, this article examines two historical forms of such survival: the Stockholm syndrome and, in more detail, "anti-propaganda", the popularization of the feminist agenda through aesthetic practices with mandatory feedback and the utmost attention to individual fate and personal trauma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article analyzes the history of feminism in Argentina from the early 20th century until the recovery of democracy in 1983. It highlights the resurgence of the feminist movement in the 1960s and its limitation during the military dictatorship. With the return to democracy, the movement was reactivated and the first feminist demonstration was held in 1984. The creation of the National Campaign for Free, Safe, and Legal Abortion in 2005 and the Ni una menos agency in 2015 are mentioned. The development of rights for gender and sexual dissidents is also highlighted. The article presents a list of laws and reforms that have ensured rights for women and people of diverse gender identities, but it points out that inequalities and discrimination still persist. [Extracted from the article]

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In July 1917, Alice Mannering became the Socialist Party nominee for mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and the first woman candidate for the office of mayor in the state of Indiana. Suffragists across Indiana were anticipating being able to vote in the November 1917 elections, after the passage of a partial suffrage bill by the state General Assembly. Mannering's ambitions, and the hopes of suffragists, were dashed when the state Supreme Court ruled the legislation unconstitutional. Jamie Wagman examines the life of Alice Mannering—suffragist, socialist, and political activist—and considers how she challenged gender roles and inspired generations of her descendants to social activism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper investigates the history of Arab feminism. It traces how those women came from different parts of Arab world and how they developed their awareness towards women's issues, though they do not call themselves as 'feminists' at the beginning. The paper aims to study the history of feminism in the Arab world. To show the struggle of the first Arab women feminists. To focus on the crucial issues of women's concern. The paper uses feminist approach as it concerns with women's important issues. The study traces how the Arab feminism started in Egypt and then the other parts of Arab World as Egypt has been the first Arab country to get its independence from the British rule. The concern for women issues started first in the national level as struggle for their independence and after the independence the struggle changed to women issues. The paper concluded by stating that the struggle of Arab women's feminist discourse advocated to significant women's problems like education, work, and the right for suffrage. They also confronted by other troubles, such as breaking out of gender segregation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Delap therefore calls for a new metaphor: "mosaic feminism", for "like mosaics, feminist coalitions were built up from the bits and pieces available - other movements, committed individuals, actions and ideas" (20). The book illustrates feminist commonalities across geographic space and time periods while also showing the complexity and diversity of feminism. Despite the great variety of feminisms, common threads unite feminist thinkers and activists from different times and places. [Extracted from the article]

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History is a projection of realities from the historian's lens and parameters. The popularity and acceptance of historical accounts depend much on hegemonic structures and knowledge. The Dalit community was marginalized within the Indian economic, social, and political historiography. Gradually, with the rise of Dalit consciousness, men--the better-positioned gender of the community--tried to express their vulnerabilities from a masculinist perspective. The literature written also projected women only as extensions of male protagonists. Though the traumas Dalit women have faced due to intersectional realities are separate from that of men, they could not find a place in early literature as complete entities, entitled to be acknowledged as such. The trade union movements also sidelined the issues of Dalit women laborers. To date, issues of Dalit women's property rights, longevity, education, and empowerment are largely androcentric, as the state's schemes and policies are majorly heteronormative and male centric. The reason why we need to keep invoking the past and history is to assert that the present condition of Dalit women has its roots in the past and their issues and voices continue to remain on the margins despite the rich social experiences they carry and represent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article looks at the causes of women’s subordination to society and feminism. The first part provides an overview of the subordination of women in the patriarchally ordered society, which was tailor-made only for men. The second part provides an outlook on the history of feminism, its stages of development and its contribution to the social emancipation of women. The third part deals with the “gender theory”, which created “gender feminism” and which itself, ideologically motivated and based on pseudo-scientific facts, has become the leader of the feminist movement. The fourth part discusses the “new feminism” advocated by John Paul II, which has been proposed as a response from the Church to the emerging situation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

After the popular call that the Ni Una Menos movement has meant in Argentina, the problem of how to build a history of Argentine feminism, containing the background to such a protest. In this sense, the article has adopted a combination of theoretical approaches to the militant heritage of the political movement in the last half century, re-establishing the contributions of the Unión Feminista Argentina (1970-1976) and the Encuentro Nacional de Mujeres (1986-2019). in these legacies is the key to the women's movement and the background of the Rebellion of the Girls in Ni Una Menos. A novel political phenomenon for national feminism, which has had an international echo of its narrative power with the resource of social media. For the study, different testimonies of the protagonists have been considered, with the objective of contributing to remembrance of the deliberative and narrative modes of the recent feminist experience in the country, linked to horizontality in participation and the heterogeneity in ideological positions, giving a popular power to the political scope of its manifestations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article discusses the concept of gender in both Chinese and Anglophone theories. Topics covered include the role of the location of China in the story of feminism's transition from sex to gender, the role of Chinese thinkers in the creation of a global, multilingual feminist politics, and the historical context in which Chinese thinkers coinvented their own concepts of gender.

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The current paper features "American Girls in Red Russia: Chasing the Soviet Dream" (2017) by Julia L. Mickenberg, PhD in American Studies from the University of Texas. The author gives a thorough account of reasons that led American women in 1920–1930 to Soviet Russia. One of the chapters is dedicated to American author and journalist Ruth Epperson Kennell (1889–1977), who worked for the Autonomous Industrial Colony Kuzbass in 1922–1924, which makes her part of a unique industrial experiment in international partnership. She fulfilled duties of a secretary and librarian and continued to work at the library of Comintern in Moscow after her contract with Kuzbass expired. In 1928 she accompanied Theodore Dreiser in his Russian tour; he chose her as a prototypefor one of the novellas in his "Gallery of women". Relying on Kennell’s archive and written accounts of other Colony members, J. L. Mickenberg suggests that American women were attracted by the communal lifestyle ofsuch organizations as AIC "Kuzbass", as long as it offered them a relief from what was considered a woman’s traditional duties and a professional and artistic fulfi which led to a paradox: American women left for Soviet Russia in pursuit of the so-called American dream. Professor Mickenberg explains some of the radical feminism in her research subjects from the point of view of psychoanalysis and shows how environment and social changes influenced private life of the "Russian Americans". The monograph proves that the constant interest for the history and heritage of the Autonomous Industrial Colony "Kuzbass" is not only local but international.

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