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Seven Demands: How did women in Britain fight for their rights?

Seven sources to introduce the women’s liberation movement in Britain and the seven key demands they campaigned for over the course of the 1970s.

A historic black and white photograph capturing a dense crowd of women marching down a commercial city street during a protest. In the foreground on the right, protestors hold aloft a very large, prominent white banner that reads Women Unite for Womens Liberation in bold black block lettering. Surrounding marchers carry smaller signs advocating for free contraception, equal pay now, and nurseries, while onlookers and traditional storefronts like The Needlewoman Shop line the background street under a light snowfall or rain.
Gender Equality Stories

Why be a wife? Mary McIntosh and the Fifth Demand of the Women's Liberation Movement

Read this article on Mary McIntosh and the Fifth Demand of the women's liberation movement to strengthen your teaching of women's rights in Britain and marriage as a legal institution.
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Gender Equality Stories

Stella Dadzie and the Organisation of Women of Asian and African Descent  

Deepen your teaching of the fight for women's rights and Black and global majority rights in Britain with this story on Black women's activist groups in 20th century Britain.
A medium shot of an older Black woman sitting in a chair, appearing to speak while smiling during an interview. She has her hair styled in a high, curly updo with grey streaks. She is wearing a long-sleeved, color-blocked sweater in shades of grey, black, and olive green, layered gold necklaces, and earrings. Her hands are clasped in her lap. The background is a softly blurred indoor setting with a large glass-paned door on the left and an exhibition banner on the right.
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