Courage Calls to Courage Everywhere

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The #MeToo movement isn't a return to Victorian values. Women aren't shrinking violets asking to be protected. a b c Elwes, Annunciata (14 September 2017). "Emmeline Pankhurst or Millicent Fawcett? Battle over Westminster Suffragette statues". Country Life . Retrieved 26 April 2018.

She undertook her first speaking tour aged just 22, at a time when women rarely spoke in public. By 1897 suffrage societies all over the UK came together to become the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies and by 1907 – 40 years into the campaign – Millicent Fawcett became the movement's president. By that stage it had tens of thousands of members. She went on to establish the International Women's Suffrage Alliance, forming links with women all over the world who were campaigning for equal voting rights.

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But this is not just some issue of the heart – it is also – and should be a simple matter of logic. In today’s increasingly led technology world no country, no industry, no business will thrive if it keeps discounting over 50% of the talent pool in the critical STEM led industries. (2)A collaboration of 30 energy industry players highlights that 27% of the workforce is likely to retire in the next decade, with the baby boomer generation now all over the age of 55. This is a large contributor to the sector’s need to recruit or retrain 48% – or 227,000 – of the current workforce by 2030. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation argues that every type of engineering is in short supply as are IT coders, programmers and developers. essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the British women’s suffrage movement and Millicent Garrett Fawcett’s enduring legacy.' Millicent Garrett Fawcett: Selected writingsinvites the reader to delve into the life and passions of this great suffragist leader. Millicent Fawcett paved the way for women to take their place in public life, that’s why I’m so proud that in 2018, her sculpture was unveiled in London, becoming Parliament Square’s first-ever statue of a woman. The statue depicts Millicent holding a banner bearing the powerful quote, “Courage Calls to Courage Everywhere”. This book explores important aspects of the rich and too-often untold history of women’s rights, including the origins of that inspirational quote.'

Courage Calls to Courage Everywhere is very current, touching on the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, the Women’s March, Trump’s presidency and Artificial Intelligence. Also included is Emmeline Pankhurst’s speech, Freedom or Death, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The statue was commissioned to recognise the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918 which gave some women the right to vote. It portrays Millicent at the age of 50, when she became President of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies. The names and images of 55 women and four men who supported women’s suffrage also appear on the statue’s plinth. From this point, the British Province Synod persisted and in 1956 made a recommendation to the Unity Synod that women as well as men, be eligible for ordination in the Moravian Church. In 1958, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the Unity Synod affirmed the conclusions of the 1953 report, paving the way for the acceptance of women as candidates for ministry. There is much need among contemporary feminists for inspiration from this book’s evidence of the formidable fortitude, optimism, determination and generous spirit of activists like Millicent Garrett Fawcett. For students and scholars of English social and political life, the broader history of women’s rights globally or even those who simply wish to appreciate the pace of a different time, this book is a must read (and it is accessible as a free open access PDF!).' I gave this gem to my partner as a Christmas present. He, being a long-time Winterson fan, was suitably excited and somehow limited his reading as to make this book last two sittings.With Newnham College celebrating 150 years of women’s education, excellence and inclusion, and as a Newnham alumna myself, I was keen to talk to the Principal of the College what the 150th Anniversary means for women. The points that Alison made gave me plenty to think about, and our audience too. Here is a taste of the topics we discussed… Having a room of one’s own

Courage Calls to Courage Everywhere should be on everyone’s shelf. The struggle for gender equality is as important to keep in the memory as the atrocities of slavery, racial cleansings, and the rise of fascism. In forty or one hundred years Courage will stand as a time capsule of where we were now to compare to where we will be. Right now, it is an important call for humans to work together to end sexism. Wearing won the Turner Prize in 1997 and was awarded an OBE in 2011. She is represented by Maureen Paley, London, Tanya Bonakdar, New York and Regen Projects, Los Angeles. A spokesman for the attorney general’s office confirmed that it had received multiple complaints about the leniency of the sentencing. He added: “The case will of course be considered for referral to the court of appeal.” At first I thought I wasn’t going to like this book, because it started out recounting a history of the feminist movement in the UK, which I found a little boring, probably also because I’m Australian and the various names of places and politicians went over my head. But that was only the beginning, and then Jeanette went on to make some really good points and observations about feminism.This is not theoretical analysis or closely argued and reasoned, it is polemical and passionately argued as you would expect from Winterson. It is a call to arms and action and a timely reminder that we have a long way to go. There is still sex war going on - but we have to remember something simple and obvious: Discrimination of any kind is never, ever rational - it just pretends to be." a b Topping, Alexandra (24 April 2018). "First statue of a woman in Parliament Square unveiled". The Guardian . Retrieved 24 April 2018. Thorne said that, following the decision, the statue of Pankhurst created for Parliament Square would instead be placed for the time being in Brompton Cemetery, the place of her burial, while a decision on the Victoria Tower Gardens was made. [5] In addition to the discussion of the suffragette statue, a further campaign was underway to have a statue of the former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher erected in Parliament Square. The Council turned down the application as it did not meet the 10-year rule (that a minimum of 10 years have to pass following the subject's death) and that the Thatcher family opposed the design. [20] Other statues of Thatcher exist in London: the one in the Guildhall was decapitated in 2002, and the following year another was commissioned for the interior of the Palace of Westminster. [21] Others commented that the location was the appropriate one, but that the statue should be of someone more radical: Mary Wollstonecraft, Sylvia Pankhurst or Emily Davison. [22] Unveiling [ edit ] Theresa May speaking at the unveiling of the statue And speaking of culture, this is how we got on the topic of walking on the grass. If someone mentioned that they can walk on the grass as a big deal to our session’s audience, the immediate response from the majority of them would be: So, what?