Foremothers
Marilyn French (1929 – 2009)
Servitude or Freedom? by Pauline Woodbridge My chosen Foremother is Marilyn French. My reason is because two of her books have had a role…
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Women’s voices, feminist thought and living memory.
Essays, reflections, foremothers and audio work from the coalition’s archive.
Foremothers
A Woman who has inspired me
submitted by Gerry Polovich As a social worker, people ask me where I got my social justice and human rights beliefs from. I automatically…
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902)
Feminist Firebrand submitted by Betty McLellan Elizabeth Cady Stanton has been described as, among other things, a “feminist firebrand” who worked tirelessly for women’s…
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A Remarkably Brave Woman
A Story of Bravery by Tahlia Briggs My sister was two when she wandered off down the beach. My dad had taken her and…
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My grandmother, Mill
submitted by Susan Hawthorne I write about my grandmother all the time. Her second name was Millicent. We all called her Mill and for…
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Great-aunt Gertrude
submitted by Jennie Burrows I never met my great-aunt, but I am proud to be honouring her remarkable life. At the age of 2,…
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Feminism in a Post-Truth era
[transcript of podcast created 12 February 2020] Hello, I’m Betty McLellan for Radical Feminist Reflections. Well, 2019 is behind us and a new…
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Freedom of Speech (3): a focus on Fair Speech
[transcript of podcast created 11 September 2019] Hello, I’m Betty McLellan for Radical Feminist Reflections. This is Part 3 of my three-part series…
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Freedom of Speech (2): no-platforming as protest
[Transcript of podcast created 12 October 2018] Hello, I’m Betty McLellan for Radical Feminist Reflections. In Part 1 of this three-part series on…
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Freedom of Speech (1): modern-day farce
[Transcript of Podcast created 19 July 2018] Hello, I’m Betty McLellan for Radical Feminist Reflections. Today I’m focusing urgent attention on the principle…
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