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Short histories of 65 feminist movements, India and South Asia first. Each has a timeline, links to read more elsewhere, and books from our shelf where we have them. These are starting points, not the last word: tell us what is missing through the complaints box or a discussion thread.
2 movementsCaste ×India ×1990 to 2009 ×
1996 to 2023
A long campaign for a third of seats in Parliament and state assemblies to be reserved for women, after panchayat reservation began in 1993. The bill was first introduced in 1996 and stalled for decades; it passed in…
1990s onwardStill going
Dalit women organised to name the specific violence and exclusion they face at the meeting point of caste, class and gender, and to challenge both upper-caste feminism and male-led Dalit politics. The National…
CasteViolence and safetyWork and money
Timeline and booksRead more on Wikipedia ↗ (opens in a new tab)
