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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 movementsNigeria ×
1929
Igbo and Ibibio women in south-eastern Nigeria rose against British colonial rule and its appointed warrant chiefs, fearing they were about to be taxed. Using the tradition of 'sitting on a man', thousands besieged…
Timeline and booksRead more on Wikipedia ↗ (opens in a new tab)
2014 onwardStill going
After Boko Haram abducted 276 schoolgirls from Chibok in April 2014, Nigerian women led daily sit-outs in Abuja demanding their rescue, and the campaign spread worldwide. Many of the girls have since been freed or…
