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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.

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The Mothers' Front

Mothers of young men 'disappeared' during the state's crackdown on the JVP insurgency in the south organised to demand answers, using their identity as mothers when other protest was dangerous. Tamil mothers in the…

Violence and safety War, peace and memory

Timeline Background: the 1987–89 JVP insurrection, on Wikipedia ↗ (opens in a new tab)