Entries Published On April, 2018
Inspiring Thursday: Mary Beard
“I actually can’t understand what it would be to be a woman without being a feminist. (…) Feminism taught me a way to find out how to be me, and that´s a lot more internally important than some of the more measurable things.”
Survivors’ project in Portugal: New challenges in the fight against sexual violence
Specialized support services for victims of sexual violence are lacking in the majority of European Union countries, and Portugal is no exception. Despite the high rate of rape cases and abuse towards women and children, there are no rape crisis centres and specialized services for survivors in Portugal. The Association of Women Against Violence (AMCV) …
Inspiring Thursday: Ruchira Gupta
“I would tell them I was a feminist. They would ask me what’s a feminist and I would say I was fighting patriarchy. They would become even more curious and ask me if it was because I had no man in my life. Or did it mean that I didn’t need men, they would ask. …
Inspiring Thursday: Irena Sendler
“Every child saved with my help is the justification of my existence on this Earth, and not a title to glory.” Irena Sendler was a 29-year-old social worker in Warsaw, Poland when the second World War broke out and the Nazis invaded. Before the invasion, she oversaw the city “canteens”, which provided assistance to people …
Inspiring Thursday: Simone Veil
“Following the example of the Righteous, I want to believe that moral strength and individual conscience can always prevail.” Simone Veil was born in Nice, France, in 1927 in a non-religious Jewish family. Daughter of Yvonne and André Jacob, she had two sisters and one brother, and was the youngest of a family of six.
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