Tag Archive: Women's Rights

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Lenin’s empty promise: The failure of the Bolshevik party to liberate women from oppressive Russian society

The Russian Revolution of 1917 fundamentally altered society, dismantling a previously unchallenged monarchy that ruled for almost 300 years. However, Russian women were still subject to oppression from the traditional gender hierarchy that underpinned society. As we approach International Women’s Day on 8th March, this article brings some examples of Bolshevik propaganda to discuss the extent to which the actions of the Bolsheviks liberated women.
AUTHOR: NATASHA PRYOR

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The Response of Feminist Discourse to the Contraceptive Pill, 1960-1980

The pill is often considered to have had a pivotal influence on the lives of women and the expansion of women’s rights, however contemporary feminist literature sought to counter this point of view

AUTHOR: ANNIE FINEGAN

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“Female Lords”: Women’s representation and restriction in the House of Lords.

Image Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sLZBWcPklk @ 01:06, UK Parliament Today, out of the 92 hereditary peers currently sitting in the House of Lords, none are women.  The House of Lords is a pivotal institution of… Continue reading →