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British women's rights activists

This article is a list of notable women's rights activists, arranged alphabetically by modern country names and by the names of the persons listed. == Afghanistan == Amina Azimi – disabled women's rights advocate Hasina Jalal – women's empowerment activist Quhramaana Kakar – Senior Strategic Advisor for Conciliation Resources Masuada Karokhi (born 1962) – Member of Parliament and women’s rights campaigner == Albania == Parashqevi Qiriazi (1880–1970) – teacher Sevasti Qiriazi (1871–1949) – pioneer of female education Urani Rumbo (1895–1936) – feminist, teacher, and playwright == Algeria == Aïcha Lemsine (born 1942) – French-language writer and women's rights activist Ahlam Mosteghanemi (born 1953) – writer and sociologist == Arabia == Muhammad ibn Abdullah (570–632) – Founder of Sunni Islam and established women's rights of equality before God.

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  1. Annie Besant

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life of 19th-century writer and campaigner Annie Besant.

    21 June 2012

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    Featuring: Lawrence Goldman, David Stack, Yasmin Khan

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    CultureEnglish non-fiction writersWomen mysticsEnglish socialists19th-century English women writersVictorian writersEnglish women activistsEnglish people of Irish descentEnglish suffragistsVictorian women writersEnglish activistsNew Age predecessorsBritish women's rights activistsFormer AnglicansSocial Democratic Federation membersFounders of Indian schools and collegesBritish reformersEnglish feminists, English feminist writers

  2. Mary Astell

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher Mary Astell (1666 – 1731) who has been described as "the first English feminist".

    5 November 2020

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    Featuring: Hannah Dawson, Mark Goldie, Teresa Bejan

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    Philosophy17th-century English writersPseudonymous women writers17th-century English philosophers18th-century English writersFeminism and history18th-century English non-fiction writers18th-century British philosophersEnglish educational theoristsEnglish women activistsEnglish women non-fiction writers18th-century pseudonymous writersEnglish rhetoricians17th-century English educators17th-century English women writers18th-century English women writersBritish women's rights activists18th-century English philosophersFeminist studies scholarsEnglish feminists, English feminist writers