Photographs showing an International Women's Day protest march in Lecce, Southern Italy, also in 1981. (source: generazioni.net La casa delle donne)
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8.3.16
8/3/81: International Women's Day '81
Poster designed by New Mexico born artist Juan R. Fuentes for International Women's Day in 1981 (source: juanrfuentes.com)
Photographs showing an International Women's Day protest march in Lecce, Southern Italy, also in 1981. (source: generazioni.net La casa delle donne)
Photographs showing an International Women's Day protest march in Lecce, Southern Italy, also in 1981. (source: generazioni.net La casa delle donne)
11.2.16
11/2/81: Fusaye Ichikawa dies
Japanese feminist and politician Fusaye Ichikawa (市川 房枝 , b. 1893) died on 11 February 1981.
She became involved with women's rights movements in Tokyo in the 1910's and in 1920 co-founded the New Women's Association (新婦人協会) together with pioneering Japanese feminist Hiratsuka Raicho.
As late as 1974, at the age of 81, Ishikawa ran in Japanese elections and earned a fourth term in the Diet. She was re-elected to the House of Councillors in 1980, with the highest number of votes from the national constituency.
Source: fembio.org, wikipedia
She became involved with women's rights movements in Tokyo in the 1910's and in 1920 co-founded the New Women's Association (新婦人協会) together with pioneering Japanese feminist Hiratsuka Raicho.
As late as 1974, at the age of 81, Ishikawa ran in Japanese elections and earned a fourth term in the Diet. She was re-elected to the House of Councillors in 1980, with the highest number of votes from the national constituency.
Source: fembio.org, wikipedia
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