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Bessie Rayner Parkes

My name is Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon. I am a mid-19th century feminist and women's rights activist. I also co-founded the English Woman's Journal in 1858 with my dear friend Bessie Rayner Parkes. Today, I thought of telling you all a bit more about her.

PlanetHeroines25th April 2022

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Bertha Wehnert-Beckmann

During my time, I witnessed Germany’s last emperor Wilhelm II outline a role for women, which was later adopted by the Nazis: Kirche, Küche, Kinder. This translates as ‘church, kitchen and children’ -- three words that seemed to sum up the entirety of a woman’s life.

PlanetHeroines25th April 2022

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Letizia Battaglia (1935 – 2022)

Legendary photographer Letizia Battaglia, whose striking photographs revealed the hidden world of the Sicilian Mafia and their victims, has died at the age of 87.

PlanetHeroines25th April 2022

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Rut Blees Luxemburg Explores Urban Landscapes in Touring Arts Council Exhibition

This year, her groundbreaking work will reach new audiences as part of a touring exhibition from the Arts Council Collection –The World We Live In: Art and the Urban Environment.

PlanetHeroines25th April 2022

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Poulomi Basu – Fireflies

In her latest project Fireflies, exhibited at the Autograph gallery in London, Indian artist Poulomi Basu boldly speaks about the topic she knows well - from her previous work, and her own experience - the repercussions of patriarchy.

PlanetHeroines25th April 2022

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Rahima Gambo’s Bird Song Orientations

Rahima Gambo’s new multimedia exhibition is showing in Johannesburg. An ongoing multimedia series Bird Song Orientations highlights the interpersonal connections within Nigerian urban environments.

PlanetHeroines19th April 2022

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Zohra Opoku opens a new exhibition “I Have Arisen”

Zohra Opoku opens a new exhibition “I Have Arisen” which is the first of a two part series titled “The Myths of Eternal Life”

PlanetHeroines19th April 2022

A woman walking slightly ahead of a boy aged around 10. She is smiling at him, while he looks a bit disgruntled. They are walking on a road in front of a bricked wall, painted red, with two patches of lighter red coloured paint. She is stylishly dressed in a long skirt and loose jacket, with fabulous pink, wedged heeled sandals. The boy is wearing a bright red t-shirt, denim shorts and dark trainers.

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Holding the Baby, Photography exhibition opens in Arnolfini, Bristol

Polly Braden presents Holding the Baby, an exhibition that creates a powerful portrait of the impact of austerity measured on families across the UK. Holding the Baby is currently showing at the Arnolfini, Bristol, up until 12 June 2022.

PlanetHeroines17th April 2022

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Marilyn Stafford’s FotoReportage Award

An international prize granted in honour of Marilyn Stafford. It is reserved for documentary photographers who focus on unreported or under-reported issues.

PlanetHeroines8th April 2022