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Visible WomenWhy 120 of the world’s most important female MPs are gathering in London today
In the words of Theresa May: “A woman’s place is in elected office.”
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Visible WomenHow Emma Thompson showed her support for women while becoming a dame
We see your Equal Pay badge, Dame Emma.
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Visible Women“Why British women should be inspired by the results of the US midterms”
They happened on the other side of the world – but the US midterm elections can teach us an important lesson about women and politics.
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Visible WomenHow women’s football emerged from the munitions factories of WWI
Read the untold story of the women who stepped into the mens’ shoes in the factories and on the football pitch, too.
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Visible Women“Why I’m fighting Northern Ireland’s restrictive abortion law in the courts”
Stylist’s Woman of the Week is Sarah Ewart, who was forced to travel to England for a termination after her baby was diagnosed with a fatal foetal abnormality.
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Visible WomenYour 2018 Feminist Calendar: protests, panels and exhibitions celebrating the sisterhood
Celebrate, educate and get irate at these events, into autumn and beyond.
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Visible WomenThis is how you could appear on Stylist’s most popular careers page
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Visible WomenHow you can join the fight to get a woman on the new £50 note
The British public will get to have a say in whose face will grace the banknote, and we think it should be a woman.
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Visible WomenThis is why Beyoncé’s 2018 Halloween costume was so important
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Visible WomenThe Haunting of Hill House’s author Shirley Jackson was an overlooked genius
Jackson was one of the 20th century’s greatest horror authors – but today, her proto-feminist writing is largely forgotten.
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Visible WomenThe true story of Queen Nanny, rebel leader and Jamaican National Hero
In 18th century Jamaica, an escaped slave named Queen Nanny led a revolt against the British.
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Visible WomenHow to nominate an inspiring woman from history for her own blue plaque
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Visible WomenMeet the spatial designer who puts feminism at the heart of her work
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Visible WomenFrom Icelandic protesters to Meghan Markle: the women making waves this week
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Visible WomenThe incredible true story of the first black woman to win gold at the Olympics
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Visible Women“Remembering Altheia Jones-LeCointe, the UK’s forgotten civil rights activist”
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Visible WomenThis pre-Raphaelite muse was Britain’s most visible Victorian woman of colour
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Visible Women“Boys playing a game”: Jess Phillips dismisses the cabinet’s approach to Brexit
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Visible WomenShould misogyny be a hate crime? Conservative MP Kemi Badenoch doesn’t think so
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Visible WomenWomen’s rights are being damaged because of Brexit, says Jess Phillips
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Visible WomenSNP MP Hannah Bardell on what it’s like to experience homophobic abuse
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Visible WomenThis is how Conservative MP Kemi Badenoch deals with Twitter abuse
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Visible WomenStylist unveils brand new political TV show: Women of the House
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