Woman's Place UK

 

5 October 2020

 

Woman's Place UK

16 posts today

“Witch hunters will tolerate only two possible outcomes to their chase. Either they destroy the heretic by driving her out of work and making her name a by-word for ignominy. Or they force her into a total capitulation.” Solidarity with @msjlindsay ...

October 5th @ 3:15 pm |

Woman's Place UK

16 posts today

We wrote to @Keir_Starmer exactly six months ago raising serious concerns about the treatment of women in @UKLabour and the failure of the party to act. We know everyone’s been busy but...https://t.co/...

October 5th @ 12:19 pm |

Woman's Place UK

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RT @hibiscuits1: Health visitor numbers in England 'fall by a third' under Tories up to 2019. No wonder there is a crisis in post-natal care https://t.co/SL8dot... @MaternityAction @MidwivesRCM @theRCN @LovelyyYuta @unisonhealth @unitetheunion ...

October 5th @ 9:54 am |

Woman's Place UK

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RT @Lutz101: @Womans_Place_UK Great story. In 1980, Rena Kanokogi (née Glickman) organized the first women's judo world championship in Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum, sponsoring it through the mortgage of her own home. #RenaKanokogi #WomensJudo ...

October 5th @ 9:53 am |

Woman's Place UK

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Rena ”Rusty” Glickman Kanokogi (1935-2009) US judo expert, and champion of women's judo and its inclusion in the Olympics. Unable to compete as a woman, in 1959 she disguised herself as a man, beating the reigning state judo champion. She was ...

October 5th @ 8:54 am |

Woman's Place UK

16 posts today

Rena ”Rusty” Glickman Kanokogi (1935-2009) US. In 1959, barred by her sex from competing, disguised herself as a man & beat the reigning state judo champion. Discovered & stripped of her medal, she became a driving force behind women’s judo & its ...

October 5th @ 7:46 am |

Woman's Place UK

16 posts today

Rena ”Rusty” Glickman Kanokogi (1935-2009) US. In 1959, barred by her sex from competing, disguised herself as a man & beat the reigning state judo champion. Discovered & stripped of her medal, she became a driving force behind women’s judo ...

October 5th @ 7:46 am |

Woman's Place UK

16 posts today

Our next on-line event is Sex in the Census - a Don't Miss event with @janeclarejones @lnmackenzie1 (@mbmpolicy) @ProfAliceS & @selina_todd Tickets here, donations to vital women's services/orgs very welcome https://t.co/KzF38L...

October 5th @ 3:57 am |

Woman's Place UK

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And we have loads of films on our YouTube channel from our meetings and webinars. Here is a thread linking to the most recent films for our on-line events. First up @Vaishax in conversation with @GitaSahgal on But What Was She Wearing ...

October 5th @ 3:51 am |