Resources
On this page you can find a series of blog posts written by the project team. These offer a snapshot of our research projects, which we hope will also serve as a useful resource for anyone interested in global histories in women’s welfare activism.
Stella Dadzie: A Whole Heap of Mix Up
Image shows Stella Dadzie introducing her new book Renowned activist, historian, writer, artist and educator Stella Dadzie presented her new book A Whole Heap of Mix Up at a packed event on 27th November, jointly hosted by WCIF and the...
Feminist activism, Maitree and women’s labour in India: A discussion with Anchita Ghatak and Paramita Banerjee
Feminist activism, Maitree and women’s labour in India: A discussion with Anchita Ghatak and Paramita Banerjee By Sreenanti Banerjee [1] [2] A witness circle discussion was recorded on 10 February 2025 in the Indian city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta),...
‘Charting the Journey: 37 Years Later’, The Feminist Library, July 2025
Charting the Journey: 37 Years Later’, The Feminist Library, July 2025 By Sarah Howard This event remembered and celebrated the publication of Charting the Journey: Writings by Black and Third World Women, published in 1988 by Sheba Feminist Press,...
African, Afropean, Afropolitan: Report from the European Conference on African Studies (ECAS) 2025
African, Afropean, Afropolitan: Report from the European Conference on African Studies (ECAS) 2025 By Dr Sarah Howard Held in Prague from 25–28 June, the biannual ECAS event was an excellent conference: well-organised, collegial and with a welcome range of artistic...
Right to ‘practice our sexuality’: Remembering a leaflet on police violence against sexual minorities in India
Right to ‘practice our sexuality’: Remembering a leaflet on police violence against sexual minorities in India By Sreenanti Banerjee [1] In the year 2000, a leaflet was issued during a public campaign against police atrocities directed towards sexual minorities in...
Report on a Meeting of ‘Women-Centered Women’: Notes on the National Conference on Women’s Movement (1994)
Report on a Meeting of ‘Women-Centered Women’: Notes on the National Conference on Women’s Movement (1994) By Sreenanti Banerjee [1] The fifth National Conference on Women’s Movement in India took place on 23-26 January 1994, in Tirupati, a...
Right to Life, Dignity and the Welfare-Related Rights of Homosexual Relationships in India: Notes on a Letter on Sexual Preference
Right to Life, Dignity and the Welfare-Related Rights of Homosexual Relationships in India: Notes on a Letter on Sexual Preference By Sreenanti Banerjee In the year 1994, the Indian lawyer and legal consultant, Madhu Mehra, published a letter entitled ‘Sexual...
The Sex Workers’ Manifesto (First National Conference of Sex Workers in India; 14-16 November 1997, Calcutta)
The Sex Workers’ Manifesto (First National Conference of Sex Workers in India; 14-16 November 1997, Calcutta) By Sreenanti Banerjee [Cover page of ‘First National Conference of Sex Workers’, downloaded from the Feminist Law Archives...
Memorandum by The Campaign for Lesbian Rights: A Key Document on Sexuality and Indian Welfare Feminist Activism in the 1990s – Part I
Memorandum by The Campaign for Lesbian Rights: A Key Document on Sexuality and Indian Welfare Feminist Activism in the 1990s – Part I By Sreenanti Banerjee [Front page of ‘Lesbian Emergence’, downloaded from the Feminist Law Archives...
Female Victimhood and Welfare: The Case of ‘Sati’ (Widow Immolation) in India
Female Victimhood and Welfare: The Case of ‘Sati’ (Widow Immolation) in India By Dr Sreenanti Banerjee The Event On the 4th of September 1987, Roop Kanwar (1969-1987), an Indian Rajput woman, was compelled to immolate herself in the village...