Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 20, 2009, 5:46 am
From Cambridge University: The second biennial Cambridge International Chronicles Symposium (CICS) follows the success of our inaugural proceedings held at Cambridge in 2008. The theme for CICS 2010 ...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 20, 2009, 5:39 am
From News on Sex: Land of Women: Tales of Sex and Gender from Early Ireland by Lisa Bitel. From Times Online: The House of Borgia by Christopher Hibbert and Martyrs and Murderers by Stuart Carroll. ...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 20, 2009, 5:21 am
The Times Online has published its 100 Best Books of the Decade. Here are a few from their list that were of interest to me: The Emperor’s Babe by Bernardine EvaristoThe Enchantress of Florence by ...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 20, 2009, 4:50 am
From The Tyee - a review of "A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice" by Malalai Joya. See also a review from Canadian Press posted here in October: ...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 20, 2009, 4:45 am
From Times Online: The leading female contender to be chosen as Europe’s first president yesterday challenged her male rivals to an open contest, and criticised the secretive carve-up of the EU’s ...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 20, 2009, 4:41 am
From the Siasat Daily: An Indian woman has successfully divorced her husband after he declined to have sex, spat on her and refused her permission to watch television soap operas. A court in the sout...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 20, 2009, 4:34 am
From Legal History Blog. A recent ".... panel focused on the unique place women had in the court room during the Middle Ages in Spain, France and Italy. Each paper presented a difficult legal situati...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 20, 2009, 4:29 am
Valerie Garver's book "Women and Aristocratic Culture in the Carolingian World" is reviewd by Matt Liporata @ Northern Star Online. Valerie Garver, assistant professor of history, wrote the book ...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 20, 2009, 4:22 am
Further to my September post Books: Women & History in which I brought to your attention the book "Caliban & the Witch:Women, The Body and Primitive Accumulation" by Silvia Federici, comes this in dep...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 19, 2009, 4:28 am
From BBC News: A previously undiscovered letter written by one of India's best known female rebels against British colonial rule has been found by academics. The letter was written by Lakshmibai,...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 19, 2009, 4:14 am
More interesting reading ahead before the year is out: Women of Flowers: Botanical Art in Australia from the 1830s to the 1960s by Leonie NortonThe Disappeared by Kim EchlinDay After Night by Anita D...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 19, 2009, 4:07 am
From Dominican Today: She said with Hawas’ support, she has found the largest mummy tomb uncovered so far and among the important sites found, she noted that of the Taposisirs Magna, or the temple o...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 19, 2009, 3:41 am
Women in Climate Change: A National Forum Series (VIC) Where: Hilton on the Park, Melbourne, VIC, Australia When: 3 December 2009 Booking: 02 9261 3566 / green.capital@tec.org.au The Women in Climat...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 19, 2009, 3:38 am
From Gulf News: For someone who has symbolised courage and dignity in the face of personal tragedy, Mariane Pearl, the widow of slain American journalist Daniel Pearl, is currently busy producing a do...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 19, 2009, 3:35 am
From the Voice of America: A senior United Nations official has voiced fears that rising religious extremism poses a new and major threat against women. Noeleen Heyzer, the head of the U.N. economi...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 19, 2009, 3:31 am
From The Age: The Victorian Brumby Government is entirely ingenuine in its "concerns" about the women's prison. Its belated investigation into the prison has been prompted only by media embarrass...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 19, 2009, 3:15 am
From Reuters: In a motion read by Ms Safina Kwekwe Tsungu, an Eala member from Kenya, the legislators further urged EAC member countries to ensure that women get comprehensive and accessible health se...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 19, 2009, 3:12 am
From the Citizen: The East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) on Tuesday called for enhanced efforts to end violence against women. The regional parliament also urged national assemblies or parliame...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 19, 2009, 3:08 am
From AllAfrica: With northern Uganda at relative peace following years of war wreaked by Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, activists are now worried about rising outbreaks of domestic...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 17, 2009, 7:31 pm
A little bit of a todo today about a new travel service in Australia that caters for women only - Travel Sisters. Apparently this travel service which does cater predominantly for women and is tailor...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 15, 2009, 3:16 am
From the Wall Street Journal: In a courtyard of her crumbling house, Wu Liuying lifts her favorite pair of shoes from a dusty cardboard box. Hand-sewn from navy-blue cloth, embroidered with pink flowe...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 15, 2009, 3:10 am
Yes, some more items of interest on the reading front: On These Silken Sheets by Sabrina DarbyAlexander & Alestria by Shan SaThe Golden Mean by Annabel LyonThe Bishops Man by Linden MacIntyreAll of Me...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 15, 2009, 3:03 am
From the Telegraph: Queen Himiko is a popular character in Japanese history. She was apparently able to wield great power in the Yamatai Kingdom from around the end of the second century. Legends hand...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 15, 2009, 3:00 am
From Thaindian News: An archaeological excavation has uncovered the mummy of a young priestess, a member of the elite, with several precious items dating from the period of 300-450 AD in Cahuachi, Per...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 15, 2009, 2:57 am
From Times Live (South Africa): The Sandton Muslim Jamaat Mosque for women is the first of its kind in the country. Women worshippers now have a place to offer prayer adjacent to the men's mosque....
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 13, 2009, 4:15 am
Report from SOS Childrens Villages, Canada: Cambodia’s biggest challenge at the moment is improving the status of young girls and women. On the most basic level, this includes reducing the number o...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 13, 2009, 4:09 am
From BBC News: Twenty years since women were first allowed to become pilots in the RAF, the Red Arrows have unveiled their first female aviator. By their own admission, the inclusion of 31-year-old F...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 13, 2009, 4:06 am
From Jewish Exponent: A total of 55 members of Women of Vision -- Federation's Jewish Women's Foundation -- and Women's Philanthropy donors took part in the trip. They lobbied lawmakers an...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 13, 2009, 4:05 am
From the Fiji Daily Post News: His Excellency the President, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau has encouraged the women of Macuata to utilise their talents in order to upgrade their economical status and venture ...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 13, 2009, 4:00 am
From Mmegi Online: The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) last week published a report on core labour standards in the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) countries of Botswana, Lesotho, ...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 13, 2009, 3:54 am
From AllAfrica: A Non-Governmental Organisation, Girls Power Initiative (GPI), has called on the National Assembly to enact a law on violence against women. The NGO also said the national assembly sh...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 13, 2009, 3:49 am
From Arab News: Justice Minister Muhammad Al-Eisa said on Thursday the Kingdom’s efforts to revamp the judicial system were well under way and that women would eventually be allowed to practice as l...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 13, 2009, 3:45 am
From CNN Money: Women on Their Way is an online resource for business and leisure travelers to find everything they need to plan and book their next trip. The website includes expert advice on destina...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 13, 2009, 3:40 am
From the Telegraph: Something momentous took place in The World of Men this week, something that those living in The World of Women – that is, largely, The Real World – may yet be unaware of. At m...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 13, 2009, 3:33 am
From NT News: A DARWIN magistrate has said Aboriginal victims of domestic violence have faces like "squashed tomatoes". Alasdair McGregor was sentencing a man who kicked his girlfriend in the face wh...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 9, 2009, 3:48 am
From the Guardian: Ninety years on from the founding of Walter Gropius's legendary art, craft and design school, the female students of the Bauhaus appear to have been as liberated as young women ...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 9, 2009, 3:43 am
From China Today: The number of female army applicants has surged by 300 percent, with many women saying they were inspired by the National Day parade. Ding Zhengquan, the spokesman for the recruitme...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 9, 2009, 3:38 am
From the Mercury News: Their head wear displayed a full palette of colors and patterns, and symbolized different faiths. But the two dozen Sikh and Muslim women who gathered Saturday at a Fremont comm...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 9, 2009, 3:27 am
From the Guardian: A woman applied to the Leo Baeck (Rabbinic) College. The admissions committee decided that although the theological arguments were still raging, there could be no objection to her a...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 9, 2009, 3:25 am
From the Telegraph: The Prime Minister is withdrawing childcare vouchers because he believes too many people who can afford to pay full costs on their own are using it. About 340,000 families claim ch...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 9, 2009, 3:22 am
From Angola Press: Women rights, as the key element of family and society are stipulated in three draft laws presented last week by the Constitutional Commission countrywide, said the MP Luzia Inglês...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 9, 2009, 3:13 am
From ABC New Online: A rally has been held outside Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's electoral office in Brisbane over a legislative amendment that protesters say will outlaw home births. About 300 wom...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 6, 2009, 2:51 am
From the New York Times: The Webster, on West 34th Street, is one of the few remaining all-female residences in a city that used to have many. Hotels and apartment houses that provided temporary refug...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 6, 2009, 2:49 am
From Yahoo News: Women faced their share of trouble at the Tower of London, including three queens who were beheaded there. But treachery has long been considered a thing of the past at the notorious...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 6, 2009, 2:32 am
From ABC News Online: Two Palestinian women have become the first female judges in the Middle East to preside over a traditional Islamic court. Sharia law is traditionally seen as the domain of men, ...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 6, 2009, 2:29 am
From Radio New Zealand International: A daylight hour protest fast involving about 800 women in Tonga is continuing. Tongan Women’s National Congress members have been fasting for about three weeks...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 6, 2009, 2:20 am
In view of the latest goings-on in Iran since the events leading up to and following the general election, I thought this website might be of interest for some: National Council of Resistance of Iran...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 6, 2009, 2:15 am
From IPS News: Ten years ago, a group of Cuzco women decided to take an organised stand against all forms of gender-based violence, focusing on encouraging other women to report their abuse and get he...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 6, 2009, 2:12 am
From Reuters: Somalia's hardline al Shabaab insurgents closed three grassroots women's organisations in the rebel-held town of Balad Hawa on Monday to stop women from going to work, a rebel le...
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Melisende posted an article on Women of History - Nov 6, 2009, 2:07 am
From Newswire / Reuters: The Three Tomatoes.com and In the Trenches Productions.Com have launched an internet radio show "Tomatoes in the Trenches" on BlogTalkRadio. The show's co-hosts from the...
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