#LeadLikeHer Part 01

This women’s day we at GirlUp Bangalore are here to celebrate women leaders who make us look up to them every step of the way and find the leader in ourselves.

Women have secured leadership roles in every possible field be it science, politics, businesses, etc while shattering ever damn glass ceiling, paving the way for fellow-women, inspiring millions to turn their dreams to reality.

Indian women have lead every possible role, whether being an educationist like Savitribai Phule, or lead a revolution like Rani Laxmibai, or be the first female governor like Sarojini Naidu, to India’s first female Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi to the present times where we had the first female President of India, Pratibha Patil, to India’s first female Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, to Ritu Karidhar being the Mission director & M. Vanitha the project director of Chandrayaan-2, the list goes on with many other fields.

Many women around the world have always lead revolutions for equal rights, women empowerment, right to education, and against sexism, misogyny, patriarchy through feminist literature, organizations, newspaper articles, etc.

"Feminism is amiss without the women who fueled the fire for equality."

Mary Wollstonecraft: Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer and a feminist philosopher, who amplified her voice for gender equality. One of her works ‘ A Vindication of the Rights of Women’ questioned Rousseaue’s notion of female inferiority and gained a prominent status in feminist literature. Her other important works include . ‘Thoughts on the Education of Daughters’ (1787), ‘The Female Reader’ (1789), and ‘A Historical and Moral View of the Origins and Progress of the French Revolution’ (1794).

Amelia Bloomer: Another brave woman who led the crusade against patriarchy was Amelia Bloomer a renowned advocate of feminism, a relentless crusader for women’s rights. Though not being formally educated, she excelled in writing and teaching. She wrote articles on women’s rights in her husband’s newspaper, she later went on to start her own paper, “The Lily”, which focused solely on women’s rights. She was also a supporter of dress reforms, and often appeared in speeches wearing costumes reprehended by the conservatives. The attire went on to be called “bloomers.”

To Be Continued..

Blog By Pranavi. C. S