Womens Rights

Poster by Women in Nigeria

Cartoon from India
ISIS Women in Action 1/88

Women’s rights in Islam
Spiritual Aspect
Social Aspect

Social Aspect
As a child and adolescent

As a Child

Social Aspect
As a Wife

Social Aspect
As a Mother

"Paradise is at the feet of mothers."

2 examples of Struggling
Who?

Caroline Norton
1808-1877 England

Unfair wedding of Caroline Norton

Kishida Toshiko
1863-1891 Japan

Japanese women were lumped together with mental incompetents and minors

Where?

“Women in Every Country”
The First International Congress of Women’s Rights
Paris, 1878

1975 World Conference on Women
Mexico City, June 19-July 2, 1975

Mexico City, June 19-July 2, 1975

1980 World Conference on Women
Copenhagen, July 14-30, 1980

Copenhagen, July 14-30, 1980

1985 World Conference on Women
Nairobi, Kenya, July 15-26, 1985

Nairobi, Kenya, July 15-26, 1985

1995 World Conference on Women
Beijing, China, September 4-15, 1995

Beijing, China, September 4-15, 1995