The Louise revolution
Women were politically active in the Paris Commune's 1871 experiment in socialist democracy, calling for equal pay, crèches and recognition of informal marriage. Though the Commune did not survive, those ideals lived on.
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Women were politically active in the Paris Commune's 1871 experiment in socialist democracy, calling for equal pay, crèches and recognition of informal marriage. Though the Commune did not survive, those ideals lived on.
Schools strikes in France, Norway and Turkey over pay and conditions as new term begins; UK court workers walk out over conditions, joining criminal barristers on indefinite strike over cuts to legal aid and pay; South African bus drivers in Johannesburg and Pretoria in wildcat strike over pay face dismissal as public sector pay strike looms; Nigerian lecturers strike over pay and education funding continues over six months
The legacy of the Paris Commune and its dreams of radical social change resonate through time, inspiring revolutionary thinkers and activists to this day.
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