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A Woman's Medal

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AvocadoBathroom · 20/10/2020 00:40

We need some kind of woman's medal we can award to certain women who fight for us.
I propose a silver Lily.

I'm awarding it to JK Rowling, Magdelaine Berns, Jenni Murray, Maya Forstater, Keira Bell, Rosie Duffield...
Please add.

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ErrolTheDragon · 20/10/2020 08:06

TinselAngel for giving a voice to the transwidows, who are otherwise too often forgotten.

Katie Alcock for her guides case.

persistentwoman · 20/10/2020 07:55

Justine & MNHQ for hosting these discussions at considerable cost to them and refusing to allow woman to be silenced.

Winesalot · 20/10/2020 07:50

The Baroness!!

GoodyWoolf · 20/10/2020 07:49

Joanna Cherry and Joan McAlpine

HecatesCats · 20/10/2020 07:39

Rosa Freedman, Alice Sullivan, Meghan Murphy

MindTheMinotaur · 20/10/2020 07:25

Rachel Rooney, Julia Long, Posie Parker, Sheila Jeffreys, Julie Bindel

ChattyLion · 20/10/2020 07:03

Second all of these,
To everyone bringing legal cases and everyone writing and talking to their MPs.
Keira, and the anonymous girl’s mum, Ann Sinnott, Allison Bailey,
Fiona We Can’t Consent to This, the women’s justice centre.

Posie standing for women, the lesbians on chairs and everyone whose had police interest in their opinions

LGB alliance and Get the L Out

Sammy Woodhouse, Deptford Peoples Project,

Sharron, Martina,

Dr nic

Everyone trying to clean up party politics

The MPs and peers who stand up for us- Duffield, Doyle-Price, Truss this year,
Baroness Nicholson

There were some excellent nominees and ways of awarding In this thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3761080-The-FWR-Magdelen-Berns-memorial-awards-for-Feminism-2019-Title-edited-at-OPs-request?pg=6

If there’s a men’s sub category, Glinner and Jonny Best honourable mention

FloralBunting · 20/10/2020 03:19

Special recognition category for the incognito women, working hard with no public accolades, some in really difficult personal circumstances, but committed to the liberation of all their sisters.❤

Thesuzle · 20/10/2020 03:12

Brilliant idea, i second all above

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AvocadoBathroom · 20/10/2020 01:11

Jenny Lindsay, Germaine Greer

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yourhairiswinterfire · 20/10/2020 01:10

X posted for Allison there Grin

yourhairiswinterfire · 20/10/2020 01:09

Allison Bailey and Jackie-Doyle Price.

Thingybob · 20/10/2020 01:09

Allison Bailey, Heather Brunskill-Evans, Susan Evans, Dr Jessica Taylor, Karen Ingala-Smith, Selina Todd

HecatesCats · 20/10/2020 00:45

Kathleen Stock, Jane Clare Jones, Stephanie Davies-Arai, Rebecca Reilly-Cooper, Sarah Ditum, Janice Turner, Victoria Smith/Glosswitch, Raquel Rosario Sanchez etc etc

Highwind · 20/10/2020 00:43

Geneviève Glück

The Baroness