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The Bletchley Circle This series follows the lives of a group of middle-aged women who worked in Bletchley Park during World War 2. After the war ends, they must continue with their normal lives, no longer decoding messages from the German’s famous ‘Enigma’. The show highlights their positions and everything which was taken away from these women as the war ended. When one of these women comes forward to the police, having found a pattern linking a series of grisly murders, she is dismissed. Time and time again the women in this show are dismissed and it can be agreed upon that this accurately demonstrates women’s position in English society at the time. Disregarding the series’ relevance to gender issues, I would recommend it just for being compelling.   Have you heard of the play “How to date a feminist” by Samantha Ellis?  Have a look at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptwh2sueIj8 At the moment it is being played at Karlsruhe, ...
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The Taikon Sisters by Alva Karlsson, Malgomajskolan To be a part of the Romani people hasn’t been easy through the years. Not in Sweden, not anywhere. Not many knew who the Roma were or where they came from. So many rumors spread like wildfire and the Roma were then seen as dirty and filthy, and people thought that they stole things. This made them persecuted. The Roma got beaten, discriminated and called names. The Romani people didn’t have a place in society, but two of many people who fought for their rights were Rosa and Katarina Taikon, who were themselves Roma and sisters. The Romani people are said to have come to Sweden around 1500. They are a wandering minority and knew a lot of metals and ironwork, which was highly appreciated in countries like Sweden. But it was so appreciated that the Roma became slaves is Eastern parts of the world. The Roma were used for their talents. They didn’t become slaves in every country, but they were still badly treated. No one...
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