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What would Sylvia do? Lessons from history
LOUISE RAW speaks to writer and activist Katherine Connelly about her new book on Sylvia Pankhurst why her legacy still matters today
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Kate Clark pays tribute to Ricardo, whose life spanned the hopes of Allende’s Chile, the horrors of military dictatorship and decades of campaigning for justice in exile
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Katherine Connelly wants to change the world. While she's by no means alone in that, the extent to which she's already had a good crack at it is impressive.
Having talked to her at length, I'm not surprised to learn that her first foray into the proud ranks of the awkward squad came during primary school, where she campaigned, successfully, against a uniform policy that banned girls from wearing trousers.
In fact, the only wonder is that she waited so long and wasn't organising nursery school walkouts - toddle-outs? - against nap time.
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