Special report by PEOPLE’S WORLD
MAGDALEN was born in London and lived all her life in the capital until, as a mature student, she went up to study engineering at Edinburgh University.
She changed course to physics in her second year and graduated in 2016.
Not long afterwards, she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.
Half a century after transformative laws reshaped Britain, women’s rights are again contested. This International Women’s Day is a call to remember how change was won, and to organise to defend it, says KATE RAMSDEN
Held at a last-minute undisclosed venue amid fear of disruption, a Women’s Rights Network event brought together authors and activists, offering a day of debate on feminism’s past, present and future. JADE MIDDLETON reports
KAY GREEN explains how the Middle East and colonialism were explored at at last weekend’s FiLiA conference
Sisters came together last weekend for the landmark launch of a new women’s group. ROS SITWELL reports


