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Rita Mulier
Rita Mulier (born 1934) is a Belgian feminist author and economist. Writing for ''De nieuwe maand'' (''The New Month''), she set up the (VOK, Women's Consultation Committee) and played a role in the women's liberation movement in Europe, women's liberation movement in Belgium. She focused on mother's rights in the workplace and held a post in the Flemish Community from 1991 until 1996. She was recognised with a Belgian_nobility#Barons, baronetcy and published her autobiography in 1999. Early life Rita Mulier was born in 1934 in Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium. She was the eighth of nine children. She survived World War II then studied law and economics at Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968), Leuven University, on the insistence of her father who was a political activist. She was the only female editor of the student newspaper, writing about women's issues whilst studying how women in Belgium only had as much rights as children and the mentally disabled. Whilst at university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Liberation Movement In Europe
The women's liberation movement in Europe was a radical feminist movement that started in the late 1960s and continued through the 1970s and in some cases into the early 1980s. Inspired by developments in North America and triggered by the growing presence of women in the labour market, the movement soon gained momentum in Britain and the Scandinavian countries. In addition to improvements in working conditions and equal pay, liberationists fought for complete autonomy for women's bodies including their right to make their own decisions regarding contraception and abortion, and more independence in sexuality. Groups which formed typically rejected hierarchical structure and operated on the basis of membership consensus, rejecting the idea that leadership conferred any expert status, and instead was simply another experience. They believed direct actions, which informed the public on the issues women faced, were more productive in changing thoughts than reforming laws. Their aims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily Boeykens
''Lilium'' ( ) is a genus of Herbaceous plant, herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large and often prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. Most species are native to the Northern Hemisphere and their range is temperate climates and extends into the subtropics. Many other plants have "lily" in their common names, but do not belong to the same genus and are therefore not true lilies. True lilies are known to be highly toxic to cats. Description Lilies are tall perennial plant, perennials ranging in height from . They form naked or tunicless scaly underground bulbs which are their organs of perennation. In some North American species the base of the bulb develops into rhizomes, on which numerous small bulbs are found. Some species develop stolons. Most bulbs are buried deep in the ground, but a few species form bulbs near the soil surface. Many species form stem-roots. With t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
