A portrait of Wollstonecraft painted by John Opie in 1790-91.
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Wollstonecraft was ridiculed in her time for the idea that women should be treated as fully fledged beings.
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Feminist movements are giving women a louder voice than ever, but those at the top of their game are routinely expected to deal with abuse and threats of violence.
A scale model of a statue dedicated to Lady Rhondda has been revealed by the sculptor, Jane Robbins.
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Lady Rhondda was a suffragette, a business leader and an editor. A statue of her is expected to be revealed in Newport, south Wales, next year.
Elly Schlein’s surprise election as head of the Democratic Party means for the first time, Italy’s governing and opposition parties are both led by women.
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Giorgia Meloni famously became the first woman prime minister last year. Now she has a female opponent as leader of the Democratic party.
Lousy weather for fighting.
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This bitter struggle may well come down to whoever has the better supply chain.
Mug shots: Josef Stalin and Vladimir Putin on commemorative crockery.
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Are comparisons between Vladimir Putin and Josef Stalin useful? It’s a complex question.
‘Bibistan’: Israelis protest against the Netanyahu government’s plans to reform the judiciary.
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The controversial new government of Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure from massive protests by both Israelis and Palestinians.
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The former prime minister repeatedly calculates that voters don’t care about his rule breaking. But that is not necessarily true.
Gareth Jones was a reporter from Barry in south Wales.
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Gareth Jones reported on Moscow’s genocide against the Ukrainian people in the 1930s. His story holds lessons and an example for those reporting on the latest conflict.
Pink and white: Mexicans dressed in the colours of the nation’s election monitoring body protest against the recent reforms.
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Many Mexicans fear that the democratic safeguards set up after decades of authoritarian rule are being undermined.
Becoming the story: journalist Isabel Oakeshott in 2013.
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The first thing journalists learn is that confidential sources must be protected except in extraordinary circumstances.
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The public inquiry exposes key individual failings while previous findings suggested bad luck was at play. This shows that talking to officers on the ground is vital if lessons are to be learnt.
Estonia’s prime minister Kaja Kallas at the European Union leaders’ summit in Brussels, Belgium, in October 2022.
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Estonia is going to the polls but the Ukraine war casts a long shadow over its politics.
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The tactics that succeeded in this round of negotiations.
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A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past week.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in 2020 campaign.
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US president Joe Biden is under pressure to drop his vice president from the ticket in 2024, but a couple of things are holding him back.
Germany’s Leopard II tank: battlefield advantage – at a cost.
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The high cost of warfare is not only human – military expenditure on both sides is enormous and will strain defence budgets.
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Rooting the definition of ‘Islamist extremism’ in Islamic concepts, not British values, reduces the risk of the British state implying that Islam stands apart from British society.
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By getting us to focus on what matters to our lives, affirmations can act as a counterbalance to spiralling negative thoughts.
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It’s rare to have quite so many former PMs and first ministers still in parliament.
Nato and the EU: working together – separately.
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Where do Nato’s responsibilities end and the EU’s begin – especially when it comes to defence?
There are more than 166,000 people in the UK awaiting a decision on their asylum claim.
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The new procedure leaves applicants no realistic chance of obtaining legal advice.
Koh-i-Noor as set in Queen Mary’s crown in 1911.
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Throughout its known history, Koh-i-Noor has been a symbol of imperial conquest and glory.
Pavlovsky as dissident at a rally to commemorate the murdered Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.
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Pavlovsky became the ultimate insider – until he fell out with the boss he had helped make all-powerful.
‘Cradle-to-grave indoctrination’: West Ham United fans before an FA Cup match at Kidderminster Harriers in February 2022.
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Where once religion was a dominant force in society, now many more people reserve their faith for sport. But could the church use this to build a new following?