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Women by Nidesh Bhojwani is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses how first-wave feminists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries empowered themselves physically and politically through practices like self-defense training. It provides the example of Wilma Berger, a woman who used jiu-jitsu to fend off an attacker in 1909. Berger advocated for other women to learn self-defense, and her story was part of a broader trend of women seeking to empower their bodies and claim their rights in both public and private spheres through physical training and
- Author
- Nidesh Bhojwani
- Language
- EN