Mary Davis

Mary Davis is visiting professor of labor history at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has written, broadcast and lectured widely on women’s history, labour history, imperialism and racism. Her published books include "Comrade or Brother? A History of the British Labour Movement 1789-1951" (2009); "Marxism & Struggle" (1998); "Fashioning a New World: a History of the Woodcraft Folk" (2000), "Sylvia Pankhurst: A Life in Radical Politics" (1999) and "Class and Gender in British Labour History."

LATEST ARTICLES BY Mary Davis

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Los orígenes del Día Internacional de la Mujer
March 8, 2024 By Mary Davis

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Opinion

The origins of International Women’s Day
March 8, 2018 By Mary Davis
All those who are celebrating IWD should not forget its socialist feminist roots.
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Politics

The women who helped lead the Russian Revolution
November 6, 2017 By Mary Davis
Lenin would later say: “Without them, we would not have been victorious.”
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World

Claudia Jones Communist, anti-racist and feminist
March 10, 2015 By Mary Davis
Paying tribute to Claudia Jones, activist and tireless fighter for working-class women.
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World

International Women’s Day: Forged in the flames of struggle
March 8, 2010 By Mary Davis
A hundred years have passed since the International Women's Day was first conceived - which makes Monday especially important. Over the last 10 to 15 years many thousands of women worldwide have begun to recognize and...
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