The women who changed the world
Shirin Ebadi: 'Almost a fourth of the people on Earth are Muslim. Are they like each other? Of course not'
Human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi won the Nobel peace prize before being forced into exile from Iran. She talks about Islamphobia, self-care and hope
Diane Nash: 'Non-violent protest was the most important invention of the 20th century'
She led the lunch counter protests and organised the Freedom Riders in the 60s. What does civil rights veteran Diane Nash think of today’s campaigners?
The first woman in space: 'People shouldn’t waste money on wars'
In 1963 Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to go into space. On her 80th birthday, she looks back at a lifetime of immense political change
Indira Jaising: 'In India, you can’t even dream of equal justice. Not at all'
For half a century she has represented the poorest, most disenfranchised people. Now she has a new fight on her hands
