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Rebel Girls: Photos Of Feminists From Around the World

Thu, 8/27/2015

This article originally appeared on Autostraddle

Illustration by Rory Midhani

Feminism is alive and well, my friends. And I’ve got 95 photos from across the planet to prove it. (Click here to find the source articles about the protests and movements pictured!)

Including an image of a protest or images from a specific region doesn’t indicate any sort of endorsement of that region or movement’s politics — this is just about showcasing that the fight for women’s rights and gender equality is raging on around the world.

Africa

Cameroon

Democratic Republic of Congo

Egypt

Kenya

Liberia

Nigeria

Senegal

South Africa

Asia

Afghanistan

China

India

Israel

Japan

Nepal

Pakistan

Palestine

Saudi Arabia

Yemen

North America

Canada

Cuba

El Salvador

Guatemala

Haiti

Mexico

Nicaragua

United States

South America

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Peru

Venezuela

Australia

Europe

France

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Poland

Russia

Spain

Turkey*

*Turkey is technically on two continents. Geography, you slay me. I chose Europe, but some of these photos may have technically been taken in Asia.

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Originally published by Autostraddle

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