Dialogue
Development (2009) 52, 208–214. doi:10.1057/dev.2009.21
The Dalit Women's Movement in India
Anandi Collective
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Abstract
The Anandi Collective describes the way feminists and Dalit leaders worked to build a movement of Dalit women. They describe the challenges and successes of the 1,600 Dalit women from a remote area in a very feudal part of India, who have set out to overcome deeply seated prejudices.
Keywords:
feminism, gender-based violence, advocacy, struggle, untouchability
