“From Enheduanna’s enduring divine voice to Ban Zhao’s call for women’s education, Hypatia’s reason, Diotima’s ascent to the eternal, Rabia’s love of God, Lal-Ded’s inner vision, Murasaki’s perception of life’s beauty, Teresa’s patience, Simone Weil’s attention, Evelyn Underhill’s mysticism, Sarojini Naidu’s courage, Bartolina Sisa and Yaa Asantewaa’s fight for freedom, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti’s commitment to emancipation, Nana Asma’u’s spreading of knowledge, Frida Kahlo’s transformative art, Wangari Maathai’s ecological-democratic vision, Rachel Carson’s call for self-mastery, Malala Yousafzai’s affirmation of education, to Vandana Shiva’s earth-embedded wisdom, these visionary women across civilizations show that humanity’s future depends on courage, imagination, justice, and love-the au
Constellations of Vision: Women’s Transformative Wisdom

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