Two of today’s leading feminist voices and international standouts of this year’s Festival, Brittney Cooper (Eloquent Rage) and Rebecca Traister (Good and Mad) join Santilla Chingaipe to celebrate the power of women’s rage as a galvanising force. Canvassing the history of women mobilising in transformative political movements – from suffrage to civil rights and the fault lines exposed more recently by the #MeToo movement – they make a call to anger between allies, reminding us that when harnessed, righteous fury can change history.

Two of today&rsquo;s leading feminist voices and international standouts of this year&rsquo;s Festival, Brittney Cooper&nbsp;(Eloquent Rage) and&nbsp;Rebecca Traister&nbsp;(Good and Mad) join Santilla Chingaipe to celebrate the power of women&rsquo;s rage as a galvanising force. Canvassing the history of women mobilising in transformative political movements &ndash; from suffrage to civil rights and the fault lines exposed more recently by the #MeToo movement &ndash; they make a call to anger between allies, reminding us that when harnessed, righteous fury can change history.

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