Secularism is a Women’s Issue

This lecture explores the relationship between women’s rights and religion in contemporary history. The title echoes the electronic newsletter, Secularism is a Women’s Issue (known as SIAWI), founded and edited by Marieme Helie-Lucas. This talk was written for the George Rude Society Conference on French History organized to take place in Auckland New Zealand in July 2020. COVID 19 pushed this international conference, co-sponsored by the Society for French Historical Studies, online.