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Cynthia Cockburn
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| Born | 1934 |
| Died | 12 September 2019 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | British |
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| Institutions | City University London (visiting professor), University of Warwick (honorary professor) |
Cynthia Cockburn (born in 1934, died on September 12, 2019) was an important British woman. She was an academic (a university researcher), a feminist (someone who believes in equal rights for women), and a peace activist. This means she worked hard to stop wars and promote peace around the world.
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Cynthia Cockburn's Work for Peace and Equality
Cynthia Cockburn spent her life researching and working for important causes. She studied topics like gender (the social roles of men and women), war and how to make peace. She also looked at how people work and how trade unions help workers. Her research also included the lives of refugees.
A Professor and Researcher
Cynthia Cockburn was a visiting professor at City University London. She was also an honorary professor at the University of Warwick. In these roles, she taught and guided students. She also continued her important research.
Fighting for Peace
Cynthia Cockburn was very active in the international women's peace movement. She believed strongly in antimilitarism, which means opposing war and military power. She joined many groups that worked for peace.
In 1981, she helped start a group called Women Against War in the Gulf. Later, during the Yugoslav Wars, this group changed its name to Women Against War Crime. From 1993, they became known as Women in Black. This group supported other international peace efforts. These efforts included groups in Israel, Italy, and Yugoslavia.
Cynthia Cockburn also worked with other important groups. These included Women Against Fundamentalism and the European Forum of Socialist Feminists. She was also a member of the Women's International League for Peace & Freedom.
Sharing Her Ideas
As both a professor and an activist, Cynthia Cockburn gave many talks. She spoke at conferences around the world. In May 2017, she was honored at a conference in Istanbul. She gave the main speech there about gender and peace.
Her work was also recognized by the British Library. They included her in a project called 'Sisterhood and After'. This project collects stories from feminists who were active in the 1970s and 1980s.
In October 2017, a journal called Feminist Review celebrated her contributions. They worked with the SOAS Centre for Gender Studies. They offered free access to many of her published articles.
Cynthia Cockburn wrote many articles for academic journals. These included Feminist Review, Gender & Development, Journal of Classical Sociology, and Peace in Process. She also wrote for popular newspapers and magazines. These included The Guardian, Red Pepper, Peace News, IndyMedia UK, and OpenDemocracy.
