Using theppt, articles and videos Choose 5women in the course materials and identify how and why you would label each of the 5 as reformers, resistance fighters, revolutionaries or all of these using...

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WOMEN AND REVOLUTION
Firstly, considering the case study of Angela Davis, I think that among the major categories of revolutionaries, reformers and resistant fighters, Davis belongs to the group of resistant fighter. Individuals who stand up or fight against any injustice or oppression are considered to be as resistant fighters. Angela was a civil rights activist and also a radical feminist. In the year of 1970, Angela was charged of providing licenced arms in order to free the Black Panther members (who were accused of killing the guard of the Soledated State Prison) from court room trail. It was an act of protest by Angela in order to better the prison conditions for the black people (TIME, 2019).
    Secondly, taking into consideration the case of Sampat Pal, I think she belongs to the category of resistant fighters as well. Sampat Pal is the leader of the Pink Gang, which is based in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India (Slate, 2013). The primary motive of Sampat was to fight against the oppressive conditions that the women of the region face on a day to day basis. Wearing pink sarees and carrying pink bamboo sticks, the...