Discover the incredible thinkers, writers, artists, and activists whose influence was felt around the world.
One thing I would earnestly maintain; Ibsen comes home to us. His problems are real problems and are ours. If […]
The striking difference of this century and the last is, that free-thought was the privilege of the upper classes then, […]
Can there be a more important human condition than dignity? Without it, we are bitter, downtrodden, unheard, humiliated, embarrassed and […]
We can’t help the universe, but at least we can do something to help ourselves. Can’t we? John Boyd, Across […]
The… women on the early ALRA committee were similar in background and outlook. Most of them were active members of […]
Jennie Lee (also known as Baroness Lee of Asheridge) was a Scottish politician and journalist, known for her upfront orating […]
The Athenæum is a London club founded in 1824, around the pursuit of science and literature. Its reputation as ‘the […]
I am willing and eager to surrender as much of my personal sovereignty as is necessary, in order to secure […]
He was dedicated to the cause of secularism, but in his own gentle way he did not neglect to enjoy […]
Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington was an activist, feminist, and humanist, who founded the Irish Women’s Franchise League, and was described by the […]