A book by Anna Karamanou that every woman should read.
An exciting historical journey starting from the Revolution of 1821 and culminating in the pandemic and the MeToo movement of 2021 is penned by Anna Karamanou in her new book.
Her book “The Peaceful Uprising of Female SAPIENS 1821-2021” has won an award from the Academy of Athens and is published by Armos Editions.
As the author notes, it is addressed: “particularly to women, especially of the younger generation. Because it provides the essential historical elements of the 200 years that are intertwined, directly or indirectly, with the liberating process of women’s human rights and gender justice. It is important to know how, within the specific historical and political conditions, the struggles of a few brave, educated women have shaped our lives. The history of feminist struggles was written by small groups of pioneering women, under conditions of harsh patriarchy.”
Book Identity
Title: The Peaceful Uprising of Female SAPIENS 1821-2021
Author: Anna Karamanou
Publisher:Armos
Type: Essay
Pages: 450
The author will be at Pedion Areos on Saturday, September 7, at 20:00, as part of the 52nd Book Festival, to engage in conversation with readers and sign her books. You can meet her at the Armos Publishing booth (stalls 151-152-153).
The silenced feminist struggles
Major historical events, the role of political and military leadership, triumphs and national disasters, the role of women, and the ideas that shaped modern Greece are recorded in detail.
Amidst the clamor of politics and historical events, we witness the peaceful uprising of female sapiens, who, under the banner of universal values, claim their fundamental human rights and gender justice.
– What was the influence of European and Neo-Hellenic Enlightenment?
– What is the role of the Greek diaspora and the West?
– What was the dynamic participation of women in the victorious struggle against the Ottoman Empire and in subsequent wars?
“I deliberately use the term ‘sapiens,’ which means wise, prudent, sensible, intelligent, knowledgeable. Just as these are the fundamental characteristics of the human species (homo sapiens), which has two genders of equal value, male and female! The female has been undervalued throughout the historical trajectory of humanity. The issue of women’s rights and the theory that accompanies it has been the issue and struggle of half the human gender, the female sapiens who had the courage to rebel and challenge the dominance of males, along with the social stereotypes and irrationality that accompany it,” clarifies the author.
The book by Anna Karamanou, “The Peaceful Uprising of Female SAPIENS 1821-2021,” offers ample material for pride and tears, reflection and self-awareness! It provides essential historical and political knowledge about the 200 years of the modern Greek nation-state that every Greek man and woman needs to possess.
“Author’s Biography”
Anna Karamanou is a politician, feminist, trade unionist, activist, and award-winning author from the Academy of Athens.
She studied at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, holding a degree in Greek and English Philology, a master’s degree in European and International Studies, and a PhD in Political Science and Public Administration. She worked for 23 years at OTE (Hellenic Telecommunications Organization) and served as the General Secretary of the OME-OTE (Federation of OTE Employees).
She participated as a national expert in two gender equality policy networks of the European Commission. She was a member of the European Parliament from 1997 to 2004, elected to the presidency of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and served as the Chair of the FEMM Committee of the European Parliament.
She received the Ipekci Award in 1999 for her contribution to Greek-Turkish rapprochement. She is a member of the Greek Political Science Association, the Association of Greek Women Scientists, and the Political Association of Women.