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The roots of the movement were part of a whole-school enrichment activity created by Feminista to mark International Women’s Day on 8 March. They devised a quiz, which pupils did as a tutorial activity, including questions on the history of women’s voting rights. Contemporary issues such as the numbers of women MPs in the House of Commons, the number of girls not in education across the world, and the percentage of UK businesses owned by women were also among the brain teasers.

All around the school there are signs of Feminista’s impact. In the library, there is a new, feminist authors section, the history classrooms promote female historians, and over in PE, there are displays about top female athletes.

Michaela Todeva and Dolly Kombaté, two of the four students leading the club, talk enthusiastically about its goals. Dolly says she wanted to be involved partly because it can be hard for teachers to find out what is really happening, whereas students may find it easier to share their experiences with other students.