A Forgotten History: Where Are our Women? | Lauren Jacobs | TEDxCapeTown

Stories from history hold unique value, they deserve to be preserved for future generations. However, where are all the Women in these stories? Lauren Jacobs is a ‘Her’storian, a word she chooses to describe herself as she is passionate about discovering and sharing women’s stories, especially from the past.
She began her career as a woman abuse counselor before spending the past decade as a Social Justice journalist. Her work focuses on gendercide, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), child brides, female literacy, theology and gender equality, as well as human trafficking and female atonement rituals in Africa. Her debut historical fiction book Yehudit Chosen by God (2016), won the prestigious ‘Desmond Tutu - Gerrit Brand Award’ 2017 for its powerful stand on justice for women. Her second historical work Shelamzion, Queen of Israel was released in September 2018. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@sholicks1]

Thank you very much for your presentation. I have learnt a lot and I agree with you. Growing up, I always wondered why there weren't as many celebrated women as there are celebrated men. I completely agree with you. It's a shame that it pinches some men when they hear these truths. It is unfortunate, sad and pitiable that the comments section of this presentation is not reflecting how great this speech is. Indeed, we have a lot on our plate in the fight for gender equality!

[@laurenjacobs5034]

@Sholicks thank you so much for your comment and your wisdom. I had the same experience as you - when I was growing up I always wondered why women weren't as celebrated as men... I certainly hope we can change this. Thank you for being a voice of encouragement to me today! We do have a lot to fight for in gender equality and let's continue doing that! Sending blessings of love and goodness your way today!

[@d_claudia]

About 10 years ago I took a course to give a TedTalk on this same subject. It didn't happen but happy to see women speak on it. Children need see contributions of both women and man for an accurate perspective of the world they will step into specially in countries of power.

[@haydenau3073]

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[@michaelpemulis2041]

Looks like she rules the buffet line

[@yourmom-ig6di]

A complete waste of time and energy