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We are so incredibly proud of the lineup we've built over the years. From best-selling authors to grassroots organisers, every speaker has brought a unique and vital perspective on human rights.

Wollstonecraft Society Lecture 2026

The speaker is a classic act… Tickets available!

Tuesday, 28 April 2026

Wollstonecraft Society Lecture 2025

The event featured best-selling author and founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, Laura Bates, in conversation with award-winning broadcaster and women's rights advocate, Gemma Cairney. The lecture delved into the rise of the 'manosphere' and its detrimental impact on human rights and equality.

Monday, 28 April 2025

Wollstonecraft Society Lecture 2024

We were honoured to welcome Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, renowned British human rights lawyer, to discuss her latest book Human Rights: The Case for the Defence. She was joined in conversation by Professor Conor Gearty and writer Bee Rowlatt, Chair of the Wollstonecraft Society.

Tuesday, 07 May 2024

Wednesday, 24 May 2023

Wollstonecraft Society Lecture 2023

Award-winning writer Angela Saini delivered the Wollstonecraft Society Lecture, sharing insights from her critically acclaimed book The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule.

Tuesday, 03 May 2022

Wollstonecraft Society Lecture 2022

At the second annual Wollstonecraft Society Lecture, Helena Kennedy KC and senior judge in Afghanistan's Supreme Court Fawzia Amini, delivered a powerful and moving account of the evacuation of Afghan women judges following the fall of Kabul in 2021.

Wednesday, 28 April 2021

Inaugural Wollstonecraft Society Lecture

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen delivered the inaugural Wollstonecraft Society Lecture, celebrating the enduring legacy of Enlightenment thinker Mary Wollstonecraft—pioneer of human rights, education, and equality.

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