What happens when women are more than footnotes in textbooks? | Manahil Awan | TEDxYouth@CISDubai

Growing up learning about European in-fighting in her history class despite none of her classmates being European raised a lot of questions for Manahil. She quickly realised a pattern of her course material for history lessons typically being centered around white men’s voyages and wartime efforts. After venturing on multiple platforms (from creating a school History Club to bringing together hundreds of girls across the country to curate content for their recent Girl Up Club) to tackle historical erasure in its various forms, Manahil has arrived right here to answer a question she’s been asking herself for quite a while: What happens when women are more than footnotes in textbooks? Growing up learning about European in-fighting in her history class despite none of her classmates being European raised a lot of questions for Manahil. She quickly realised a pattern of her course material for history lessons typically being centered around white men’s voyages and wartime efforts. After venturing on multiple platforms (from creating a school History Club to bringing together hundreds of girls across the country to curate content for their recent Girl Up Club) to tackle historical erasure in its various forms, Manahil has arrived right here to answer a question she’s been asking herself for quite a while: What happens when women are more than footnotes in textbooks? This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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