EDITING WOMEN IN THE ARCHIVES SHE in Pakistan and Abroad
To mark the centenary of The Women's Library at LSE, this special event launches the 'Editing Women in the Archives' project, funded by Teesside University & supported by LSE Library, celebrating five decades of Pakistani women in publishing.
Thursday, 24 September 2026 | 6pm | LSE (Registration details below)
SPEAKERS: Arati Banerjea was born in British India & has lived in England for over 50 years. She joined Spare Rib in 1982 & volunteered for Mukti in the 1980s, both ground-breaking feminist magazines of the time; Dr Madeline Clements is Senior Lecturer in English Studies at the School of Arts & Creative Industries, University of Teesside, & leads the 'Editing Women in the Archives' project; Sulema Jahangir is a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales and Advocate of the High Courts in Pakistan, specialising in child abduction, forced marriage & honour-based violence at Dawson Cornwell London; Ayesha Karim is founder, literary agent & former Senior Editor at SHE magazine (1993-97), and daughter of Zuhra Karim, founder, editor & proprietor of SHE magazine.
CHAIR: Dr Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, LSE South Asia Centre.
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Please click here to register free for this event, which will be followed by a reception where you will be able to interact with the Speakers and other guests.
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This event is in collaboration with LSE Library.
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Image © Cover of SHE magazine, 15 June 1972, The Women's Library, LSE Library.