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Acid Violence And Medical Care In Bangladesh

Women’s Activism as Carework

Minnesota State University, Mankato

Acid attacks on women are increasing at alarming rates in Bangladesh, but the government has failed to provide medical care to the victims. Easily available sulfuric acid, which can mutilate a human face in moments, has emerged as a weapon used to disfigure a woman’s body. By the mid-1990s, activists had documented acid attacks, and urban protests were followed by demands for better medical care. I show how the interaction between local and international-level civil society organizations made international resources available to local feminist groups engaged in domestic social struggles and helped to improve medical care for acid victims of Bangladesh.

Key Words: acid • activism • carework • feminist organizations • globalization • Bangladesh

Gender & Society, Vol. 17, No. 2, 305-313 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0891243202250851


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