The objective of my proposed PhD research is to investigate the history of transnational feminist activism against gender-based violence. In this project, I will trace the history and politics of the carceral and non-carceral dimensions of the movement from the 1970s to the 2000s using archival and oral history methods.., I will trace the history and politics of the carceral and non-carceral dimensions of the movement from the 1970s to the 2000s using archival and oral history methods.