On March 12, 1959, 15,000 unarmed Tibetan women protested against the Chinese army's violent occupation of their country. For the first time, three generations of Tibetan women and the 14th Dalai Lama share their stories of nonviolent resistance.
Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution
On March 12, 1959, 15,000 unarmed Tibetan women bravely took to the streets of Lhasa to resist the violent occupation of their country by the Communist Chinese army, marking a pivotal moment in Tibetan history.