Month: August 2016
Rosemary Harris gives us a research-led creative take on the activism of Rosa May Billinghurst, a suffragette who would let nothing get in her way, including her own disability.
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On gendered speech patterns
‘Often all it takes to be a dangerous woman is to speak.’ Laura Waddell sounds a call to arms – speak up!
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In our 6th post from Scottish PEN, Margaret Elphingstone explores ideas of safety and danger in the life and work of Scottish novelist Margaret Oliphant.
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The War on Women: And the Brave Ones Who Fight Back
Today we feature an extract from Sue Lloyd-Roberts’ book ‘The War on Women: And the Brave Ones Who Fight Back’, along with an introductory note from Allan Little.
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On the danger inherent in postnatal depression
With this powerful short story, Teresa Sweeney explores the harrowing experience of a mother struggling with postnatal depression.
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Liz Campbell explores the changing legal landscape for women participating in, or as accessories to, organised crime in the UK and Scotland.
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‘Being dangerous can mean being aware of all the injustice and boldly acknowledging that no one deserves it’ – Afghan-born artist Zuhal Feraidon takes a feminist approach to integrating women into Islamic art.
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Sara McQueen takes a startling and disturbing creative angle on the ‘what does it mean to be a dangerous woman?’ question.
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Powerful then, dangerous now?
What makes a woman dangerous 1000 years after her death? Marianne Moen takes a feminist approach to the archaeology of the Viking Age.
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