Month: August 2016
Christine and the Queens
Sammy Bishop explores how music group Christine and the Queens actively defy traditional performances of gender.
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Women and Parkour
Stacey Larner unpacks her experience of being a woman learning parkour–along the way dismantling previous lessons in bodily inhibitions, while reclaiming a physical presence in public space.
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Sharon Thompson draws attention to the plight of mothers caring for a terminally ill child, highlighting the dangers they face & present to current policy.
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…dangerous?
Part reflection, part manifesto–Ellen Webb shares her ideas about feminism and dangerous women as she contemplates her future after high school.
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‘Owning myself as a woman has been a process and remains a constant journey.’ Arpita Das reflects on her Indian heritage & perceptions of being ‘dangerous’.
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Dangerous woman?
Was Millicent Garrett Fawcett a dangerous woman? Certainly not, but her refusal to be thwarted and her sheer determination made her seem very dangerous indeed.
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In memory of the Wireless Listeners of WWII
Ellie Woodbourne gives us a vignette of life as a ‘Wireless Listener’ in World War II, in memory of her aunt who worked for British Intelligence in Cairo.
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Seeing powerful women in a new frame
Artist Satdeep Grewal’s exhibition reframes perceptions of women who have inhabited positions of power despite criticism or attacks based on gender or race.
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In her short story, Lucy Walters explores the idea and consequences of powerful women adopting traditionally male traits.
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