Arts & Creativity

Stay tuned for original creative work inspired by ‘dangerous women’, including:

  • The first woman in England to demand a divorce
  • William Wordsworth’s inspiring sister
  • A 19th century astronomer who outshone her male colleagues to discover almost 400 stars.

We’ll also feature commentary and analysis on creative women across the years, from pop sensations to avant-garde painters.

 

Feeling artistic? Submit your own creative response to ‘what does it mean to be a dangerous woman?’

Rosalía de Castro

Rosalía de Castro

Was she a dangerous woman?

María Alonso Alonso reflects on one of the first female Spanish authors to publish under her own name – one of the leading figures of the ‘Rexurdimento’, a literary movement that aimed to liberate Galicia from its cultural and political ostracism. Continue reading