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?’
Sasha de Buyl-Pisco’s poignant comic asks questions about the masks society expects women to wear.
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‘Woman enough to wear the color of blood and fire without fear and without trepidation.’ Today we feature prose from award-winning author, performance poet and educator Jasminne Mendez.
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The case of Winnie Verloc
Susan Jones is Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. Here she explores Conrad’s treatment of Winnie Verloc from ‘The Secret Agent’–one of the writer’s most deadly protagonists.
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Breaking the mould as the first female Director General of MI5
Dame Stella Rimington was the first female Director General of UK intelligence service MI5. Today, she recalls changing perceptions of her as a ‘dangerous woman’.
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What if Holloway Prison could reflect on its closure?
If these walls could talk? Eithne Cullen imagines what Holloway Prison would have to say about the announcement of its closure in 2015, after more than a century of housing some of the UK’s most notable female prisoners.
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A woman of many dangers?
Artist, intelligence analyst, research psychologist, science fiction writer under a male pseudonym… Alexandra Pierce looks at the many facets of Alice.
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Subtle subversions of Victorian gender conventions
Laura Witz illustrates how one of Scotland’s most prolific writers, Margaret Oliphant, challenged 19th century society’s expectations of women via an unexpected route–the romance novel.
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A dangerous devotional
New York writer and 2016 Nebula Award finalist Brooke Bolander gives us her take on the question: ‘what does it mean to be a dangerous woman?’
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A modern day witch-hunt
Western society’s belief in witches may have come and gone, but what would a witch-hunt look like today? In this comic, Maria Stoian has created a chilling and compelling interpretation of a 21st century witch trial.
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