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?’
“Dream becomes reality. Adventure becomes domesticity, the part where Austen stopped.”
Dream becomes reality. Adventure becomes domesticity, the part where Austen stopped. The dangerous woman always has to speak.
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A poem by Marjorie Lotfi Gill
A dangerous woman questions the status quo; unpicks our assumptions by asking questions about them, or lives out questions by not behaving in expected ways.
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Event on 23 Nov as part of Book Week Scotland
Every November, Scotland gets a little bookier than usual thanks to Book Week Scotland, but for this year, it also got a little dangerous.
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A short story by SE Craythorne
“Most dangerous of all is what lies beneath the beauty, if only she can make herself heard…” Read this short story by SE Craythorne
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Roisin Kelly writes a poem about turning from Persephone to Jezebel.
Irish poet Roisin Kelly writes about Persephone and Jezebel, deception and betrayal, princesses, prophets and whores in this powerful poem.
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Challenging the way we think about the beauty industry
Molly Sheridan is interested representations of women in the beauty and fashion industry. Here, she discusses founding feminist perfume brand REEK with her mother.
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(Or Things My Wife and I Found Hidden In Our House)
In today’s post, writer Kirsty Logan weaves a magical short story of dangerous women and Scottish myth.
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Beirut-based writer Nada Awar Jarrar explores her mixed feelings about feminism, identity and wearing the veil.
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Writer Hélène Cixous was revolutionary in her efforts to talk about ‘dangerous’ subject matters, as Raquelle K. Bostow explains.
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