Gender Equality
Bas relief by sculptor Meredith Bergmann
This striking piece by sculptor Meredith Bergmann shows a mother and child with a glock, responding to rising gun crime and the idea of dangerous mothers.
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Ruth Boreham writes of Mary Somerville, Scottish science writer and polymath – a truly dangerous woman defying expectations in the 19th century.
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In 1888, uneducated, penniless, single-mother Louisa Lawson began Australia’s first feminist newspaper, The Dawn, championing the rights of women.
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…in the Life and Works of Maud Sulter (1960-2008)
Celeste-Marie Bernier writes of Maud Sulter, whose photography challenged the historical narratives and exoticization of black women’s bodies.
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‘A dangerous woman gone mad’
Ashley Orr recounts the career of Nellie Bly, 19th century “stunt journalist” who wrote of “women whose stories might otherwise have remained invisible”.
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Getting women and girls into science
Talat Yaqoob is the Director of Equate Scotland. In this post, she writes about women in STEM and the related event at the Audacious Women Festival.
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Sally Wainwright on the Audacious Women Festival
Sally Wainwright tells us about the background of the Audacious Women Festival, its inception, its plans, and the power in its inclusivity.
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A Story of Survival and Success
Christine Jacobs is a West Indian woman, attempting to successfully navigate life in North America. Her writing style of comfort is prose, but she has been experimenting with poetry recently. She makes every effort toContinue reading
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“We were Eve, Lilith, Circe, Pandora. They watched our transition from pink to red, their hearts in their throats,” writes Lily Stojcevski.
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