Science & Nature
Katie Munnick recounts her personal experience with midwifery, wondering if ‘danger might be in the eye of the beholder’ with regards women’s birthing choices.
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Nudes in the Academy
Barbara Havelková discusses issues of voice, speech and silencing surrounding a 2015 exhibition of female nudes in the Library of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
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Lady Franklin and Kate Rae had a lot in common: both had husbands who went exploring in the Arctic. But that may have been where the similarities ended…
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Pioneering Aviator
You probably know Amelia Earhart was the first woman to cross the Atlantic in an airplane. But do you know the story of Elsie Mackay, who came before her?
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Jessica Wolfendale argues that the narrative of the ‘proactively dressed’ woman is dangerous, because it reinforces ideas that women are responsible for men’s behaviour.
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Willfully oblivious or truly dangerous?
Take a stroll through the streets of Paris with Marine Desage-El Murr and two ‘dangerous’ women from history: Olympe de Gouges and Marie Curie.
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Australian actress, writer and producer Jayde Kirchert responds to the Dangerous Women Project question with a poem.
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The Maiden of the Sea
In image and text, Mexican artist Brenda Rosete tells the story of Victorian-era ship captain Elizabeth Miller.
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Through both personal account and creative response, Ali Millar explores the multifaceted dangers of anorexia, as well as resources for seeking help.
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