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Bridle/Bridal Mismanagement in Early Modern Drama
Through the lens of seventeenth century horsemanship, Jemima Hubberstey explores the subversive potential for a dangerous woman, like a spirited horse, to resist and destabilise the patriarchal order.
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How dangerous women will save Poland
Polish human rights advocate Anna Błuś on recent protests against proposed restrictive reproductive rights legislation in Poland, and the links with the struggle for women’s bodily autonomy around the world.
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Questioning the motivations behind FGM
Writer and former journalist Jean Rafferty considers the relationship between women’s sexuality and the power structures behind the practice of FGM.
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How my mother taught me about bravery, identity and human rights
For barrister Lyndsey Sambrooks-Wright, a dangerous woman is a woman who helps others to find their identity, especially when that does not conform to convention.
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Challenging authority, championing equality
Helen Kay explores the career, campaigns and achievements of University of Edinburgh alumna Chrystal Macmillan, who remained ‘a pleasant but dangerous woman throughout her life’.
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One woman’s struggle to become legally divorced in India
Papia Sengupta spent five years seeking a divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act of India. Here, she shares the legal and social challenges she faced along her journey.
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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon explains what being labelled a ‘dangerous woman’ means for her
The Dangerous Women Project was inspired in part by powerful women being labelled–often by mainstream media outlets–as threats or as outright dangerous. Here, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reflects on being given the title ‘dangerous woman’, and what women who challenge the status quo can achieve.
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