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Australian Women Lawyers as Active Citizens

3rd December 201630th November 2016
A research team in Australia has been uncovering the hidden histories of pioneer women lawyers, and have mounted an online exhibition. Continue reading

Domestic Magic

(Or Things My Wife and I Found Hidden In Our House)

2nd December 201630th November 2016
In today’s post, writer Kirsty Logan weaves a magical short story of dangerous women and Scottish myth. Continue reading
Daisy Bates

Daisy Bates

1st December 201630th November 2016
Daisy Bates: “acquainted with 115 languages of Australia” and… a liar. Lauren Gawne examines a dangerous figure in Australian language study. Continue reading

Headscarves

30th November 201630th November 2016
Beirut-based writer Nada Awar Jarrar explores her mixed feelings about feminism, identity and wearing the veil. Continue reading

A deep shade of red

29th November 201628th November 2016
‘The day she got married, along with a husband she acquired an official right to the colour Red.’ Sujana Upadhyay shows how a colour alone can be dangerous. Continue reading
Helene Cixous

Hélène Cixous and the myth of Medusa

28th November 201629th November 2016
Writer Hélène Cixous was revolutionary in her efforts to talk about ‘dangerous’ subject matters, as Raquelle K. Bostow explains. Continue reading
Guinevere

Guinevere, My First Dangerous Woman

27th November 201625th November 2016
Jonatha Kottler reflects on encountering, at different stages of life, the figure of Guinevere in popular culture. Continue reading

The Truth

A short story by Nkateko Masinga

26th November 201625th November 2016
In Nkateko Masinga’s short story, she presents her version of a dangerous woman: an ordinary woman who has been pushed too far. Continue reading
Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

What a way to make a living

25th November 201625th November 2016
Laura Clay pays tribute to Dolly Parton – ‘an early feminist pioneer, in a stuffy, set-in-its-ways country music industry’. Continue reading
Empress Matilda

The Empress Matilda

24th November 201625th November 2016
Lucy Flannery writes of one of the bravest, strongest and toughest women of the twelfth century – the Empress Matilda, Lady of the English. Continue reading

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