Semiotic power of Her story
Ana Pavlić looks at the writing and activism of Marija Jurić Zagorka, who worked against the politics of her time to expose and improve the status of women.
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‘When a young woman becomes a danger to herself through no fault of her own, she needs to not feel ashamed.’ Irenosen Okojie on mental health stigma & care.
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Peace and human rights campaigner, poet and much loved woman
Today we feature Jenny Engledow’s tribute to Hazel Rennie, poet and peace campaigner who went to jail four times for challenging war, violence and human rights abuses.
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(13 March 1890 – 22 May 1970)
In our monthly post from Scottish PEN, Margery Palmer McCulloch shows how Willa Muir was “‘dangerous’ in the best creative and cultural sense of the word”.
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In the lead up to the US Presidential election, Meryl Kenny looks at gender in politics, from ‘dangerous’ and ‘nasty’ women to the glass ceiling above them.
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St Margaret of Scotland
Today, Claire Harrill takes a look at danger in an unexpected place – the 11th century Scottish Queen Margaret, who became a saint.
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Illustrator Rachel Roberts celebrates Malala Yousafzai, ‘a woman determined to realise a powerful and positive idea even in the face of danger’.
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This month marks the 10th anniversary of the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, deemed a dangerous woman for her investigative reporting.
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Today, Gillian Mellor’s poetry responds to the work of Congolese activist Neema Namadamu.
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