‘Being dangerous can mean being aware of all the injustice and boldly acknowledging that no one deserves it’ – Afghan-born artist Zuhal Feraidon takes a feminist approach to integrating women into Islamic art.
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Sara McQueen takes a startling and disturbing creative angle on the ‘what does it mean to be a dangerous woman?’ question.
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Powerful then, dangerous now?
What makes a woman dangerous 1000 years after her death? Marianne Moen takes a feminist approach to the archaeology of the Viking Age.
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Letitia Youmans and the Temperance Movement in Canada
In 19th century Canada, the liquor trade’s greatest enemy turned out to be a very dangerous woman who unexpectedly found herself leading the campaign to control it.
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‘How we move embodies our past and creates our future’
Anna Brazier uses movement and performance to explore the ways in which women extending themselves can be perceived as dangerous.
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An Interrogating Dangerous Voice
Megha Katoria examines the life and work of Ismat Chughtai, a courageous and outspoken writer of Urdu literature deserving of the ‘dangerous woman’ title.
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Writer, director and producer Shirley Day shares a short story about a dangerous woman she has since been inspired to develop a play about.
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The Bradford Female Educational Institute
JY Saville tells of the Bradford Female Educational Institute, an exception at a time in history when working class women’s education was a dangerous idea.
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Thelma and Louise? Or just the real world? Treasa Nealon’s creative piece looks at how best friends can turn fierce protectors in dangerous situations.
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