Remembering history’s midwives
Poppy O’Neill’s short story reminds us of the erased knowledge and expertise of historical midwives.
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On being a female martial artist
Commonwealth karate champion and sociology PhD candidate Chloe Maclean shows how women in karate disrupt traditional ideas about women’s bodies and abilities.
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Feminism as terrorism?
Becca Emily wonders how we arrived at a situation where some online groups liken feminism to terrorist movements.
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More sinn’d against than sinning?
Catherine Hokin interrogates historical and literary interpretations of Margaret of Anjou to reclaim a 15th century queen ‘who knew exactly how dangerous to be’.
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The frustrating ambivalence of veiled (and unveiled) Algerian women in the decolonisation struggle
Paola Tenconi looks beyond first appearance to deconstruct the veil in Algerian colonial history.
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Celebrating transgressive celebrity
Film historian Victoria Duckett celebrates the dangerous career of 19th century actress Sarah Bernhardt.
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Was she a dangerous woman?
María Alonso Alonso reflects on one of the first female Spanish authors to publish under her own name – one of the leading figures of the ‘Rexurdimento’, a literary movement that aimed to liberate Galicia from its cultural and political ostracism.
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A ‘dangerous’ woman’s letter of resignation
Ever wanted to tell your boss what you really think? Annie Chalker writes a letter of resignation from workplace inequity.
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Self-Defence Classes for Women in Revolutionary Cairo
Perrine Lachenal explores the phenomenon of self-defence classes in Cairo, where women learn how to defend themselves in the event of attack. She explores what this tells us about the character of the ‘dangerous woman’ in that particular cultural context.
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