Tag: 20th century

Partizanke - female partisan fighters

Partizanke

Their dangerous legacy in the post-Yugoslav space

The contribution of ‘partizanke’, or female partisan fighters, to the Yugoslav liberation war was unprecedented in occupied Europe. Here, Chiara Bonfiglioli explores the agency of these women and the reverberations of their actions to the present day. Continue reading
Nicola Sturgeon on dangerous women: 'we can change the world and our place in it'.

When we are ‘dangerous’ we can change the world

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. Continue reading