Tag: 21st century
The story of a triumphant non-conformist daughter
Chiamaka Umeasiegbu shares the story of a triumphant non-conformist daughter, raised by her feisty widowed mother and campaigning for gender equality in Nigeria.
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Three poems by JL Williams
Through her poetry, JL Williams explores the challenge of expressing emotions freely as a woman in a patriarchal society.
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Comments from a Dangerous Woman on dangerous women
In this extract from the Ruth Adler Lecture 2016, Shami Chakrabarti reflects on what it was like to be branded ‘the most dangerous woman’ in Britain, and then highlights some of the most important campaigners for human rights in the UK today.
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Susanna Crossman’s short story ‘The Tally’ explores a woman’s journey to seek vengeance.
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Looks are a danger
Jelena Džankić considers the implications of being a tall academic woman and reaches the conclusion that looks can be dangerous
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Eishar Sarkar quizzes family and friends from Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on what they think it means to be a dangerous woman.
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Giving greater voice and visibility to older women
Kate Clayton shares the story of the Silvery Tay-haired project, drawing public attention to the social and political issues entwined with women’s hair colour and the ageing process.
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Higher education, social work, and a career as a dangerous woman
Another senior academic woman – Viv Cree – shares her history of ‘dangerousness’ from the 1970s until the present day.
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A feminist right?
Sunayana Bhargava reflects on what it means for women to loiter – ‘as’ danger or ‘in’ danger – in physical or digital spaces.
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