Tag: 21st century
“I would be thrilled to be called a dangerous woman.”
“I would be thrilled to be called a dangerous woman.” In today’s post, we spend some time with American critical theorist and feminist, Nancy Fraser.
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Dangerous women and the ‘pink ribbon’ culture
“It is okay to be sceptical.” Adela Briansó introduces the dangerous women who question the ‘pinkification’ of breast cancer.
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“Watching a film, apparently, is code.” Christina Neuwirth grapples with the ‘Friend Zone’ idea, among other dangerous narratives of socialising & dating.
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“I’d leave the heavy lifting to the boys” – Tree surgeon Millie Earle-Wright responds critically and creatively to the way people perceive ‘men’s work’.
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“Yoga – and particularly the women of yoga – have shown me that to live dangerously is to be vulnerable, to open yourself up to exploring, to take risks…”
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“…we become dangerous women when we no longer carry a child.”
“We become dangerous women when we no longer carry a child”: today’s post explores the difficult silence surrounding early pregnancy and miscarriage.
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When Grace Gelder decided to make vows to herself in an act of self-marriage, it was hard to anticipate that it would go viral, or be perceived a dangerous act.
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Ru Raynor shares her journey into environmental activism, issuing a call to arms that challenges consumerism and capitalism.
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Challenging the way we think about the beauty industry
Molly Sheridan is interested representations of women in the beauty and fashion industry. Here, she discusses founding feminist perfume brand REEK with her mother.
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