Tag: History
The follow-up to her post on women prophets of the ancient Mediterranean, Jill Marshall explores danger and prophecy in the New Testament.
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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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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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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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In this months’ contribution from Scottish PEN, Zoë Strachan takes a look at the life and career of Scottish novelist Dame Muriel Spark.
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Pioneer botanist
In the 18th century, Jeanne Baret disguised herself as a young man to secure passage on a 3-year sailing expedition around the world, proving herself a skilled botanist in her own right.
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From Moll Flanders to Tess of the d’Urbervilles
Nicola Lacey draws links between representations of women in literature and their real life treatment under the laws of the 18th century and beyond.
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On encounters with Martha Gellhorn
Playwright and theatre director Julia Pascal recounts her time spent with Martha Gellhorn, one of the greatest war correspondents of the 20th century.
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Queen Mother of the Ashanti Confederacy
Strategic leader of the Ashanti Confederacy army in the fifth Anglo-Ashanti War, Yaa Asantewaa cemented her place in history as a dangerous woman.
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