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Upending convention

How my mother taught me about bravery, identity and human rights

2nd April 201629th March 2016

For barrister Lyndsey Sambrooks-Wright, a dangerous woman is a woman who helps others to find their identity, especially when that does not conform to convention. Continue reading

A Suffragette ‘dressed as a man’

Catherine Wilson: a dangerous woman in UK Parliament

19th March 201621st March 2017

How were women treated in early 20th century UK Parliament? Very differently to men. Catherine Wilson decided to challenge that in a subversive way: disguise herself. Continue reading

The danger in peaceful protest: Women in Black - Princes Street, Edinburgh, UK.

The power of silence

Women in Black and the danger in peaceful protest

14th March 201615th March 2016

Since 2003, the Edinburgh chapter of international peace initiative Women in Black (WIB) have stood silent vigil from 1-2pm every Saturday without exception on Princes Street outside Register House. Here, the group explores the idea of danger in peaceful protest. Continue reading