Tag: speaking out
In 1888, uneducated, penniless, single-mother Louisa Lawson began Australia’s first feminist newspaper, The Dawn, championing the rights of women.
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Speaking Out/Keeping Silent
Today’s comic by Sasha de Buyl-Pisco illustrates how a dangerous woman is often one who speaks out, though actually there is danger in keeping silent, too.
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‘A dangerous woman gone mad’
Ashley Orr recounts the career of Nellie Bly, 19th century “stunt journalist” who wrote of “women whose stories might otherwise have remained invisible”.
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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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The shocking life of Harriette Wilson
Harriette Wilson: “who captivated, charmed & dazzled her way to the heart of fashionable society, only to shock, anger & terrify her way straight back out.”
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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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Ru Raynor shares her journey into environmental activism, issuing a call to arms that challenges consumerism and capitalism.
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Dangerous identities, dangerous ideas?
Liga Strangelove is a Dominatrix. Here, she explores what that means when you also identify as a radically intersectional Marxist feminist–a dangerous idea?
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From a member of the project team
A member of the Dangerous Women Project team shares her experiences of being labelled dangerous, and urges others to join the discussion.
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