Tag: USA
‘Cleopatra of the Secession’
Did you know one of the most famous spies in the U.S. Civil War was a woman? Deb Hunter delves into the story of Belle Boyd: ‘La Belle Rebelle’.
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A ‘dangerous’ woman’s letter of resignation
Ever wanted to tell your boss what you really think? Annie Chalker writes a letter of resignation from workplace inequity.
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…of Williamina Fleming
On the birth date of Scottish astronomer Williamina Fleming, we present a poem in memoriam from Gerda Stevenson.
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Columnist Mireya coaches 1950s Mexican immigrant women on dating, working and belonging
Soledad Quartucci takes us back to the southwest U.S. of the 1950s, when advice columnist Mireya was both a lifeline to first generation Mexican Americans and a danger to traditional values.
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Elisabet Ney’s final sculpture
With her short story ‘Lady Macbeth’, Carly Brown transports us to the final years of 19th century feminist sculptor Elisabet Ney.
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Groundbreaking scientist and environmental activist
During her lifetime, Dr Theo Colborn made many enemies, confronting some of the world’s most powerful industries and exposing how their products have wreaked havoc on the human endocrine system.
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‘Woman enough to wear the color of blood and fire without fear and without trepidation.’ Today we feature prose from award-winning author, performance poet and educator Jasminne Mendez.
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A dangerous devotional
New York writer and 2016 Nebula Award finalist Brooke Bolander gives us her take on the question: ‘what does it mean to be a dangerous woman?’
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On independent thinking and honouring women’s career priorities in the 21st century
Anne-Marie Slaughter, President and CEO of think tank New America, uses the lens of time-travel to illuminate the challenges women face–and the threats they pose–in today’s economy.
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