Tag: women writers
Swati Ali gives us insight into the dangerous women of her family over several generations of life in India.
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Stella Khachina Busolo shares the story of why her mother is a dangerous and inspiring woman, defying the cultural norms of her Kenyan village.
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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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Think you know the Rapunzel fairytale? But have you heard the other side of the story?
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Semiotic power of Her story
Ana Pavlić looks at the writing and activism of Marija Jurić Zagorka, who worked against the politics of her time to expose and improve the status of women.
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‘When a young woman becomes a danger to herself through no fault of her own, she needs to not feel ashamed.’ Irenosen Okojie on mental health stigma & care.
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Peace and human rights campaigner, poet and much loved woman
Today we feature Jenny Engledow’s tribute to Hazel Rennie, poet and peace campaigner who went to jail four times for challenging war, violence and human rights abuses.
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(13 March 1890 – 22 May 1970)
In our monthly post from Scottish PEN, Margery Palmer McCulloch shows how Willa Muir was “‘dangerous’ in the best creative and cultural sense of the word”.
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Janet Lees works with people of all ages & abilities, creatively retelling the Bible. Here, she re-imagines Miriam outside the camp and creation story.
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