Tag: women writers
Sharon Thompson draws attention to the plight of mothers caring for a terminally ill child, highlighting the dangers they face & present to current policy.
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…dangerous?
Part reflection, part manifesto–Ellen Webb shares her ideas about feminism and dangerous women as she contemplates her future after high school.
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In memory of the Wireless Listeners of WWII
Ellie Woodbourne gives us a vignette of life as a ‘Wireless Listener’ in World War II, in memory of her aunt who worked for British Intelligence in Cairo.
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In her short story, Lucy Walters explores the idea and consequences of powerful women adopting traditionally male traits.
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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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“We are resilient, because we are dangerous.” In her short story, Priya Guns mixes culture and conflict through her protagonist’s journey from Sri Lanka to Canada, childhood to womanhood.
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Anita MacCallum reflects on the pressures for women to be ‘superhero’ levels of resilient in their busy lives, and the importance of recognising the dangerous impact of stress.
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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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