Tag: women writers
Katie Munnick recounts her personal experience with midwifery, wondering if ‘danger might be in the eye of the beholder’ with regards women’s birthing choices.
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Lady Franklin and Kate Rae had a lot in common: both had husbands who went exploring in the Arctic. But that may have been where the similarities ended…
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…at the Bottom Rung
Gemma Flynn reflects on the ups and downs of being a comedian ‘doing feminism at the coal face’ and the strength it takes to resist toning herself down.
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Bridget Fraser recounts the dangerous life of her ancestress Lucy Walter, first wife to 17th century king, Charles II of England.
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Willfully oblivious or truly dangerous?
Take a stroll through the streets of Paris with Marine Desage-El Murr and two ‘dangerous’ women from history: Olympe de Gouges and Marie Curie.
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Half Egyptian, half Irish writer Salma El-Wardany shines a spotlight on how she is perceived as dangerous to Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
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Sarah Dyer shares a short story, set prior to marriage equality, on the difficulties of being true to yourself in a dysfunctional family.
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What is dangerous about Anaïs Nin?
Ruth Charnock researches contemporary literature, including Anaïs Nin. Here, she asks why it feels dangerous to read women writing, fearlessly, about sex…
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Australian actress, writer and producer Jayde Kirchert responds to the Dangerous Women Project question with a poem.
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