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The Joy That Kills: Irony and Liberation in Chopin’s The Story of an Hour
Kate Chopin is often seen as one of the earliest feminist voices in American literature, frequently credited with bringing modern feminist ideas into fiction. Yet her place in feminism is anything but settled.

Salma Khalid
6 days ago10 min read


The Lost Sister: the topic of cultural repatriation and the demand for the British Museum to return Athens’ stolen treasures.
Last year, an AI generated video went viral across social media platforms depicting a caryatid, currently displayed in the British Museum, springing to life as she runs back home to her waiting ‘sisters’ in the Acropolis Museum, Athens.
Sophia Charchalou
7 days ago5 min read


Catch Me If You Can: Nancy Wake Playing Cat & Mouse with the Nazis
Defying the stereotypical, misogynistic social conventions of her time and standing as a fierce advocate for humanity, Nancy Wake’s fiery spirit and bravery instilled fear in the supposedly "fearless" Nazi regime.

Alicia Gruenert
7 days ago8 min read


The Authority of White Landed Caribbean Women on Plantations
Who were the landed women who owned colonial era plantations?
Catherine Williams
Oct 24, 20259 min read


Susie Wolff: Pioneering Change in Motorsport for Women
Motorsport has never been a welcoming space for women. But that never stopped Susie Wolff.

Melissa Shahabi
Oct 6, 20256 min read


The Evolution of Female Bartenders: A Historical Perspective
As the summer turns to autumn, sunny pub gardens and rooftops bars filled with drinkers fizzle out. I find myself thinking of those friends in the hospitality industry, asking myself ‘What does a bartender do?’.

Amy Whatmough
Sep 23, 202510 min read


The Power of the Loving Woman: A Take on Mildred Loving
I believe all Americans.... should have that same freedom to marry.

Alicia Gruenert
Apr 3, 202510 min read


Màiri Mhòr nan Òran: The Voice of Highland Land Agitation
In the mid-eighteenth century, an Enlightenment-driven push for economic progress and agricultural 'improvement' swept through Scotland.

Molly McCallum
Jan 12, 202517 min read


Lee Miller: Model, Surrealist, War Journalist
Miller’s most profound work was created during her time as a war journalist and photographer.

Michelle Hassall
Jan 5, 20257 min read


Girlhood and Christmas: Little Women and expectations of young women in nineteenth-century America
How do 19th century girls spend their Christmas morning?

Anouk Saint
Dec 22, 202414 min read


What's in a word? Understanding the history of queer
Queer became an action, a way of living and doing politics by publicly enacting different social structures and ways of life outside sociall

Jillian Ducker
Dec 8, 202413 min read


The Mother Behind one of Georgian England's Most Prominent Prime Ministers
The institution of British government has almost always been dominated by men.

Erin Fetterly
Dec 1, 202410 min read


Annie Oakley: A Feminine Force in the Masculine World of Sharpshooting
Born towards the tail-end of America’s infamous ‘Wild West’ era, Annie Oakley (1860 - 1929) emerged as a pioneering figure.

Florence James
Nov 3, 202413 min read


Suffrage Pioneers: New Zealand
For many of us in Britain, an Anglo-centric education has positioned Britain and the USA at the forefront of the women’s suffrage movement.

Katie Phillips
Sep 1, 20244 min read


'Ar'n't I a Woman?': The Life and Activism of Sojourner Truth
Within abolitionist and early feminist history, especially Black feminist history, many recognise a single name: Sojourner Truth.

Kathryn Berry
Aug 4, 20246 min read


Hazel Scott: Pianist, Protestor, Pioneer
“I’ve always known I was gifted, which is not the easiest thing in the world for a person to know..."

Kathryn Berry
Apr 14, 20246 min read


Can I love rom-coms and still be a feminist?
There must be something special within these films, having cultivated such prolonged popularity, but is it at the expense of feminism?

Isobel Wright
Feb 16, 202410 min read


Lilibet and Daisy: Defining Modern Queenship
What does 'queenship' mean in the twenty-first century?

Abby Louise Woodman
Jan 14, 202411 min read


“Red hair is my lifelong sorrow”: Reflections on the literary and historical trope of redheads
There is pattern across centuries of troubled or troubling women sharing a common feature of red hair.

Anouk Saint
Nov 21, 202315 min read


And Your Point Is?: Remembering Lella Lombardi
Where are the women in Formula One?

Jillian Ducker
Nov 6, 202313 min read
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