Tag: Women's History
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Taking Up Too Much Space: Rebellion Through the Skirt in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Elizabeth Hill details the motivations behind women wearing large skirts in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as well as male opposition to this fashion trend.
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Ethics of Looking: The Appeal of Female Agony
Ami John analyses the contentious but deeply relevant idea of female agony through the lens of the ancient Roman sculpture, Nymph and Satyr.
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Beloved of a Nation: Empress ‘’Sisi’’ Elizabeth’s Bond with Hungary and the Birth of the Dual Monarchy, 1848-1867
Seanryan Lai-Academic explores how Empress Elisabeth “Sisi” of Austria developed a deep personal and political bond with Hungary.
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‘Does the Bicycle Make Women Cruel?’: Freedom, Feminism and the Fin de Siècle
Elizabeth Hill explores nineteenth century fears over women cycling, and how cycling played a role in women’s liberation.
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Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Lives: Lydia Sanders on Telling Herstories
Lydia Sanders is interviewed by Manahil Masood about her work to create books which teach children about women from history in engaging ways.
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An Introduction to the Role of Roman Mime Actresses Within Ancient Roman Society
Bethany Hicks-Gravener considers Roman mime as a unique theatrical genre of female performance in Ancient Rome.
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“We Won a Battle But Lost the War”: The 1968 Ford Dagenham Strike
Lauren Hood zooms in on 1968’s Ford Dagenham women who struck for equal pay and job classification, influencing legislation but facing ongoing frustrations about their skilled labour recognition.
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‘Diseased Love’, Female Sexuality and Sexual Jealousy in Euripides’ Medea
Bethany Hicks-Gravener considers Medea as a discourse of ancient Greek female sexuality.
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