Monthly Archives: June 2010
Amanda Palmer and the ‘Rebellyon’: Sexism in the Music Industry
The 1990s, some might agree, were something of a golden age for feminist rock music – the emergence of the ‘riot grrl’ genre spear-headed by musicians such as Kathleen Hannah of Bikini Kill symbolised something of a perfect marriage between … Continue reading
Rosalind Franklin
By Chloe McIvor Rosalind Franklin was a British scientist who made one of the most important discoveries of the twentieth century. Her work on X-ray diffraction images of DNA is responsible for her fame after death but she is renowned … Continue reading
When considering influential women over the centuries, Carol Ann Duffy certainly holds her own
By Lotte Murphy Johnson When considering influential women over the centuries, Carol Ann Duffy certainly holds her own. Born in 1955 to Frank Duffy and May Black, her dynamic, down-to-earth and personal writing has struck chords with a huge variety … Continue reading
