Olivia discusses the role of working class women, and women of colour during the British Suffrage Movement. She focuses on particular women who haven't been recognised enough for their contributions.
Pocahontas: A Life Colonised
How far has Pocahontas' life been whitewashed to support colonial myths and modern American values? Olivia Dehnavi explores the real woman behind the Disney story.
Women of the White House: What We Can Expect of Melania
James writes about what impact Melania Trump might have as First Lady by looking back at the remarkable women who have been her predecessors.
An Interview with Baroness Helena Kennedy QC
Rebecca interviews Baroness Helena Kennedy QC about her views on how women can be treated equally by the law.
A Brief History of Turkish Cross-Cultural Psychologist Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı (1940-2017)
Dr Mert and Dr Çizakça write about Professor Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı: A prominent Turkish Psychologist whose theories on 'The Model of Family Change' and the 'Autonomous-Related Self' gave her much recognition in the field of Psychology.
An Interview with Professor Teresa Anderson MBE
Rebecca interviews Professor Teresa Anderson MBE the Director of Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre about women in physics
A Conversation with Jane Robinson on Bluestockings
Ellen Pasternack talks to Jane Robinson about her book, Bluestockings: A Remarkable History of the First Women to Fight for an Education. Jane Robinson’s Bluestockings paints a story of small victories, of a series of women who each managed to get her foot in the door and leave it open a little wider for those… Continue reading A Conversation with Jane Robinson on Bluestockings
Bluestocking Recommends… Podcasts by Women
by Emily Oldham. I love podcasts: the ease of listening to someone’s voice, the stories they tell, the people they connect. Though men currently host around 70% of the most popular podcasts, contributions by women are just as varied, informative, and entertaining. There are so many wonderful podcasts out there that this list barely scratches the… Continue reading Bluestocking Recommends… Podcasts by Women
Mamie Phipps Clark: Psychologist and Activist
By Tilly Nevin. Today we look out upon an America divided internally, an America in which racism does not appear the distant memory that it should. Mamie Phipps Clark saw a much more visceral manifestation of such racial divisions: segregation in schools, in the workplace, in public. Phipps Clark studied the impact that segregation had… Continue reading Mamie Phipps Clark: Psychologist and Activist
A Conversation With Playwright Flo Read
By Emily Oldham. Since Flo Read’s Twin Primes won Best Script and Best Production in the 2015 Oxford New Writing Festival, she has gone on to develop several more acclaimed plays. Her work has been performed both nationally and internationally, including at the Edinburgh Fringe 2015 and 2016. She recently graduated from Oxford University with… Continue reading A Conversation With Playwright Flo Read
