Junior Girls Rant: In defence of the quiet ones
Fanny Price is the most overlooked heroine in the world of Jane Austen and, for many readers, her story – Mansfield Park – is the least loved Austen novel. Some believe the novel itself is at fault – it is dark in subject, the characters are unlikeable, and the...Junior Girls Rant: Ni machismo ni feminismo
We recently celebrated International Women’s Day and that made curious about whether there was a specific girls’ day also, and there is! The 11th of October is International Day of the Girl Child (I should have known, sorry). There are several women/girl related...Junior Girls Rant: Tragedy sells
The belief that Amy Winehouse’s death was simply the result of ‘struggle with fame’ absolves the media of blame for their part in her downfall. The demand we create and, as a result, the levels that reporters will go to create the most scandalous headline is in our control.