Reclaiming ‘Witch’

While I was studying at the University of Exeter, I discovered that it was the last place in England where girls and women were publicly hanged for witchcraft. It was a poignant reminder of the enduring historical anxiety surrounding female power and autonomy, and...

My Top 3 Feminist Reads: Madeline Miller’s Circe

Cover art for the 2018 novel Circe by Madeline Miller via Wikipedia. For centuries, children’s and young adults literature has historically struggled regarding issues of gender representation.  ‘As early as the eighteenth century, parents and...

Why Haven’t We Heard of Mary Prince?

Mary Prince Plaque, University of London, Malet Street, London, Photograph by Peter Hughes [CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr]Accessed: https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/ten-minute-book-club/prince-history-of-mary-prince When we think of slavery, our minds often wander to the...

Young Girls Are Game Changers!

I Am A Game Changer (Soy Un Cambiador De Juego) is an exhibit that showcases stories and objects that explore the history of women and young girls innovators in the sports world. This exhibit is part of the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation....

The Significance of Exhibits on Girlhood for Young Girls

The Girlhood (It’s Complicated) opened at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History (NMAH) in 2020. It is a temporary exhibit that is currently traveling to other museums around the US. The exhibit is revolutionary in the museum world as it focuses on...

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