A brief history of periods
From a Roman philosopher proclaiming periods as poison to the middle ages belief they could kill men, the history of periods is one we need to discuss!
Tag: Womens History
Who were the Radium Girls?
The story of the girls who became the living dead
The brilliant and ballsy life of Ireland’s favourite courtesan, Peg Plunkett
How a ‘fallen woman’ became not only Ireland’s most prolific courtesan but one of histories ballsiest bitches
Franceska Mann and the myth of The Dancer of Auschwitz
Ballerina Franceska Mann became legend when she killed an SS guard on the way to the gas chamber. But who was she? And what does her mythologising truly tell us about life as a woman during the Holocaust
Ellen Terry and Edith Craig: Sex, Suffrage and Shakespeare
The incredible story of a mother and daughter who broke all the rules of their era. From trailblazing suffragettes to scandalous love lives
