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Archive for October, 2009
Dressed to impress
26th October, 2009 by Laura Jackson
Laura Jackson a.k.a. the Frock Dress Monster is blogging about a dress a day, for a year.
How liberating
22nd October, 2009 by Katie
“If you got married, you could lose your job. If your husband beat or raped you, that was your problem. And if you wanted contraception, you did not go to your GP. Welcome to the 1970s.” A review of Ms Understood: Women’s Liberation in 1970s Britain.
Snap happy
16th October, 2009 by Katie
Emily Stein and Celia Willis from London-based organisation We Are Photogirls, which runs fashion photography courses for teenage girls, are hoping to change the male domination of the industry. I chatted to Celia. . .
Things on the way . . .
15th October, 2009 by Katie
Hi there
Apologies, FQ has been a little quiet of late, but there’s lots of goodies coming up so don’t forget to check back. I just interviewed the lovely Celia from inspirational outfit Photogirls and there are upcoming reviews of The Women’s Library’s new exhibition on second-wave feminism, and the autobiography of Kelly Osbourne—pop puppet/model-actress-whatever or [...]
Haworth it?
6th October, 2009 by Charlotte
Brontë Hotel. Brontë Balti. Brontë Bistro. By the time we reached Heathcliff Holiday Cottages, we knew we were getting pretty close.
After six hours due north on the A1, we (my sister was at the wheel) had reached Haworth, in the south Pennines, west of Bradford, north of the Peaks. And on the map since the [...]