Mary Beard and the long tradition of women being told to shut up
- Written by Marguerite Johnson, Professor of Classics, University of Newcastle
Penelope and the Suitors, by J.W. Waterhouse (1912).Wikimedia Commons
Professor Mary Beard’s latest book Women & Power: A Manifesto is a short, sharp analysis of women in the West and their ongoing struggles for a voice in the public domain. Based on two lectures delivered in 2014 and 2017, Beard chronicles some of the major obstacles...
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