A scale model of a statue dedicated to Lady Rhondda has been revealed by the sculptor, Jane Robbins. AV Morgan/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA The design for a statue of a leading suffragette has been unveiled in Newport, south Wales. Margaret Haig Thomas or Lady Rhondda was a lifelong campaigner for women’sContinue Reading
A scale model of a statue dedicated to Lady Rhondda has been revealed by the sculptor, Jane Robbins. AV Morgan/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA The design for a statue of a leading suffragette has been unveiled in Newport, south Wales. Margaret Haig Thomas or Lady Rhondda was a lifelong campaigner for women’sContinue Reading
A portrait of Wollstonecraft painted by John Opie in 1790-91. Wikipedia. Mary Wollstonecraft has had something of a revival in recent years. Though considered the mother of first-wave feminism, the 18th-century philosopher long endured her share of trolls refusing to take her seriously. She was dubbed a “hyena in aContinue Reading
EPA/Robert Perry In the wake of her decision to resign, Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s outgoing first minister, said that life for women politicians who “put their head above the parapet” is “much harsher” and “more hostile” now than at any time in her decades-long career. Women are better represented in politicsContinue Reading
It’s a week since hundreds of Israeli settlers descended on the Palestinian village of Hawara to terrorise civilians and burn cars and buildings. The killing of two young settlers sparked the violence that led Bezalel Smotrich, Israeli finance minister, and now also head of civilian affairs in the occupied territories,Continue Reading
Swatch’s new limited-edition Omega collaboration is on sale for just one day, but it’s not the luxury-busting timepiece we were hoping for.Continue Reading
Updated at 13:13 A Green Party TD has blasted the Government’s expected decision not to extend the eviction ban beyond March, arguing that it does not reflect the party’s values. Following a meeting of the three coalition leaders and the Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien on Monday night, it isContinue Reading
Joseph Stalin took his last breath 70 years ago. He died of a cerebral haemorrhage on March 5 1953, aged 74, at his dacha – or country house – west of the Kremlin in a leafy pocket of Moscow’s urban sprawl. Now, more than 30 years after the end ofContinue Reading
Arachnophobes are in for a world of hurt.Continue Reading
The EU and the Nato have proved crucial in bringing together their member states around a coordinated response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Recognising the continued Russian aggression, the two organisations recently signed a joint declaration committing to play mutually reinforcing, complementary and coherent roles while also reaffirming Nato asContinue Reading
