Adventures Of A Riot Grrrl

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Dita Von Teese is the ultimate modern day glamorous pin up vixen. Not only has she inspired women all over the world to bring back the tantalising act of burlesque but she has used this fame to campaign for awareness of HIV and Aids..



From victory rolled hair to larger t…

I just finished watching Miss Representation and have to say as a woman working in the media industry in management position it speaks volumes to me. I had known about this documentary for a while and am actually really sad I missed it in the cinema as that meant it got sidetracked onto my 'To…

You may remember back in November I started A-Z of women I have found inspirational for many different reasons. If you missed out on the A's check out the post here. Lets celebrate some more amazing women and move onto B.


Billie holiday for me is the queen of blues/Jazz. She pulls at my emotion…

What happened to the siren icons I grew up with? No really, sometimes I think about the cartoons I grew up watching and they taught me that women could be strong, independent, crime fighting, creative role models just as good as, if not better than the men in cartoons.



While I loved Transformers an…

A horde of feminists take over Birmingham University!



 Very last minute I found out about Ukfeminista Where have you been hiding and how have I only just discovered you? More to the point though I am damn glad I didn't miss out this year. Due to my fabulous job I managed to swing some tickets t…