Why is history still written mainly by men?
Fantastic article in The Guardian: Only four female writers appeared in the list of top 50 bestselling history titles in the UK last year. And women are still perceived as more suited to writing about drawing rooms than battlefields. Why? Leading historians and biographers discuss sexism and subject matter. All the big British names in…
Confessional Writing – too much information?
Andie Fox blogs at bluemilk.wordpress.com and regularly writes opinion pieces for Fairfax. Her view of feminist motherhood is often feisty, thoughtful and insightful. Her posts regularly point me around the web to fascinating articles and sites. One of Fox’s recent Fairfax pieces (read it here) caught my eye. It’s about why women’s memoir writing is…