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The Fossil Hunter

Kaite Welsh reviews a fictionalised biography of early paleontologist Mary Anning

Published: 4 February 2010 | More reviews of: Books | Written by Kaite Welsh

Girldrive: Criss-Crossing America, Redefining Feminism

Nona Willis Aronowitz and Emma Bee Bernstein's book reclaims the road trip and tells a story about what young women across the US think about feminism and the issues facing them as women, says LonerGrrrl

Published: 4 February 2010 | More reviews of: Books | Written by LonerGrrrl

Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism

Natasha Walter's latest book reflects her change of heart since The New Feminism, but Melanie Newman argues the result is a mixed bag

Published: 3 February 2010 | More reviews of: Books | Written by Melanie Newman

Women's art in Paris: elles@centrepompidou

Susan Gilbert takes us on a tour of the Pompidou Centre's groundbreaking rehanging of its collection to showcase the last 100 years of art through work by women

Published: 17 December 2009 | More reviews of: Art | Written by Sue Gilbert

The Wisdom of Whores

Elizabeth Pisani's book breaks down the facts on HIV/AIDS, but loses points for offensive language and playing too cool to care, says Charlotte Cooper

Published: 7 December 2009 | More reviews of: Books | Written by Charlotte Cooper

Daphne Du Maurier's feminist fairy tales

Sian Norris reconsiders Daphne du Maurier's novels

Published: 5 December 2009 | More reviews of: Books | Written by Sian Norris

Picking Bones from Ash

Christina McDermott reviews Marie Mutsuki Mockett's deft debut novel, which follows two sequential mother-daughter stories

Published: 5 October 2009 | More reviews of: Books | Written by Christina McDermott

Mysteries of the Iconographies

Artist Carolee Schneemann may be best-known for 'Interior Scroll', in which she read from a scroll she extracted from her vagina. But, at 70, her influence stretches far beyond that one famous performance piece. Kaite Welsh attended her recent lecture at the Tate Liverpool

Published: 4 October 2009 | More reviews of: Art | Written by Kaite Welsh

The Raincoats play the National Portrait Gallery

The Raincoats are as vital as ever, argues Lydia Harris, who left their recent gig determined to join a grrrl band

Published: 4 October 2009 | More reviews of: Music | Written by Lydia Harris

The Hour Past Midnight

Salma's debut novel is a moving and beautifully-written must-read, says Sian Norris

Published: 4 October 2009 | More reviews of: Books | Written by Sian Norris

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