Category: Women Doing Amazing Things
The evolution of home fitness
Alamy/BBC Covid-19 has forced us to exercise indoors. But home fitness has been shaping our lives for decades. Most people remember their first encounter with…
Judy, Joker and Jojo Rabbit seek Oscar glory
Pathe/Tiff/Fox Left to right: Stills from Judy, Joker and Jojo Rabbit The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has shouted “action” on the epic six-month saga…
The last remaining workplace taboo
Athletes, like Czech tennis player Karolina Pliskova, have long had exposed tattoos. Will they become more accepted at the office? (Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) A higher…
Lady Carolina Nairne’s poignant work mistaken for bard’s
BBC Lady Carolina Nairne dressed up as an old lady when she visited her publisher, adopting the pseudonym Mrs Bogan of Bogan The Land O’…
The sacred ‘sisters’ of ancient America
North Wind Picture Archives/Alamy The “three sisters” – corn, squash and beans – are essential to the Huron-Wendat diet (Credit: North Wind Picture Archives/Alamy) In…
DJ Tim Westwood accused of sexual misconduct
Getty Images Tim Westwood in 2021 DJ Tim Westwood is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by women who say he abused his position in…
The show that sums up our times
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) As The Good Fight starts its final season, its creators tell Clare Thorp about their approach to a show that has offered…
Women still snookered by loopy men-only rule in 2019? Give us a break!
World Women’s Snooker Lynette Horsburgh started playing the game in Blackpool in the 1980s BBC journalist Lynette Horsburgh, 45, is a former world 8-ball pool…
Is failure the new literary success?
From memoir and self-care books to comic novels, writing about our flaws and imperfections has never been so popular. But can failing ever be a…
We need new etiquette rulebooks
Getty Images There should be a new etiquette guidebook in the light of recent sexual harassment scandal, Canadian author Margaret Atwood has said. Atwood –…