Why are we fascinated by ‘evil women’?
Joanna Bourke explores what ideas about ‘evil women’ can tell us about societal values through history
Published: April 21, 2021 at 12:09 PM
Joanna Bourke, who has been delivering a series of Gresham lectures on six different ‘evil women’ through history, explores what ideas about evil and femininity can tell us about changing societal values over time.
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