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Ep 13: Nature Writing Special
To celebrate publication of Tools for Surviving a Storm, we discuss nature, writing and women, and chat with author of the collection Nadia Henderson. Read More
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DD Blog: International Women’s Day 2019
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2019, we're sharing a selection of inspired stories, and stories of inspirational women. Read More
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International Women’s Day | Events
Prepare your calendars for IWD 2018 with DD top picks of the many, many events happening on 8th March. Read More
4 years ago
DD Get Together | Two Years of Dear Damsels
In January, we held our second sell-out event to launch our new print annual, and to raise a glass to our second birthday. Here we recap on a night of all-female spoken word and some seriously good vibes. Read More
4 years ago
It All Comes Down to This
What does it mean to be powerful as a woman? Lou Ramsay discusses the emotional and the acceptable in a brilliant essay to open 2018 on DD. Read More
4 years ago
All the Women I Admire are Over 30
It's hard not to compare yourself to your heroes. Victoria L Cagle's essay reminds us not to be so hard on ourselves, and remember – we have so far to go. Read More
5 years ago
The Female
To celebrate International Women's Day 2016, we shared a piece by Cosmo Blog Award-shortlisted The London Ladybird, about what we have to celebrate – and conquer. Read More
5 years ago
Little Blue Pill
Why do we really swallow that pill each morning? For Emma Crouch it's time to say goodbye to that part of her morning routine. Read More
5 years ago
Femininity As We Taught It
Molly Alessandra Cooper on unlearning all the rules we taught each other as teenagers, from what to shave (everything) to the acceptable kind of tampon to use. Read More
5 years ago
Protest and Energy: Women’s March London
On 20.01.17, we joined the Women's March in London. Here we talk about its energy, its purpose, and what comes next, according to those who were there. Read More
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