Browsing the blog archives for the day Monday, December 22nd, 2008

Domestic violence and the recession

In the Guardian on Saturday there was a really interesting interview with Baroness Scotland, who in 2007 became the first black female attorney general.
In it she states that she believes that domestic violence will increase as the recession takes hold:
“When families go through difficulties, if someone loses their job, or they have financial problems, it can escalate stress, [...]

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December 22, 2008 by Kirsty in feminism, politics
Tagged baroness scotland, domestic violence, feminism, recession

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Salem Chapel – Mrs Oliphant (1863)

This, like Rachel Ray, was picked up for my essay. I’d never read anything by Mrs O before, though her name was very familiar. She, after all, wrote something like 100 books during her life, and was one of the raft of Victorian women who were able to make their living by writing alone. She [...]

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December 22, 2008 by Kirsty in book thoughts, fiction, victorian literature
Tagged chronicles of carlingford, fiction, mrs oliphant, salem chapel, victorian

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