Maidens, Mavens, & Magic Series: The Trung Sisters of Vietnam

The Trung sisters are central to Vietnam’s long history. Their legendary exploits and rise to power are a source of intense pride for the Vietnamese people, and today they are celebrated through art, theater, and even temples. Learn about these warrior Queens and the values they represented in the first article of our Maidens, Mavens, & Magic series. Keep an eye out for more stories of superhero women from around the world!

Women Through History, Insight & InterestEmily MontagueFebruary 7, 2022women in art, mythology, history, feminism, south asian, Vietnam, women warriors, superheroes, female heroes, legends, Vietnamese women, Asian history Comment

Women As Art: A Tale Of Beauty, Hatred, And Woman's Collective Struggle For Human Dignity

Women have been turned into statues and paintings, symbols and concepts and everything that is both beautiful and ugly in the world - Women are Art, but for millennia the pictures we see in gilded frames rarely match up to our lived reality. Join The Fem Word as we explore women, art, and the world of contradictions the two of them have inhabited across the ages.

Women Through History, Women In The Arts, Insight & InterestEmily MontagueJanuary 25, 2021art, paintings, women in art, women artists, men depicting women, history and women, feminist history, objectification of women, essayComment