Radical women & stereotypes

Throughout history, women who have not conformed to societal expectations or who were deemed too powerful have been demonised and mischaracterised. In this session we will take a historical lens and explore what tactics have been used to subdue and silence radical, wilful women, and how radical women have resisted repression. We will look at how certain archetypes have been subverted and turned into oppressive stereotypes used to diminish female power. We will discuss what these stereotypes are and how we can rethink ideas about radical women. How can we reclaim these principal archetypes, reappropriating them and transforming them from tools of oppression into tools of emancipation? This session will involve spinning tales of witchcraft, recasting various feminine archetypes, pluralising the divine feminine, and opening ourselves to a world of new cultural stories while healing ancient wounds.