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Goddess: Power, Glamour, Rebellion

Learn more about the screen goddesses and works featured in Goddess: Power, Glamour, Rebellion.

Letitia Wright as Shuri in Black Panther (2018)
Maria Lewis

The teenage revolutionary dream

Undervalued and underwritten, the teenage girl evolved from bit player to revolutionary who could harness her own power to change the world, writes Maria Lewis.
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Bathroom sink jumpscare in A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
Amandas Ong

Seeking revenge, choosing redemption

Amandas Ong recasts Asian horror cinema’s wrathful woman as harbingers of justice.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 2000, Michelle Yeoh. Image courtesy of United Archives GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo.
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