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Badly Written Female Characters In Historical Fiction

by Madeleine Rose Jones | Dec 1, 2020 | Cinema, General Fiction, History, literature

Why are most female characters in contemporary media… dull? The average female character is ‘empowered’ and ‘takes no crap from anyone.’ But she’s as rich as a sponge soaked in mud. There are no intricate flaws, and any danger she’s in: don’t worry, she can get...