Essay: Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned by Ciona Vaish

In this essay, Ciona Vaish gives us a closer look towards the phenomenon of female rage.

Female rage has a long and complex history, entrenched in discrimination and oppression that women have endured throughout history. Female rage representation has been a potent tool for storytelling and character development, from ancient tales and legends to current cinema and literature. For centuries women expressing their rage have been painted out to have a demonic nature. Female rage has been treated as something to be afraid of and tamed instead it is an important emotion to be acknowledged as well as understood.