Tara Moss: Deadlier than the Male: The Myth of the Evil Woman

Throughout history many – if not most – cultures have perpetuated the myth of the evil woman. Television presenter, journalist and popular crime novelist Tara Moss discusses evil women, female criminals and the demonisation of the female gender: from Eve and Pandora to Elizabeth Bathory and Paula Broadwell.
Lunchbox/Soapbox
Sometimes there’s nothing better than a good rant. Every Thursday, the Wheeler Centre hosts an old-fashioned Speakers’ Corner in the middle of the city, where writers and thinkers can have their say on the topics that won’t let them sleep at night.
Featuring some of our most compelling voices across just about every sector of human endeavour you can imagine, the themes dominating Lunchbox/Soapbox are proudly idiosyncratic. BYO lunch. Ideas provided.
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Tara Moss is a novelist, TV presenter, journalist and former model. Since 1999 she has written and published nine bestselling novels and been published in 18 countries in 12 languages. Her non-fiction writing has appeared in numerous publications, including SMH News Review, the Age, Australian Liter... Read more
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