Sarah Stook is an Assistant Editor of the Mallard.
The once-respected medical journal Lancet has not been having a good few days. In its latest issue, the journal decided to discuss the issue of period poverty and menstrual shame. All very noble until...
They say that behind every great man is a great woman. One supposes that is true. A strong marriage and partnership can be a true asset. Sometimes, it may not be the marriage, but...
Columnists / Rogue's Gallery Entries / Sarah Stook
by Sarah Stook · Published August 7, 2021 · Last modified August 18, 2021
“The White Mouse”. It is not a name one would associate with fear and dread, especially when it belonged to a thirty year old woman. When one reads about her, it’s as though you’re...
Columnists / Culture / Sarah Stook
by Sarah Stook · Published July 12, 2021 · Last modified July 10, 2021
Ah, the classics. They’re beloved by some, whilst others angrily slog through them in GCSE English. From Tolstoy to Hemingway, classics reach across the globe and bring us exciting stories. During lockdown, reading soared...
Columnists / Culture / Sarah Stook
by Sarah Stook · Published June 29, 2021 · Last modified June 28, 2021
When we read books about politics, many of us may be more inclined to read about what happens in the Anglosphere. It’s natural really- it’s our language, closer to our culture and what we...
Columnists / Culture / Sarah Stook
by Guest Contributor · Published May 31, 2021 · Last modified May 30, 2021
Africa, with its 54 nations, is not a monolithic place, however, many of its countries are bonded by dictators, national resources, and corruption. This is what drives Paul Kenyon’s book. Divided into several chapters,...
I loved history at school. Along with English, it was my favourite subject. GCSE, A-Level and even a year-long elective course at university. I still remember a lot of what was taught, even from...
Columnists / Comment / Sarah Stook
by Sarah Stook · Published March 25, 2021 · Last modified March 24, 2021
‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.’ The words engraved on the Statue of Liberty were meant to welcome the ships that arrived at Ellis Island in New...
International Women’s Day means lots of different things to different people. For some, it’s a public holiday in their country. It can be a day of protests or remembering strong women both alive and...
Columnists / Comment / Culture / Sarah Stook
by Sarah Stook · Published January 23, 2021 · Last modified January 25, 2021
A recent tweet encouraging people to read theory had mixed reviews from those who encountered it. The most prevailing view was that theory…doesn’t really matter that much. It seems that politics had become too...
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