Flying Trapeze Won’t Make Women Infertile: How Victorian-era Infertility Myths Are Still Plaguing Modern Day Athletes
The first time I was told that my career as a female flying trapeze catcher would make me infertile my
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Morgan Barbour is a model, writer, movement director, and circus artist. Her work has been featured in publications such as Insider, GenderIT, Al Jazeera English, The Journal.ie, Circus Talk, and HuffPost. She has been a vocal advocate for victims of sexual and domestic abuse and has publicly criticized the legal system's handling of such cases in the United States, United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland. Her European debut play, By the Bi, was recognized by Amnesty International UK as a production inspiring audiences to think about human rights. She is a former professor at University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a visiting special lecturer at Central St Martins.
The Rise of the New Woman Within the Circus
Women have always had a place in the circus, but it would not be until 1896 that the “New Woman”
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The Female Aerialist: Androgyny, Femininity, and Muscularity
As a child, I was what some would call a tomboy, clad in baggy hand-me-downs while leaping from trees onto
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I Started Flying Trapeze After I Was Sexually Assaulted. The Sport Has Saved My Life.
Like many people, I like being in control. I’m also very afraid of heights. I was not a child who
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