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When we say women in fairy tales, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Witches? Princesses in need? Evil stepmothers? We think it's time to spice up these stereotypes with a healthy dose of feminism!

In this episode, Hungary's first international storyteller and writer, Zalka Csenge Virág answers the questions of Ayşe Göç from the Lazy Women team about the image of women in Carpathian folk tales and her journey to become a storyteller. She shares invaluable anecdotes about the evolution of fairy tales and extraordinary images of women that don't fit the classic "evil stepmother" and "princess waiting to be rescued" stereotypes. We are sure that the portrayal of women in classic Hungarian fairy tales will surprise you. Just like us!

Music Credits: Sophie M’ (Dorottya Ács and Pál Zwickl)

Image Credits: Eszter Zwickl & Eszti Balazs

Episode notes: THE LAZY LIST

• blog: Multicolored Diary, Zalka Csenge Virág's personal blog
• movie: WolfWalkers, 2020
• podcast: Lets talk about myths, Baby!, available on Spotify
• books: 1. The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, 1979; 2. The Fairytales of Madame d’Aulnoy, University Press of the Pacific, 2003