Infinite Women

Dr. Whitney Dirks, author of Monstrosity, Bodies, and Knowledge in Early Modern England, tells us about 1600s Englishwoman Mary Herring and her conjoined twin daughters, Aquila and Priscilla.
Get the book: https://www.aup.nl/en/book/9789462986671/monstrosity-bodies-and-knowledge-in-early-modern-england
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Author Gigi Berardi's latest novel, Bianca’s Cure, reimagines the story of Renaissance Italian noblewoman Bianca Capello. We discuss fact vs fiction and the lines between alchemy and science.

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Dr Jill Inderstrodt, a Research Scientist at Regenstrief Institute, joins us to talk about the intersections of technology and maternal health.

Read the transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr-Jill-Inderstrodt-on-maternal-health-and-data-science-transcript.pdf

Dr Jill Hasday, a distinguished professor at the University of Minnesota Law School, joins us to discuss her book We the Men: How Forgetting Women's Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality.
Get the book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/we-the-men-9780197800805

Read the transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr-Jill-Hasday-on-how-forgetting-womens-struggles-for-equality-perpetuates-inequality-transcript.pdf

Lydia Reeder, who regular listeners may recall from our episode on the revolutionary Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi, returns to tell us about the women from her first book, Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory.
Get the book: https://lydiareeder.com/dust-bowl-girls-overview/
Transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Lydia-Reeder-on-Dust-Bowl-Girls-transcript.pdf