Book Club: Suffrage and Sisterhood with Brigitte Dale
Join me and author Brigitte Dale as we explore the fascinating history of women's suffrage through the lens of Brigitte's novel The Good Daughters, about three young women who risk everything in the f...
14 Sep 40min
Women Artists of the Renaissance
When we think about Renaissance art, men's names are usually the first to come to mind. But some the period's artists were, of course, also women, and we'll be learning about three of them today: Lavi...
27 Aug 34min
Empress Börte and Life for Women in the Mongol Empire
Genghis (or Chinggis) Khan is pretty famous for building the largest contiguous land empire the world has ever seen. But he couldn't have done it with his wife, Börte. She was his advisor in all thing...
30 Mar 50min
Giving Cleopatra Voice with Natasha Solomons
In this episode of the Exploress Book Club, Natasha Solomons and I explore her new book I Am Cleopatra and the complexities of bringing Cleopatra's character to life on the page. Natasha discusses her...
11 Feb 44min
Empress Cleopatra of Ancient Egypt
In this series, we're time traveling back to past empires to meet some of the woman who ran them. This time, we're revisiting a ruling lady we've met before: the mighty Cleopatra of ancient Egypt's Pt...
22 Jan 1h 56min
Empress Theodora & Life for Women in the Byzantine Empire
In this series, we're time traveling back to past empires to meet some of the woman who helped run them. Let's link up with Empress Theodora, who's going to walk us through her Byzantine (aka Eastern ...
18 Des 20251h 2min
Empress Taytu Betul & Life for Women in 19th-century Ethiopia
In this series, we're time traveling back to past empires to meet some of the woman who helped run them. Allow me to introduce you to Empress Taytu Betul, who wasn't afraid to storm battlefields, boss...
26 Nov 202552min
