The Silk Roads connected people, spread ideas, religions, and commerce, and created empires for those able to control the roads. Women were integral to every aspect of the Roads. Women served as primary producers of crucial items sold and transported along the roads, not withstanding their name sake: Silk. Women literally made it! Women were also sold as brides along the roads to help establish peace between governments.

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Host: Jacqui Nelson

Editor: Tyler Cardwell

Producer: Haley Brook

Contributing Authors: Kelsie Brook Eckert, Dr. Nancy Locklin-Sofer, Chloe Gardner, Dr. Pamela Scully, Jacqui Nelson, Maura McCreight, Caroline Taylor, and Rachel Perez.

Consultants: Dr. Jonathan Couser, Dr. Katherine Koh, Sarah Stone, Dr. Bonnie Rock-McCutcheon, Dr. Kristin Heineman, Maria Concepcion Marquez Sandoval, Dr. Whitney Howarth, Lauren Cole, Shelley Puhak, Sara Stone, Dr. Marieka Brouwer Burg, Dr. Shahla Haeri, Dr. Barbara Tischler, and Dr. Anne Broadbridge.

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