Hidden Half Book Review: from the Remedial Herstory Project

It’s a new year and we’re ready to jump back to the Medieval Period with Poet Mystic Widow Wife: The Extraordinary Lives of Medieval Women by Hetta Howes. Join Victoria and Katherine as they contemplate the purpose of studying history, accidentally unearth Margery Kempe/Julian of Norwich fanfiction, and indulge in some brief 2024 reflections.

Check out the Going Medieval blog: https://going-medieval.com/

Donate to our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at https://www.remedialherstory.com/giving.html#/

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Buy the book and support independent bookstores at https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook 

Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes

Editor: Tyler Cardwell

Producer: Haley Brook

This month, step into the shoes of Hilda Bernstein, anti-Apartheid activist and writer, as she recounts the horrors of the 1963-4 Rivonia Trial in her memoir The World That Was Ours. Join Victoria and Katherine as they unpack how memoirs function as historical source, become fans of Nelson Mandela (60 years late), and maybe get a little emotional about the details. We’re not crying, you’re crying!

Donate to our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.remedialherstory.com/donate.html⁠⁠⁠

Check out the Women's and Gender History Book Club socials at ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/wghbc⁠⁠⁠

Buy the book and support independent bookstores at ⁠⁠⁠https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook⁠⁠⁠

Join the Book Club: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1196889-women-s-gender-history-book-club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To buy December’s book, The World That Was Ours by Hilda Bernstein, head on over to Persephone Books (or any second hand retailers): ⁠⁠https://persephonebooks.co.uk/products/the-world-that-was-ours⁠⁠

And learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes

Editor: Tyler Cardwell

Producer: Haley Brook

This month we’re digging into A History of Islam in 21 Women by Hossein Kamaly. Pop on your explorer’s cap as Victoria and Katherine traverse these rich and varied biographies of muslim women from West Africa to the West Indies, from the birth of Islam to the modern award-winning scholars and artists that shape our world. We’ve got our fair share of thoughts - as usual - so buckle up!

Donate to our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at ⁠⁠https://www.remedialherstory.com/donate.html⁠⁠

Check out the Women's and Gender History Book Club socials at ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/wghbc⁠⁠

Buy the book and support independent bookstores at ⁠⁠https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook⁠⁠

Join the Book Club: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1196889-women-s-gender-history-book-club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To buy December’s book, The World That Was Ours by Hilda Bernstein, head on over to Persephone Books (or any second hand retailers): ⁠https://persephonebooks.co.uk/products/the-world-that-was-ours⁠

And learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at ⁠⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com⁠⁠⁠

Shop RHP Gear: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Support this Work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/giving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes

Editor: Tyler Cardwell

Producer: Haley Brook

Join us this month as we discuss our October pick, Messalina: The Life and Times of Rome’s Most Scandalous Empress by Honor Cargill-Martin. Don your togas and enter the toothless Senate as Victoria and Katherine opine on the horrific ideal of Roman womanhood, the author’s deft handling of sources, and the value of finding women’s agency in historical narrative. If you haven’t picked this one up yet, what are you waiting for?

Donate to our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at ⁠https://www.remedialherstory.com/donate.html⁠

Check out the Women's and Gender History Book Club socials at ⁠https://linktr.ee/wghbc⁠

Buy the book and support independent bookstores at ⁠https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook⁠

Join the Book Club: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1196889-women-s-gender-history-book-club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at ⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com⁠⁠

Shop RHP Gear: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes

Editor: Tyler Cardwell

Producer: Haley Brook

Join us this month as we discuss our September read, The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis by Maria Smilios. Hosts Victoria and Katherine will unpack the challenges of science narratives, the various shapes of racism in 20th C America and our love of medical horror. Whether you’ve had a chance to pick up this excellent book yet, or are waiting for it to arrive, listen along with us!

Donate to our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at https://www.remedialherstory.com/donate.html

Check out the Women's and Gender History Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/wghbc
Buy the book and support independent bookstores at https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook

Join the Book Club: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1196889-women-s-gender-history-book-club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at ⁠www.remedialherstory.com⁠

Shop RHP Gear: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Support this Work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/giving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes

Editor: Tyler Cardwell

Producer: Haley Brook

In this super-special August episode of the Hidden Half Book Review, Victoria and Katherine congregate, confabulate and converse about all things Bluestockings: The First Women’s Movement with its author, Susannah Gibson! We’ll unpack the stories of the wondrous women, from Elizabeth Montagu to Hester Mulso to Catherine Macauley, exploring the 18th C intellectual history that laid the foundations for the future of women’s rights in the UK. 

Check out the Women's and Gender History Book Club socials at ⁠https://linktr.ee/wghbc⁠

Buy the book and support independent bookstores at ⁠https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook⁠

And learn more about women's history with our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at ⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com⁠⁠

Join the Book Club: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1196889-women-s-gender-history-book-club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Shop RHP Gear: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Support this Work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/giving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes

Editor: Tyler Cardwell

Producer: Haley Brook

In our July episode of the Hidden Half Book Review, join Victoria and Katherine as we talk all things Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan by Ruby Lal. We’ll dig into the missing Gulbadan at the center of this biography, the historical context of harems, and reflect on the power of women’s stories as history.

Check out the Women's and Gender History Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/wghbc

Buy the book and support independent bookstores at https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook

And learn more about women's history with our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at ⁠www.remedialherstory.com⁠

Join the Book Club: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1196889-women-s-gender-history-book-club⁠⁠⁠⁠

Shop RHP Gear: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/store⁠⁠⁠⁠

Support this Work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/giving⁠⁠⁠⁠

Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes

Editor: Tyler Cardwell

Producer: Haley Brook

In our June episode of the Hidden Half Book Review, join Victoria and Katherine as we explore Female Husbands: A Trans History by Jen Manion. An excellent scholarly addition to our shelf of trans histories, we’ll recount the stories that touched us, consider the linguistics of transing gender, and get a little bit sentimental about the importance of seeing ourselves in history.

Check out the Women's and Gender History Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/wghbc

Buy the book and support independent bookstores at https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook 

And learn more about women's history with our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com

Join the Book Club: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1196889-women-s-gender-history-book-club⁠⁠⁠

Shop RHP Gear: ⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/store⁠⁠⁠

Support this Work: ⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/giving⁠⁠⁠

Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes

Editor: Tyler Cardwell

Producer: Haley Brook

In our May episode of the Hidden Half Book Review, join Victoria and Katherine as we discuss Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon. A fascinating read, we’ll break down how Bohannon skillfully addresses gender essentialism, what aspects of the female body grossed us out (or inspired us!) and whether we finally bought the argument that homo sapiens were, at some point, matriarchal.

Check out the Women's and Gender History Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/wghbc

Buy the book and support independent bookstores at https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook 
And learn more about women's history with our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com

Join the Book Club: ⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1196889-women-s-gender-history-book-club⁠⁠

Shop RHP Gear: ⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/store⁠⁠

Support this Work: ⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/giving⁠⁠

Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes

Editor: Tyler Cardwell

Producer: Haley Brook

In Episode 02 of the Hidden Half Book Review we pick up the classic, The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich. Join Victoria and Katherine as they learn a little more background on the Soviets in WWII, discuss the sidelining of women’s history, and recall the stories from the trenches that stayed with them.

Check out the Women's and Gender History Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/wghbc

Buy the book and support independent bookstores at https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook 

And learn more about women's history with our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com

Join the Book Club: ⁠https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1196889-women-s-gender-history-book-club⁠

Shop RHP Gear: ⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/store⁠

Support this Work: ⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/giving⁠

Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes

Editor: Tyler Cardwell

Producer: Haley Brook