We speak to Professor Mary Beard, one of Britain's best-known classicists. She has been Professor of Classics at Cambridge since 2004, edits the blog “A Don’s Life”, has written a litany of books including 'Women and Power', and is also well known for presenting several BBC history programmes. 
The issue Mary thinks we should all be speaking about is how misogyny is conveyed through language.

We speak to Professor Mary Beard, one of Britain's best-known classicists. She has been Professor of Classics at Cambridge since 2004, edits the blog “A Don’s Life”, has written a litany of books including 'Women and Power', and is also well known for presenting several BBC history programmes. The issue Mary thinks we should all be speaking about is how misogyny is conveyed through language.

We speak to Professor Mary Beard, one of Britain's best-known classicists. She has been Professor of Classics at Cambridge since 2004, edits the blog “A Don’s Life”, has written a litany of books including 'Women and Power', and is also well known for presenting several BBC history programmes.&nbsp;
The issue Mary thinks we should all be speaking about is how misogyny is conveyed through language.

Prof. Mary Beard: Misogynist Language

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