This episode is our first lockdown recording, featuring Dr Helen McCarthy. Helen gives us a historian’s perpective on how society’s expectations of women has changed, as well as sharing her experiences in the world of academia, and advice on finding your voice as a female academic. Check it out!

You can follow Helen on twitter at ‪@HistorianHelen‬, and her latest book, “Double Lives: A history of working motherhood” is available to buy now!