The Tenth Muse

In the first of our special bi-weekly mini-episodes, Helena goes solo to tell you all about why female authors throughout history used male pseudonyms to get their work published and acknowledged.

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In the fourth episode (and first in quarantine!), Siobhán takes to the skies with record-breaking American pilot and business executive Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran while Helena discusses English-born Irish republican revolutionary, suffragette and actress Maud Gonne... who may have also been a real-life Tenth Muse for one of the greatest poets in history!

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In the third episode, Helena discusses Emily Warren Roebling and her role in building a New York City icon: the Brooklyn Bridge. Then Siobhán takes us on a walk through rock 'n' roll history to talk about musical prodigy Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

New York Times "Overlooked":  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlooked-emily-warren-roebling.html?fbclid=IwAR1NRT7h6WfyMM5uKfUrosmbznXy32KaTrJIwCnBrQQMcNgYJaAY7xXV_Co

Sister Rosetta Tharpe performing "Didn't It Rain" live in Manchester: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnAQATKRBN0

In the second episode, Siobhán discusses African-American medical wonder Henrietta Lacks and her superhuman cells, whilst Helena takes us on a mission to hunt Nazis with Dutch sisters Freddie and Truus Oversteegen.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LtLFG61TBw

"Seducing and Killing Nazis" book link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seducing-Killing-Nazis-Resistance-Heroines-ebook/dp/B07TMRTVBD?fbclid=IwAR2kCzClE0YYPRgwX8-BCNsPBx7P8REBgxpkuhO9IvJvmCEnK1OXkkwUt-s