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Where do you go to find models of powerful women? The ancient world was full of them, real and mythic, but today we barely know their names. Why? This week we rediscover the women of ancient myths and legends.
Guests
Kara Cooney
Madeline Miller
Natalie Haynes
Emily Wilson
Serenity Young
Romare Bearden
Interviews
The Hidden Queens of Egypt
The Mother of All Witches
Romare Bearden’s “Circe,” Black and Powerful
What A Feminist Writer Learned From An Ancient, Racist, Sexist Satirist
A Female Perspective on The Oldest Tale in Human History
When Women Could Fly
By Wonder Cabinet Productions4.6
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Where do you go to find models of powerful women? The ancient world was full of them, real and mythic, but today we barely know their names. Why? This week we rediscover the women of ancient myths and legends.
Guests
Kara Cooney
Madeline Miller
Natalie Haynes
Emily Wilson
Serenity Young
Romare Bearden
Interviews
The Hidden Queens of Egypt
The Mother of All Witches
Romare Bearden’s “Circe,” Black and Powerful
What A Feminist Writer Learned From An Ancient, Racist, Sexist Satirist
A Female Perspective on The Oldest Tale in Human History
When Women Could Fly

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