Infinite Women
Infinite Women
Tune in for women's stories from throughout history, and check out our website, infinite-women.com, for bios, recommendations and more!
Episodes
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Apr 6, 2026 • 1h 2min
Dr. Whitney Dirks on Mary Herring and her daughters
Dr. Whitney Dirks, author of Monstrosity, Bodies, and Knowledge in Early Modern England, tells us about 1600s Englishwoman Mary Herring and her conjoined twin daughters, Aquila and Priscilla.Get the book: https://www.aup.nl/en/book/9789462986671/monstrosity-bodies-and-knowledge-in-early-modern-englandRead the transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr.-Whitney-Dirks-on-Mary-Herring-and-her-daughters-transcript.pdf
Mar 30, 2026 • 26min
Gigi Berardi on Bianca Capello
Author Gigi Berardi's latest novel, Bianca’s Cure, reimagines the story of Renaissance Italian noblewoman Bianca Capello. We discuss fact vs fiction and the lines between alchemy and science.Read the transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Gigi-Berardi-on-Bianca-Capello-transcript-.pdf
Mar 23, 2026 • 34min
Dr Jill Inderstrodt on maternal health and data science
Dr Jill Inderstrodt, a Research Scientist at Regenstrief Institute, joins us to talk about the intersections of technology and maternal health.Read the transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr-Jill-Inderstrodt-on-maternal-health-and-data-science-transcript.pdf
Mar 16, 2026 • 1h 4min
Dr Jill Hasday on how forgetting women's struggles for equality perpetuates inequality
Dr Jill Hasday, a distinguished professor at the University of Minnesota Law School, joins us to discuss her book We the Men: How Forgetting Women's Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality.Get the book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/we-the-men-9780197800805Read the transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr-Jill-Hasday-on-how-forgetting-womens-struggles-for-equality-perpetuates-inequality-transcript.pdf
Mar 9, 2026 • 36min
Lydia Reeder on the Dust Bowl Girls
Lydia Reeder, who regular listeners may recall from our episode on the revolutionary Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi, returns to tell us about the women from her first book, Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory.Get the book: https://lydiareeder.com/dust-bowl-girls-overview/Transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Lydia-Reeder-on-Dust-Bowl-Girls-transcript.pdf
Mar 2, 2026 • 1h 3min
Dr Rebecca Wilkin and Dr Angela Hunter on Louise Dupin's Work on Women
Dr Rebecca Wilkin and Dr Angela Hunter, have recently reconstructed Louise Dupin's Work on Women, which is now available in English for the first time thanks to their efforts and “presents an in-depth feminist treatise of the French Enlightenment, featuring an original claim about the modernity of gender inequality that informed the work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Dupin's secretary.” Get the book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/louise-dupins-work-on-women-9780190090104Read the transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr-Rebecca-Wilkin-and-Dr-Angela-Hunter-on-Louise-Dupins-Work-on-Women-transcript.pdf
Feb 23, 2026 • 30min
Dr Mary Spongberg on gender bias in research
Dr Mary Spongberg, Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor of Research at Southern Cross University, discusses how to fight entrenched biases in institutional settings, with a focus on on sexism in research, and how gender shapes who is studying what and how.Read the transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr-Mary-Spongberg-on-gender-bias-in-research-transcript.pdf
Feb 16, 2026 • 32min
Dr Courtney Jarrett on sharing local history with children
Dr Courtney Jarrett tells us about sharing the stories of incredible women from history and today through her children's book, Muncie Women A-Z.Read the transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr-Courtney-Jarrett-on-sharing-local-history-with-children-transcript.pdf
Feb 9, 2026 • 52min
Cleo O'Callaghan Yeoman and Kate Ferrier on Susan Edmonstone Ferrier
Cleo O'Callaghan Yeoman and Kate Ferrier, PhD candidates in English Literature at the University of Edinburgh, tell us about Scottish author Susan Edmonstone Ferrier. Kate is also a distant relative of Susan’s.Transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Cleo-OCallaghan-Yeoman-and-Kate-Ferrier-on-Susan-Edmonstone-Ferrier-transcript.pdf
Feb 2, 2026 • 47min
Dr Vanessa R. Corcoran on the Virgin Mary in medieval art
Dr Vanessa R. Corcoran, a medieval historian and an advising dean at Georgetown University, joins us to discuss depictions of the Virgin Mary and how they reflect medieval society.Transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr-Vanessa-R.-Corcoran-on-the-Virgin-Mary-in-medieval-art-transcript.pdf
