Isabelle Waterfall tells the important story of Nina Simone, a prominent civil rights activist and singer. Her music was significant in providing a voice for black women who were excluded from sexist black power movements, and racist women's liberation movements.
Rebecca interviews Angela Saini about her book 'Inferior' that discusses scientific research into sex differences. Debating whether it is biology or society that may have created these differences.
Olivia discusses the role of working class women, and women of colour during the British Suffrage Movement. She focuses on particular women who haven't been recognised enough for their contributions.
How far has Pocahontas' life been whitewashed to support colonial myths and modern American values? Olivia Dehnavi explores the real woman behind the Disney story.
James writes about what impact Melania Trump might have as First Lady by looking back at the remarkable women who have been her predecessors.
Rebecca interviews Baroness Helena Kennedy QC about her views on how women can be treated equally by the law.
Dr Mert and Dr Çizakça write about Professor Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı: A prominent Turkish Psychologist whose theories on 'The Model of Family Change' and the 'Autonomous-Related Self' gave her much recognition in the field of Psychology.
Rebecca interviews Professor Teresa Anderson MBE the Director of Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre about women in physics
Ellen Pasternack talks to Jane Robinson about her book, Bluestockings: A Remarkable History of the First Women to Fight for an Education. Jane Robinson’s Bluestockings paints a story of small victories, of a series of women who each managed to get her foot in the door and leave it open a little wider for those… Continue reading A Conversation with Jane Robinson on Bluestockings
by Emily Oldham. I love podcasts: the ease of listening to someone’s voice, the stories they tell, the people they connect. Though men currently host around 70% of the most popular podcasts, contributions by women are just as varied, informative, and entertaining. There are so many wonderful podcasts out there that this list barely scratches the… Continue reading Bluestocking Recommends… Podcasts by Women
