Olympe de Gouges

This podcast recounts the peculiar life and work of French playwright-turned-activist, Olympe de Gouges. We take a deeper look into her most famous work, The Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen, which demanded gender equality in post-Revolution France.

This episode explores the life and work of pioneering African American writer and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston. As a participant in the famous Harlem Renaissance of the early 20th century Hurston’s literary work, including Their Eyes are Watching God and Mule Bone offer insight into issues that would later be known as intersectional feminism.

This episode explores the work of a 19th century Brazilian feminist who promoted the education of women in Brazil and who was active in anti-slavery campaigns of the period

This episode looks at the life of bell hooks and offers some commentary on her important work Ain’t I a Woman.

This episode explores the mysterious figure of Hypatia who is thought to be the first mathematician.

This episode explores the work of Kathryn Sophia Belle, a contemporary philosopher who has organised the Collegium of Black female philosophers, as a safe place for women philosophers of colour

This episode charts the contributions of the first woman chief justice of the Canadian Supreme Court, Beverly McLachlin, and offers insights from her recently published autobiography

This episode explores the life and presumed work and influence of Aspasia, companion to Pericles, in 5th century BCE Athens

This episode sketches the life and activism of notable 20th century anarchist Emma Goldmann

This episode offers an introduction to a staunch defender of women’s rights living in a time of great political upheaval in France through the revolution and into the early 19th century.