The History of Sabrina Pasterski
The history of Sabrina Pasterski may be the most recent history covered so far, but it is no less jampacked. From building a plane at nine years old to offering Jeff Bezos that she can send him Mars, ...
26 Sep 20231h 2min
Interviewing Gloria Steinem, Becoming Miss U.S.A, and Beginning Again ft. Kathleen O'Malley Taylor
Grab your favorite mug, some tea, and a cozy blanket for this chilllll episode <3 besides chatting about Gloria Steinem and entering a 1980 beauty pageant to get into college, my mother and I speak mo...
5 Sep 202345min
A History of Female Hysteria: Neurosis, Witches, and Humours Oh My! ft. Mayu
Hot Girl Historian Mayu returns to speak on the first mental disorder attributed to women: hysteria, aka the daughter's disease, aka the madness of love! We start in 2000 BC with Hippocrates' idea of ...
17 Juli 20231h 2min
Slay thy Manor House Down! Medieval Queers, Sex Work, and Disabilities ft. Naoki Matsumoto
Joined by medievalist Naoki Matsumoto, Hot Girl Histories says HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! by diving into trans studies in medieval history. We examine cases of "transvestites," "sodomites," and lesbians, then...
26 Juni 202350min
Second-Wave Feminism: Germany, Chornobyl, & the Wave Metaphor ft. Charlotte Oakes
Hot Girl Historian Charlotte Oakes joins Claire to discuss second-wave feminist movements in East and West Germany, Chornobyl's impact on the evolution of eco-feminism, real-existing socialism for wom...
21 Maj 20231h 10min
The Edinburgh Seven ft. Janey Jones
I'm honored to have Janey Jones, the author of The Edinburgh Seven, on the podcast to discuss the incredible stories of Sophia Jex Blake, Isabel Thorne, Edith Pechey, Helen Evans, Matilda Chaplin, Emi...
1 Maj 20231h 3min
Esperanto Wor(l)ds and Girls: The Early Days of a Constructed Language ft. Dr. Bernhard Struck and Dr. Guilherme Fians
Esperant...huh? Who's Zamenhof? What's Esperanto? You're telling me people in Dundee, Scotland were speaking this constructed language in 1910? Yes, and that's what Esperanto Wor(l)ds: Scotland, Postc...
25 Apr 20231h 9min
