Description

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