Mother Tongue - Jenni Nuttall | Maiden Mother Matriarch 24
Maiden Mother Matriarch with Louise Perry
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Jenny Nottle is a lecturer in English at Exeter College Oxford and the author most recently of a book called Mother Tong, a History of Women's Words. We spoke about the way that women's social history can be glimpsed through the history of language. Also discussed words including gossip, spinsters and testicles. The extended version of this episode can also be found at my substack, LouisePerry.substack.com. Enjoy.
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