Mary Beard & Julia Gillard on the 10-year anniversary of the misogyny speech
A Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard
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The Origins of Misogyny
The first case in western literature, and I think I could probably do it more widely, but is in the Odyssey by Homer. Second work of literature in the west. And it's a very simple scene. Odysseus, the hero, coming back home from the Trojan War, is actually taking a bit of time about it,. Wife Penelope is looking after the show and bringing up their son Tillamicus who is basically a wet behind the ears teenager. She perfectly reasonably says, do you think we could change the track? Really? You know, perhaps you could sing something like that. Absolutely reasonable. But this clever, savvy middle-aged woman goes upstairs. If you're
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