This book presents a curated collection of objects that chronologically showcase the evolution of how women were perceived and how they fought for freedom. It offers a nuanced retelling of history, challenging assumptions and highlighting the complexities of women who shaped it. The objects range from prehistory to the present, including artifacts of female pleasure and subjugation.
The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel offers a groundbreaking survey of art history, shifting the focus from male artists to the often overlooked contributions of women. Spanning centuries, the book explores the diverse and vibrant works of female artists, providing a fresh perspective on art history. It has been recognized as a New York Times Bestseller and won the Waterstones Book of the Year in 2022.
There is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but something quieter, more intimate and particular. Now in this episode, journalist Annabelle Hirsch reveal that history: a single journey, picked out in 101 objects, through the fascinating, too-often-overlooked, manifold histories of women, to show that the past has always been as complicated and fascinating as the women who peopled it.
From the objects you thought you knew, like the Bayeux tapestry, to those of domesticity, pleasure (a sixteenth century glass dildo) and subjugation (a thumbscrew), we uncover together the women celebrated by history and of women unfairly forgotten by it alike through its objects and learn that progress is not a linear progression from suppression to emancipation, but beyond all, a history of trying.
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