Infinite Women

Simeran Maxwell, Associate Curator of Australian Art at the National Gallery of Australia, joins us to discuss the NGA’s exhibition, A Century of Quilts.The quilts are on display at the NGA until 25 August 2024: https://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/a-century-of-quilts/Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Simeran-Maxwell-and-quilts-at-the-NGA-transcript.pdf

Author, historian and filmmaker Mindy Johnson joins us to talk about Bessie Mae Kelley, a pioneering animator in the early film industry.Find Mindy's books at www.mindyjohnsoncreative.com/book-menuRead the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Mindy-Johnson-on-Bessie-Mae-Kelley-transcript.pdf

Professor Jenie Hahn, a lecturer and administrator at Jeju National University in South Korea, joins us to talk about the businesswoman and philanthropist, Kim Manduk, who saved the people of Jeju in the 1790s.Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Jenie-Hahn-on-Kim-Manduk-transcript.pdf

Dr Gabby Storey joins us to talk about the medieval queen Berengaria of Navarre. You can order her book, Berengaria of Navarre. Queen of England, Lord of Le Mans, at https://www.routledge.com/Berengaria-of-Navarre-Queen-of-England-Lord-of-Le-Mans/Storey/p/book/9781032121475Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr-Gabby-Storey-on-Berengaria-of-Navarre-transcript.pdfRead more about Berengaria on the Infinite Women site: https://www.infinite-women.com/women/berengaria-of-navarre/

Dr Sharrona Pearl, a professor of bioethics and history at Drexel University, joins us to talk about painter, writer, educator and activist Riva Lehrer, whose experience living with spina bifida significantly influences her work.Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Sharrona-Pearl-on-Riva-Lehrer-disability-humanity-and-autonomy-transcript.pdf

Dr Toner Stevenson, the co-author of Eclipse Chasers, which includes women's contributions to solar eclipse science. Dr. Stevenson’s PhD research delved into the stories of the women that worked as “computers”, “star measurers” and “clerical assistants” at Australian observatories on the Astrographic Catalogue project, an international effort to map the entire night sky that took decades.Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Toner-Stevenson-on-the-women-of-the-Astrographic-Catalogue-transcript.pdfRead more about the women on the Infinite Women site:https://www.infinite-women.com/women/muriel-agnes-heagney/https://www.infinite-women.com/women/mary-emma-greayer/https://www.infinite-women.com/women/charlotte-emily-fforde-peel/

Artist and writer Leeza Peters to talk about Elizabeth Woolcock, the only woman ever executed in South Australia, and for a crime that Peters believes may not have even happened.Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Leeza-Peters-transcript.pdf

Aida Brankovic, a Research Scientist with CSIRO, joins us to talk about software engineer Margaret Hamilton, the lead developer for NASA's Apollo flight software, who also coined the term “software engineering.” Read more about Margaret Hamilton on the Infinite Women site: https://www.infinite-women.com/women/margaret-hamilton/Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Aida-Brankovic-on-Margaret-Hamilton-transcript.pdf

Dr Ellie Woodacre, Reader in Renaissance History at the University of Winchester and author of Queens and Queenship, joins us to discuss how queens’ sexuality - real, imagined or perceived - impacts their public image.Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Ellie-Woodacre-on-queens-sexuality-and-reputation-transcript.pdf

Dana Rubin, author of 'Speaking While Female' and creator of the Speaking While Female Speech Bank, dives into the often-ignored history of women's speeches and their societal impacts. She highlights the Matilda Effect, showcasing the erasure of women's contributions. The discussion also addresses how role models boost the confidence of girls and women in communication. Rubin emphasizes the need for authentic expression and documents the pioneering efforts of figures like Sojourner Truth and Amelia Earhart in advocating for women's voices.