
Infinite Women
Tune in for women's stories from throughout history, and check out our website, infinite-women.com, for bios, recommendations and more!
Latest episodes

Jan 8, 2024 • 56min
Dr Catherine Tracy Goode on Casiana Melo
Dr Catherine Tracy Goode, Director of the Tools for Researchers Program at the Americas Research Network joins us to talk about the scandal and letters of Casiana Melo.Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr-Tracy-Goode-on-Casiana-Melo-transcript.pdf

Jan 1, 2024 • 42min
Dr. Joy Wiltenburg on Dorothy Osborne, Lady Temple
Dr. Joy Wiltenburg, professor emerita at Rowan University and author of Laughing Histories: From the Renaissance Man to the Woman of Wit, to talk about the life and letters of Dorothy Osborne, Lady Temple.More about the book: https://www.routledge.com/Laughing-Histories-From-the-Renaissance-Man-to-the-Woman-of-Wit/Wiltenburg/p/book/9781032162072Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr-Joy-Wiltenburg-on-Dorothy-Osborne-Lady-Temple-transcript.pdfRead more about Dorothy Osborne on the Infinite Women site: https://www.infinite-women.com/women/dorothy-osborne/

Dec 25, 2023 • 1h 10min
Dr. Johanna Strong on Mary I, Part 2: Queen Mary
Historian Dr. Johanna Strong joins us to share the story of Queen Mary I of England, also known as Mary Tudor. Due to all the drama around the Tudors, this conversation has been split into two parts; this episode will delve into her reign and legacy, but be sure to listen to Part 1: Princess Mary for her early life leading up to her coronation.Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Johanna-Strong-on-Mary-I-part-2-transcript.pdfRead more about Mary on the Infinite Women site, written by Dr Strong for Team Queens: https://www.infinite-women.com/women/mary-i-of-england/

Dec 25, 2023 • 1h 6min
Dr. Johanna Strong on Mary I, Part I: Princess Mary
Historian Dr. Johanna Strong joins us to share the story of Queen Mary I of England, also known as Mary Tudor. Due to all the drama around the Tudors, this conversation has been split into two parts; this episode will cover Mary's life up to her coronation, with the second episode delving into her reign and legacy.Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Johanna-Strong-on-Mary-I-part-1-transcript.pdfRead more about Mary on the Infinite Women site, written by Dr Strong for Team Queens: https://www.infinite-women.com/women/mary-i-of-england/

Dec 18, 2023 • 54min
Lorissa Rhinehart on Dickey Chapelle
Lorissa Rhinehart, author of the new book, First to the Front: The Untold Story of Dickey Chapelle, Trailblazing Female War Correspondent, joins us to share Dickey's story.More about the book: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250276575/firsttothefrontRead the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Lorissa-Rhinehart-on-Dickey-Chapelle-transcript-.pdf

Dec 11, 2023 • 18min
Emily Sullivan on Louise Bourgeois
Emily Sullivan, assistant curator of contemporary international art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, joins us to discuss the artist Louise Bourgeois, her work and the largest exhibition dedicated to the artist ever in Australia, Louise Bourgeois: Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day? at the AGNSW through 28 April 2024.Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Emily-Sullivan-on-Louise-Bourgeois-.pdfRead more about Bourgeois on the Infinite Women site: https://www.infinite-women.com/women/louise-bourgeois/

Dec 4, 2023 • 28min
Danielle Scrimshaw on Harriet Elphinstone Dick and Alice Moon
Danielle Scrimshaw, author of She and Her Pretty Friend: The Hidden History of Australian Women Who Love Women, to chat about swimmer Harriet Elphinstone Dick and Alice Moon, their gym in Melbourne and telling queer histories.More about the book: https://ultimopress.com.au/products/she-and-her-pretty-friendRead the interview transcriptRead about Harriet Elphinstone Dick on the Infinite Women site

Nov 27, 2023 • 28min
Lucina Ward on Kiki Smith
Lucina Ward, Senior Curator of International Art at the National Gallery of Australia, joins us to talk about German-American multidisciplinary artist Kiki Smith. Smith is one of the artists featured in Deep inside my heart exhibition, which is at the NGA through 19 May 2024. Deep inside my heart is part of the larger Know My Name initiative at the NGA, focused on women artists.More about the exhibition: nga.gov.au/exhibitions/deep-inside-my-heart/Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Lucina-Ward-on-Kiki-Smith.pdfRead more about Kiki Smith on the Infinite Women site: https://www.infinite-women.com/women/kiki-smith/

Nov 20, 2023 • 47min
Angelique Joy on Ada Lovelace
Angelique Joy, an artist and PhD candidate at RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology), joins us to talk about Ada Lovelace, who was writing code for computers before they even existed. We also chat discuss how to make modern technology more inclusive, biases in coding and the implications of artificial intelligence.Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Angelique-Joy-on-Ada-Lovelace-transcript.pdfRead more about Ada Lovelace on the Infinite Women site: https://www.infinite-women.com/women/ada-lovelace/

Nov 13, 2023 • 38min
Dr. Tamara J. Walker on Mabel Grammer
Dr. Tamara J. Walker, author of Beyond the Shores: A History of African Americans Abroad, to talk about journalist, civil rights activist and adoption advocate Mabel Grammer.Buy the book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635185/beyond-the-shores-by-tamara-j-walker/Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr-Tamara-J-Walker-on-Mabel-Grammer-transcript-.pdf