Infinite Women

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.

Dr. Brandy Schillace, Editor in Chief of Medical Humanities for the British Medical Journal, to discuss the ways in which society has historically pathologised women and continues to do so today. Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Brandy-Schillace-on-pathologising-women-transcript.pdf

Dr Katia Wright joins us to talk about medieval queens as landowners.Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Katia-Wright-on-medieval-queens-lands-transcript.pdf

Bianca Taubert, curator of the Adjutant General’s Corps Museum, joins us to discuss the UK’s Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps in World War I, their role and their legacy.Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Bianca-Taubert-on-the-Womens-Army-Auxiliary-Corps-transcript.pdf

Holly Marsden, a PhD candidate at the University of Winchester and Historic Royal Palaces, joins us to talk about Mary Frith, AKA Moll Cupturse, a not-so-common criminal who became a legend of London.Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Holly-Marsden-on-Moll-Cutpurse-transcript.pdf

Anne O'Hehir, Curator of Photography in International Art at the National Gallery of Australia, tells us about artist Nan Goldin and her large-scale work, The Ballad of Sexual Dependency. After being on display recently at the NGA, the show travels to the Art Gallery of Ballarat from 2 March 2024 to 2 June 2024 for the International Festival of Photography.More info: photo.org.au/events/the-ballad-of-sexual-dependencyRead the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Anne-OHehir-on-Nan-Goldin-transcript.pdfRead more about Nan Goldin on the Infinite Women site: https://www.infinite-women.com/women/nan-goldin/

Liesel Higgins, a researcher at CSIRO’s e-Health Research Centre, joins us to to talk about Australian epidemiologist and science communicator Dr Mary Louise McLaws.Read the interview transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Liesel-Higgins-on-Dr-Mary-Louise-McLaws-transcript.pdf