EpisodeReplay: Women at War
Women journalists who covered the Vietnam War are often not given their proper due when the history of the conflict is told. Joyce Hoffman (Old Dominion University) is the author …
EpisodeReplay: The Wright Brothers’ Sister
Wilbur and Orville Wright won a place in history for unraveling the secrets of heavier-than-air flight, but their charismatic sister, Katharine Wright, deserves a lot of credit. Cindy Wilkey (University …
EpisodeWomen at War
Women journalists who covered the Vietnam War are often not given their proper due when the history of the conflict is told. Joyce Hoffmann (Old Dominion University) is the …
EpisodeReplay: Trickster Heroines
During the Vietnam War, many young Vietnamese women moved from country villages to bigger cities to become bargirls. Some later came to the United States as refugees. Mai Lan Gustafsson …
EpisodeThe Wright Brothers’ Sister
Wilbur and Orville Wright won a place in history for unraveling the secrets of aviation, but their charismatic sister, Katharine Wright, deserves a lot of credit. Cindy Wilkey (University of …
EpisodeTrickster Heroines
During the Vietnam War, many young Vietnamese women moved from country villages to bigger cities to become bargirls. Some later came to the United States as refugees. Mai Lan Gustafsson …
EpisodeYou’re Starting to Show…
While the media may cover mega-celebrity Angelina Jolie’s pregnancy with loving attention to every detail, mere mortal women still face prejudice and even outright hostility in our society during pregnancy. …
EpisodeReplay: Wretched Sisters
Eleven women have been put to death for murder since the United States reinstated the death penalty in 1976. In her book, Wretched Sisters, Mary Atwell (Radford University) offers an …
EpisodeWretched Sisters: Women and the Death Penalty
Eleven women have been put to death for murder since the United States reinstated the death penalty in 1976. In her book, Wretched Sisters, Mary Atwell (Radford University) offers an analysis of the …
EpisodeReplay: Widows of the Titanic
“Women and children first!” was the cry aboard the HMS Titanic as it broke apart and sank that cold April night in 1912. Many women boarded lifeboats fully expecting their …
EpisodeWidows of the Titanic
“Women and children first!” was the cry aboard the HMS Titanic as it broke apart and sank that cold April night in 1912. Many women boarded lifeboats fully expecting their …
EpisodeWomen and Islam
Such measures as the Taliban’s banning of education for girls and prohibition of jobs for women has drawn attention to the status of women under Islam. What does the Koran …
