Narrative > Documentaries > History > Ancient History

Women Who Went Before

Women Who Went Before

by

Women Who Went Before is on a gynocentric quest into the ancient world. Join hosts Rebekah Haigh and Emily Chesley as they interview the world’s top scholars and unearth the lives of women from the past. It’s a history podcast and detective journey in one, sifting through texts and tropes to find the women who lived beneath. | Season 2 episodes every other Thursday!

Recent Episodes

  • Virginity and the Hype About Hymens

    2 weeks ago

  • Wandering Wombs: Greco-Roman Gynecology and Women’s Health

    4 weeks ago

  • Bodily Matters: The Lifecycle of an Ancient Woman

    1 month ago

  • Out of Pandora’s Box, Recovering Hope

    2 years ago

  • In Her Own Words: Ancient Women Authors

    2 years ago

  • Suffering Witches to Live: Jewish Women and the Legacies of Religious Law

    2 years ago

  • Women Get a Head: Gender and Other Weapons

    2 years ago

  • Scepter and Sword: African Warrior Queens

    2 years ago

  • Was the Oldest Profession a Profession?

    2 years ago

  • “The Two Breasts of the Father”: Does Your God Look Like You?

    2 years ago