Artemisia Gentileschi rose from the margins of seventeenth-century Rome to become one of the most powerful painters of the Baroque era. Her story is one of defiance, resilience, and relentless talent in a world determined to silence her.

In this episode, we explore her early struggles, the trial that tried to define her, the masterpieces that reshaped biblical storytelling, and the centuries of erasure that followed. Today, Artemisia’s voice returns with force, proving she was never meant to disappear.

CITATIONS:

• Artemisia Gentileschi, https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/artemisia-gentileschi
• (Re)reading the Masterpieces by Artemisia Gentileschi, https://www.academia.edu/115344622/_Grand_Narratives_and_Personal_Dramas_Re_reading_the_Masterpieces_by_Artemisia_Gentileschi
• Artemisia Gentileschi: Bio, Famous Works, & Legacy, https://www.thecollector.com/artemisia-gentileschi-the-me-too-painter-of-the-renaissance/
• A Fuller Picture of Artemisia Gentileschi, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/10/05/a-fuller-picture-of-artemisia-gentileschi
• Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi, https://archive.org/stream/OrazioandArtemisiaGentileschi/OrazioandArtemisiaGentileschi_djvu.txt

Chien Shiung Wu was one of the most extraordinary experimental physicists of the twentieth century, yet the world repeatedly pushed her brilliance into the shadows.

This episode uncovers how she proved the universe breaks its own symmetry, reshaped modern physics, and was overlooked by the institutions that benefited from her genius.

Listen as we revisit the moments that history distorted, examine the forces that kept her unheard, and recognize the groundbreaking work that defines her lasting legacy.
CITATIONS:

• Experimental Test of Parity Conservation in Beta Decay, https://journals.aps.org/pr/abstract/10.1103/PhysRev.105.1413
• Overlooked for the Nobel: Chien-Shiung Wu, https://physicsworld.com/a/overlooked-for-the-nobel-chien-shiung-wu/
• How Chien‑Shiung Wu changed the laws of physics, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/chien-shiung-wu-chinese-american-woman-physics-manhattan-project
• Madame Wu and Parity Nonconservation, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369185926_Madame_Wu_and_Parity_Nonconservation
• Chien-Shiung Wu Overlooked for Nobel Prize, https://www.aauw.org/resources/faces-of-aauw/chien-shiung-wu-overlooked-for-nobel-prize/

Eumachia was a priestess, patron, and visionary who carved her name into the heart of Pompeii at a time when women were expected to stay silent.

In this episode, we explore how she rose to influence, funded one of the city’s most significant public buildings, and pushed into spaces reserved for men. We follow her journey through resilience, attempted erasure, and eventual rediscovery, uncovering what her life reveals about power, memory, and the ways women have shaped history even when the world tried to forget them.
CITATIONS:

• Redundant Information? Repetitive Inscriptions in the Public Space of Pompeii, https://journals.openedition.org/etudesanciennes/2038
• Pompeii Archaeological Park site, https://pompeiisites.org/en/exhibitions-and-events/eumachia-en/
• Whose Forum? Imperial and Elite Patronage in the Forum of Pompeii, https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=classicsjournal
• Women in Pompeii, https://pompeiicommitment.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Women_in_Pompeii.pdf
• Building of Eumachia, https://www.italyguides.it/en/campania/pompeii/building-of-eumachia