Arts & Humanities

Who was Christine de Pizan? In Conversation About an Extraordinary Medieval Trailblazer

One of the first professional female writers of the Middle Ages, she possessed extensive knowledge of military tactics and advocated for women’s equality centuries before the feminist movement. We interviewed scholars Earl Jeffrey Richards and Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski about the unusual life and career of Christine de Pizan.

Arts & Humanities

The Forgotten Half of History: Why Women Philosophers Matter

Throughout history, women thinkers and their ideas have been intentionally erased from public memory. There is even a mistaken belief that women’s cultural history doesn’t exist at all. Today it’s more important than ever before to debunk this patriarchal narrative and put women philosophers in the spotlight again.

Science & Technology

Ostdeutsche Physikerinnen: Wie veränderte die Wende ihr Leben?

Die Physik gilt als ein seit Jahrhunderten männerdominiertes Fach, doch in der DDR eröffneten sich für Frauen im Forschungsbetrieb neue Möglichkeiten. Interviews mit ostdeutschen Physikerinnen zeigen, dass der Herbst 1989 zwar als politisch befreiend erlebt wurde, aber auch eine Reihe ungeahnter Probleme für ihre Karrieren mit sich brachte.

Politics & Society

Protecting Democracy through the Voting Rights Act: An Interview with Gregory T. Moore

Over four decades, civil rights leader Gregory T. Moore has tirelessly worked to reform US voter registration laws. His goal is to safeguard the rights of racial minorities at the ballot box. We interviewed him about the ever-increasing threats to the 1965 Voting Rights Act and his views on the future of American democracy.

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