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Frances Kneupper, "Prophecy and the Battle for Spiritual Authority, 1360–1400" (Oxford UP, 2025)

The end of the fourteenth century was a time of upheaval and contested authority among the traditional institutions of medieval Europe. In response to these conditions, a number of people began to claim their own authority, as prophets speaking the w... more

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Angela Byrne, "Finding Mary: The untold story of an Inishowen murder, 1844" (Four Courts Press, 2025)

During a robbery on 10 March 1844, 14-year-old servant Mary Doherty was murdered in a farmhouse near Culdaff, Co. Donegal. There was no doubt locally about the perpetrator’s identity, but there was insufficient evidence against Daniel McKeeny, and he... more

26 May 2026 • 38 min

Dalit Feminism with Thenmozhi Soundararajan

This episode features a conversation with Thenmozhi Soundararajan, founder Equality Labs and author of The Trauma of Caste. We discussed her own coming to consciousness of caste as the child of Dalit parents who were “passing” and how her work as an ... more

25 May 2026 • 51 min

Mary T. Freeman, "Abolitionists and the Politics of Correspondence" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2026)

Mary Freeman, associate professor of history at the University of Maine, joins Michael Stauch to discuss her new book Abolitionists and the Politics of Correspondence (U Pennsylvania Press, 2026), about how abolitionists harnessed the power of lette... more

23 May 2026 • 1 hr 12 min

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Thenmozhi Soundararajan

Founder of Equality Labs; author of The Trauma of Caste; host of Caste in the USA

Equality Labs

Episode: Dalit Feminism with Thenmozhi Soundararajan

Mary Freeman

Author of Abolitionists and the Politics of Correspondence

University of Maine

Episode: Mary T. Freeman, "Abolitionists and the Politics of Correspondence" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2026)

Fiona Rogers

V&A Parasol Foundation Curator of Women in Photography, Victoria and Albert Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)

Episode: Fiona Rogers, "Cut Out: A Feminist History of Photo Collage, Montage and Assemblage" (Thames & Hudson, 2026)

Tara Mulder

Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison; author of A Womb of One's Own, Lost Histories of Childbirth in Ancient Rome

University of Wisconsin, Madison; University of California Press

Episode: Tara Mulder, "A Womb of One's Own: Lost Histories of Childbirth in Ancient Rome" (U California Press, 2026)

Judy Batalion

Author of The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos

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Shannon McKenna Schmidt

Author of You Can't Catch Us, Lady Bird Johnson's Trailblazing 1964 Campaign Train and The Women Who Rode With Her

Sourcebooks (publisher)

Episode: Shannon McKenna Schmidt, "You Can't Catch Us: Lady Bird Johnson’s Trailblazing 1964 Campaign Train and the Women Who Rode With Her" (Sourcebooks, 2026)

Elaine Leeder

Retired dean and professor; author and researcher on anarchist feminism

Sonoma State University

Episode: Jewish Anarchist Women 1920–1950: The Politics of Sexuality

Lucy Stewart

Author of The Japanese Garden, Ella Christie and Cowden

Berlin Verlag (publisher)

Episode: Lucy Stewart, "The Japanese Garden: Ella Christie and Cowden" (Birlinn, 2026)

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Miranda Melcher

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Dalit Feminism with Thenmozhi Soundararajan

Q: How has transnational solidarity influenced Equality Labs' approach to activism?

Solidarity is built through durable relationships, shared meals, and authentic collaboration rather than transactional support, with a focus on protecting autonomous Dalit leadership and learning from Indigenous, Black, and other anti-oppression movements.

Dalit Feminism with Thenmozhi Soundararajan

Q: What was the most pivotal realization about caste that shaped your later work?

Seeing caste as a spiritual carceral system that dehumanizes, and recognizing that healing from such systemic violence requires both personal courage to speak out and structural strategies that build power through community-led organizing.

Mary T. Freeman, "Abolitionists and the Politics of Correspondence" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2026)

Q: Can you talk a little bit about the relationship between those two things you mentioned, the 1773 letter by Black men and the later abolitionist movement?

She discusses how the 1773 letter demonstrates early organized Black political thought challenging legislative aims and asserting equality, showing that abolitionist activism existed in multiple forms before the more famous nineteenth-century organizations, and how these early acts laid groundwork for subsequent movements.

Mary T. Freeman, "Abolitionists and the Politics of Correspondence" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2026)

Q: Can you talk a little bit about the relationship between the two things—letters and the committees of correspondence—from the early modern period to abolitionist activism?

Freeman explains that correspondence functions as a long-standing activist tool that connects private letters with public action, enabling transatlantic networks and accountability within movements, while also highlighting how marginalized voices used letters to participate in political life without the risks of full public exposure.

Sophie Rose, "Intimacy and Social (Dis)Order in Dutch Colonial Expansion: Regulating Sex, Marriage, and Family Life, 1600–1800" (Brill, 2025)

Q: How did the Dutch legal framework handle Christian marriage versus non-Christian communities in the colonies?

There was a plurality of laws and a constant negotiation; Christian marriages followed more centralized Dutch/Protestant norms, but local and colonial authorities exercised leeway, often allowing local or non-Christian customs to persist or be codified when convenient or necessary.

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This show centers on deep scholarly conversations with researchers and authors who discuss recently published work in history, women's studies, and related humanities fields. Episodes typically pair a host with a guest to unpack books that illuminate movements, cultures, and archival practices, ranging from Dalit feminism and anti-caste organizing to women's resistance in wartime, reproductive history, and feminist historiography. Notable throughlines include a strong emphasis on archival research, cross-disciplinary connections, and the role of women in shaping public discourse and policy. The format often blends biographical detail with broader historical themes, offering listeners insights into methodology, source material, and the chall... more

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