Mary Beard: From Medusa to Merkel

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Mary Beard: From Medusa to Merkel

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Mar 16, 2017

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Mary Beard delivers her lecture ‘Women in Power’ at the British Museum.Read Mary Beard in the LRB: https://lrb.me/beardpodSign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Mar 16, 2017

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Mary Beard: From Medusa to Merkel

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