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Suffragette Scientists

Suffragette Scientists

FromPatented: History of Inventions


Suffragette Scientists

FromPatented: History of Inventions

ratings:
Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jun 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Hold onto your lab coats, because the suffragette scientists are here to shake things up! Patricia Fara, author of A Lab of One's Own, joins Dallas to tell the stories of forgotten pioneers of invention during the Suffragette era.Patricia and Dallas also discuss the wider question of why there are so many more men in the history of invention than women (at least in our telling of it).You can take part in our listener survey here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jun 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

This podcast investigates the curious history of invention and innovation. Did Thomas Edison take credit for things he didn’t actually invent? What everyday items have surprising origins? And would man have ever got to the moon without… the bra? Each episode host Dallas Campbell dives into stories of flukey discoveries, erased individuals and merky marketing ploys with the help of experts, scientists and historians. Expect new episodes every Wednesday and Sunday. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.