Women and the Written Word (ep 6.1)

Her Half of History · Jan 20, 2022 · 18m

This new series covers ground-breaking novelists, but today I focus on how writing got to the point where anyone could write a novel. The story covers thousands of years, four continents, and three ancient women: Enheduanna, Artemisia, and Xu Mu.

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