Mythsogyny
Join story nerds C Alexandra and John Cordial in their often meandering and illuminating conversations about the stories humans tell themselves, historical, mythological, and legendary, and how no one—not even gods or heroes—can escape misogyny.
Mythsogyny
Killing The Angel (Women's Invisible Labor)
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This month, C. and John tackle myths related to women's labor. From crane wives to Victorians to even the humble potato chip, women's labor has been mythologized and largely erased. Rendered invisible by the people who benefit from it being that way. So let's drag that labor into the light.
References and extras
https://medium.com/swlh/speaking-up-the-double-bind-of-womens-voices-in-business-592b0b56732c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5pAKtsiyxw
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-women-s-room-marilyn-french/11718465
https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/judith-beheading-holofernes
https://mermaidsofearth.com/mermaid-statues-mermaid-sculptures/public/mikladalur-mermaid-kopakonan/
https://bookshop.org/p/books/women-and-writing-virginia-woolf/6675111
