36 Great Women 12 Hypatia Dies for Intellectual Freedom

We won’t be meeting at the La Madeline. We’ll meet over the Zoom meeting app so everyone can stay safe, until COVID-19 concerns are resolved.
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/594932535
Message me over meetup to get the password.

Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400

https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/warriors-queens-and-intellectuals-36-great-women-before-1400
https://www.wondrium.com/warriors-queens-and-intellectuals-36-great-women-before-1400

"In these 36 lectures, women step out from the footnotes and sidebars of traditional history and into the spotlight, illuminating the dark corners of the pre-modern world along the way. From thwarted daughters and ambitious wives to fearless revolutionaries and brilliant philosophers, you will see how women have played diverse roles throughout history and why their influence is so vital to a fuller understanding of the world we live in today."

At each meeting, we watch / listen to a lecture together, and then discuss lecture together.

Typically, we cover one lecture per week. See the event’s title for what lecture is for that event.

Here is the full list of lectures for the course:

1 Julia Disobeys Emperor Augustus
2 Herodias Has John the Baptist Beheaded
3 The Trung Sisters of Vietnam Fight the Han
4 Boudicca Attacks the Romans
5 Poppaea Helps Nero Persecute Christians
6 Plotina Advises Emperor Trajan
7 Perpetua Is Martyred in the Arena
8 Julia Maesa Controls an Unusual Emperor
9 Zenobia Battles the Roman Legions
10 Helena Brings Christianity Down to Earth
11 Galla Placidia Supports the Visigoths
12 Hypatia Dies for Intellectual Freedom
13 Pulcheria Defends the Virgin Mary
14 Theodora Rises from Dancer to Empress
15 Radegund Founds a Convent
16 Aisha Helps Shape Islam
17 Wu Zetian Rules China
18 Kahina Defends North Africa against Muslims
19 Dhuoda Chronicles a Carolingian Life
20 Elfrida Rules Anglo-Saxon England
21 Freydis Journeys to North America
22 Lubna of Córdoba Masters Mathematics
23 Lady Murasaki Writes the First Novel
24 Anna Brings Christianity to Russia
25 Anna Comnena Writes a Byzantine History
26 Eleanor of Aquitaine Goes on Crusade
27 Marie of Champagne Promotes Romantic Love
28 Heloise Embraces the New Philosophy
29 Hildegard Revolutionizes Traditional Medicine
30 Razia Rules Muslim India
31 Sorkhakhtani Administers a Mongol Empire
32 Licoricia Deals with the King of England
33 Abutsu Follows the Way of Poetry
34 Brigitta Speaks to God and the Pope
35 Joan of Arc Dies for France
36 Christine of Pisan Defends Women