Our NEH Funding Was Canceled

In April we were informed that our grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the Wise Women series was being terminated by the current administration. We were close to finishing up the second season and had recently submitted a new proposal to the NEH for funding to produce two more seasons of the series. But that funding source is clearly not forthcoming anymore, leaving us in a very precarious position.

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Wise Women (s1)

Portrait of Hypatia of Alexandria, a prominent philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician.

Hypatia of Alexandria

Guest: Edward Watts, Professor of History, University of California San Diego

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Medieval illustration of Hildegard von Bingen writing.

Hildegard von Bingen

Guest: Jennifer Bain, Professor of Musicology and of Gender and Women's Studies, Dalhousie University

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Portrait of Elisabeth of Bohemia, a princess known for her philosophical correspondence with René Descartes.

Elisabeth of Bohemia

Guest: Lisa Shapiro, Professor of Philosophy, McGill University

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Portrait of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, with her book, "The Description of a New World.

Margaret Cavendish

Guest: Karen Detlefsen, Professor of Philosophy and Education, University of Pennsylvania

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Portrait of Mary Astell, a 17th-century English writer and feminist philosopher.

Mary Astell

Guest: Allauren Samantha Forbes, Professor of Philosophy and of Gender and Social Justice, McMaster University

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Portrait of Im Yunjidang, a Joseon Dynasty noblewoman, wearing traditional Korean hanbok.

Im Yunjidang

Guest: Hwa Yeong Wang, Professor of Philosophy, Duke Kunshan University

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Portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft, a prominent 18th-century writer and early feminist.

Mary Wollstonecraft

Guest: Sylvana Tomaselli, Professor of History, St. John's College, Cambridge University

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Portrait of Nísia Floresta, a Brazilian writer and feminist.

Nísia Floresta

Guest: Nastassja Pugliese, Professor of Education and of Philosophy, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

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Wise Women (s2)

Anna Julia Cooper, prominent scholar and activist, stands in her study.

Anna Julia Cooper

Guest: Kathryn Sophia Belle, Founding Director, Collegium of Black Women Philosophers

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Black and white portrait of Emma Goldman, famed anarchist and writer.

Emma Goldman

Guest: Candace Falk, Founding Director, The Emma Goldman Papers Research Project

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Black and white photo of Simone Weil, wearing a beret.

Simone Weil

Guest: Rebecca Rozelle-Stone, Professor of Philosophy & Ethics, University of North Dakota

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Black and white portrait of philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe.

Elizabeth Anscombe

Guest: Rachael Wiseman, Professor of Philosophy, University of Liverpool

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Black and white photo of Iris Murdoch, author, sitting on a bed, holding papers.

Iris Murdoch

Guest: Eva-Maria Düringer, Professor of Philosophy, University of Tübingen

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Mary Midgley, author, sits in a chair surrounded by books, holding a stack of books.

Mary Midgley

Guest: Clare MacCumhaill, Professor of Philosophy, Durham University

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Philippa Foot

Philippa Foot

Guest: John Hacker-Wright, Professor of Philosophy, University of Guelph

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Black and white portrait of philosopher Judith Jarvis Thomson.

Judith Jarvis Thomson

Guest: Elizabeth Harman, Professor of Philosophy and Human Values, Princeton University

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