Textory - The Podcast
1) S2 Ep15: The Mass Female Protest of Ancient Rome
Probably the farthest we’ve ever gone in our podcast time machine – today we’re in ancient Rome, in a crowd of very upset women, as described by Livy in “History of Rome”. ________________ If you en...Show More
2) S2 Ep14: I’d Rather Drown Than Submit To a Man
A feminist – bordering on misandrist – text from 1592? Written by a woman? Count me in! In today’s episode, we’re reading Moderata Fonte’s “The Merits of Women”, translated and edited by Virginia Cox....Show More
3) S2 Ep13: The OG Edwardian Cat Lady
While owning cats as pets goes back to antiquity and beyond, the existence of self-proclaimed “cat people” is a result of the popularization of the hobby in the 19th and 20th centuries. Today we’re re...Show More
4) S2 Ep12: The Victorian Anti-Rizz Guide
In today’s episode we’re reading a rulebook on how to be an absolutely insufferable Victorian f*ckboy, by none other than the courtesan and dancer Lola Montez. Her “The Art of Fascinating” from 1858 s...Show More
5) S2 Ep11: Woman's Thoughts on Women
Not all women involved with the feminist movement were necessarily radical. Today we’re reading “Woman’s Thoughts on Women” by Dinah Craik, a British writer with an unusual life story, and discovering...Show More
6) S2 Ep10: Victorian House on a Budget
Ever wondered what decisions were behind Victorian home decorating? No? Well now you are! “Handbook of Housekeeping on a Small Income” from 1897 guides the reader through comfortably arranging your ow...Show More
7) S2 Ep9: The Importance of an Ankle
We all know about Victorian obsession with ankles. But they didn’t just leave things to take their own course – as documented in this 1858 manual by Lola Montez on keeping your ankles (and other body ...Show More
8) S2 Ep8: A Man You Should Not Marry
In the modern dating climate, we sometimes wish relationships came with a manual. In the 1920s, ladies could use one, written by the author of the previous episode’s “A Woman You Should Not Marry”. Ho...Show More
9) S2 Ep7: See Him Not, Hear Not From Him
At the end of the 18th century, it was not easy to restore one’s reputation as a seduced woman and a single mother. But the author of the “Advice To Unmarried Women” from 1791, the text we’re focusing...Show More
10) S2 Ep6: Scenes of Undressing Should Be Avoided
The infamous Hays code changed cinema history forever – but what were the actual rules? This episode dissects the 1929 document that made movie kisses short and innuendos nearly extinct. __________...Show More