I included this article despite being only tenuously related to the Project's focus because it forms an interesting contrast and counterpoint to cases of women cross-dressing and passing as men. Of particular interest are the differences in economic opportunities and in what aspects of the case were of concern to the courts. More generally, it provides insight into the differences between modern and medieval approaches to gender and sexuality.
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The October "On the Shelf" episode is up at the Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast. In addition to listing the books covered by the blog in the past and forthcoming month, and anouncing this month's author guest (Caren Werlinger), there's an Ask Sappho segment about how rulers with lesbian relationships were viewed in history. The transcript for this episode will go up tomorrow.
Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 21 (previously 14e) - The Highwaywoman Special
(Originally aired 2017/09/30 - listen here)
[First two verses of “The Highwayman” by Alfred J. Noyes, music by Phil Ochs, pronouns adjusted]
Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 17 (previously 14a) - On the Shelf
(Originally aired 2017/09/02 - listen here)
Welcome to On the Shelf for September 2017.
Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 6 - The True History of Catharina Vizzani
(Originally aired 2017/01/28 - listen here)
Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 5 - Laudomia Loves Margaret
(Originally aired 2016/12/31 - listen here)
Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 20 (previously 14d) - What did Medieval Lesbians Do in Bed?
(Originally aired 2017/09/23 - listen here)
You might guess from the title of this episode that this one is definitely not safe for work, though you’re going to get far more technical details than racy erotica. But be aware that we’re going to talk about sex today. A lot.
Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 4 - Bosom Sex
(Originally aired 2016/11/26 - listen here)
[Note: Spelling follows the original in all direct quotations from the correspondence.]
Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 3 - The Goblin Market
(Originally aired 2016/10/29 - listen here)
When I expanded the LHMPodcast to a weekly schedule in August, I set up a rotating set of four monthly segments: On the Shelf (general discussion and listener questions), Author Interview, Author Book Appreciation, and the Historic Essay that I'd started out with. But four times a year, there's going to be a fifth Saturday in the month. For the moment, I'm planning to use those for some random surprise topics--something intentionally different from anything I do in the other segments. I also have some exciting long-term ideas that I may be ready to share soon.
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