Hidden Half Book Review: from the Remedial Herstory Project

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Read through women's history along with hosts Victoria and Katherine.

  1. FEB 26

    E24 White Devil's Daughters, February 2026

    Set your sights on the Golden Gate Bridge in this month’s read, The White Devil’s Daughters: The Women Who Fought Slavery in San Francisco’s Chinatown by Julia Flynn Siler. Get stuck in the fight while Victoria and Katherine discuss the impacts of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, consider the conflation of saving souls and saving women, and meditate on how sources constrict the P.O.V. of immigrant histories. Check out the Hidden Half Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/hiddenhalfbook Donate to the Remedial Herstory Project: https://www.remedialherstory.com/giving And learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

    48 min

  2. JAN 29

    E23 Wages for Housework, January 2026

    Put down your vacuum and take to the streets with our first book of the year, Wages of Housework: The Story of a Movement, an Idea, a Promise by Emily Callaci! Kick back and enjoy a little leisure while Victoria and Katherine tally up their unpaid working hours, see welfare in a new light, and consider the political ramifications of the invisible work of women. Check out the Hidden Half Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/hiddenhalfbook Donate to the Remedial Herstory Project: https://www.remedialherstory.com/givingAnd learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

    53 min

  3. 12/31/2025

    E22 Great Stewardess Rebellion, December 2025

    Holiday air travel getting you down? Join us for our December read, The Great Stewardess Rebellion: How Women Launched a Workplace Revolution at 30,000 Feet by Nell McShane Wulfhart. Jump into the cockpit with Victoria and Katherine as they buckle up for some labor history, unpack the unexpected queer story of flight attendants, and learn about the indignities that inspired stewardesses to fight back. Check out the Hidden Half Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/hiddenhalfbook Donate to the Remedial Herstory Project: https://www.remedialherstory.com/giving And learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

    48 min

  4. 11/27/2025

    E21 Economica, November 2025

    Let’s talk about historical narratives of gender and economics! Join us this November as we discuss Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth and Power by Victoria Bateman. Unpack stories of women’s work with Victoria and Katherine as they interrogate Bateman’s core theses, consider whether the Dutch nuclear family invented capitalism, and outline some of the difficulties with making historical economic arguments. Check out the Hidden Half Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/hiddenhalfbook Donate to the Remedial Herstory Project at https://www.remedialherstory.com/giving.html#/And learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

    44 min

  5. 10/30/2025

    E20 When We Ruled, October 2025

    Ready to dive headfirst into African history? Join us this October as we discuss When We Ruled: The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and Warriors by Paula Akpan. Watch bloody (pre-)colonial history unfold with Victoria and Katherine as they admire Apkan’s deft handling of complicated women, become overly invested in Madagascar’s 19th C isolationism, and deepen their understanding of African women’s political power. Check out the Hidden Half Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/hiddenhalfbook Donate to the RHP Women in World History textbook open access campaign: https://donorbox.org/publish-the-rhp-textbooks And learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

    47 min

  6. 09/26/2025

    E19 The Cleopatras, September 2025

    Want all the hottest gossip from 112 BCE? Join us this September as we discuss The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones. Read all the latest (ancient) goings-on with Victoria and Katherine as they gloss over all the incest, admire the agency of murderous royals, and question how we handle biased sources in pop history. Trigger Warning: for discussion of sexual assault and incest. Check out the Hidden Half Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/hiddenhalfbook Donate to the RHP Women in World History textbook open access campaign: https://donorbox.org/publish-the-rhp-textbooks And learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

    50 min

  7. 08/28/2025

    E18 Icon & Idealist, August 2025

    Concerned that the 1873 Comstock Act feels too relevant in 2025? Join us this August as we read The Icon & The Idealist: Margaret Sanger, Mary Ware Dennett, and the Rivalry That Brought Birth Control to America by Stephanie Gorton. Dive in with Victoria and Katherine as they denounce liberal in-fighting, continue Victoria’s obsession with the 19th C free love movement, and unpack the historical ties between birth control and eugenics… Check out the Hidden Half Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/hiddenhalfbook Donate to the RHP Women in World History textbook open access campaign: https://donorbox.org/publish-the-rhp-textbooks And learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

    43 min

  8. 07/31/2025

    E17 Vanguard, July 2025

    Bring on the ballot box! This July we’re reading Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Wont the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All by Martha S. Jones. Like drinking from a firehose, this is an absolute whirlwind of names, dates and politics. Educate yourself with Victoria and Katherine as they marvel at the power of Black women, continue their age-old argument about biographies vs thematic histories, and search for Stacy Abrams’ AO3 account. Check out the Hidden Half Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/hiddenhalfbook Donate to the RHP Women in World History textbook open access campaign: https://donorbox.org/publish-the-rhp-textbooksAnd learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

    37 min
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