Episode 4: Women in Power (Bonus Episode)
How many cool female monarchs in history do you know? Tamar of Georgia? Hatshepsut? Zenobia? Do you know what matrilineal societies are? Inspired by Victoria day on May 18th, Gill, Lulu and Kelsey will be discussing these topics, among others. Three women talking about some cool women in history, does it get any better than that?
Intro/Outro Music:
The Spaghetti Western Set by Brett Van Donsel Music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=WizFTwM_J_8&feature=emb_logo
References
Tamar of Georgia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70tDfEMD_MU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8WonpkA9nw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrslnQlFkmU https://theculturetrip.com/europe/georgia/articles/a-brief-history-of-georgias-only-female-king/
https://www.ancient.eu/Queen_Tamar/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamar_of_Georgia
Hatshepsut:
Roehrig Catherine H., Dreyfus, Renee and Keller, Cathleen A.(Ed.). (2005). “Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharoah”. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Creasman, Pearce. (2014). “Hatshepsut and the Politics of Punt”. African Archaeological Review, 31(3), pp.395-405
Zenobia:
Ghada Talhami. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa, Scarecrow Press. ProQuest Ebook Central.
Gina Berriault. (1996). Zenobia. The Threepenny Review, (64), 33-34.
Nakamura, B. (1993). Palmyra and the roman east. Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies, 34(2), 133.
Woltering, Robbert A. F. L. (2014)."Zenobia or Al-Zabbāʾ: The Modern Arab Literary Reception of the Palmyran Protagonist." Middle Eastern Literatures 17.1: 25-42. Web.
Matriarchal/Matrilineal societies:
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/g28565280/matriarchal-societies-list/
https://www.powwows.com/matrilineal-societies-women-with-power-and-respect/ https://www.mydomaine.com/matriarchal-societies
https://www.gaia.com/article/gynocentrism-matriarchal-societies-throughout-ages
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/international-womens-day-matriarchy-matriarchal-society-women-feminism-culture-matrilineal-elephant-a8243046.html
Anonymous. (2001). "Without Fathers Or Husbands (Teacher's Edition).", produced by Radio Television Belge Francophone. , Royal Anthropological Institute. Alexander Street, https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/watch/without-fathers-or-husbands-teacher-s-edition.
