A night of reading, dance and song to launch the book What's Her Name: A History of the World in 80 Lost Women by Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle, the hosts of the popular What's Her Name podcast.
With over two million downloads across 150 countries, 'the essential global women's history podcast' (Stylist) goes live as Katie, Olivia and numerous guests journey through millennia of human history, where remarkable women are written back in. From Fatima al-Fihri, the visionary founder of the world's first university, to Ching Shih, the unparalleled pirate queen, the narratives of under-documented heroines and influential figures will be resurrected.
Katie and Olivia will be joined by former podcast guests - authors, poets, dancers and performers - to share the stage and tell the stories of exceptional women. Bringing together a community of people who have all been part of the movement to put women back into history, this is sure to be an unforgettable evening!
Artist / Speaker bio:
Katie Nelson has a PhD in History from the University of Warwick and has been teaching a wide range of courses in world history and the meaning of life at Weber State University. She is co-author of The Book of Sisters and lives in Utah.
Olivia Meikle teaches Women’s & Gender Studies at Naropa University. She’s also the creator of Around the World in 80 Diapers, empowering parents to travel internationally with their kids, and co-author of The Book of Sisters. She has an MA in English Literature and Women’s & Gender Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder. She lives in Colorado.