Ah, youth! We are all familiar with that mysterious and formative period of life between childhood and adulthood, but how did the ancient Romans describe this time of transition? In this episode, social historian Dr. Lauren Caldwell joins Chelsea and Melissa to talk about aspects of Roman "girlhood" and the difficult transition to "womanhood". Listen in, as we dive into ancient Latin medical and legal texts to learn how the ancient Romans grappled with puberty and the various changes that took place in the female body that differentiated girls (puellae) from the women (feminae) they would become.
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These Boots were Made for Walking: Women's Mobility and Migration in the Roman Empire with Marie-Adeline Le Guennec
(Not so) Risky Business: the Potential Perils of Childbirth in ancient Rome with Anna Bonnell Freidin
Do Not Afflict the Widow: the Women of Ancient Nubia with Jacke Phillips
Beyond the Bare Bones: Women in the Osteological Record with Efthymia Nikita
Portrait of a Lady: Discovering Seianti with Judith Swaddling
Nevertheless, She Persisted: Boudicca and Imperial Resistance with Caitlin Gillespie
Sisters are Doing it for Themselves: Mesopotamian Free Women with Stephanie Budin
Call the (Roman) Midwife: Ancient Delivery and Childbirth with Tara Mulder
So Long as There is Hope: Wonder Women in Classics and Comics with Natalie Swain
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Breaking the Bond: Forced Marriage and Cursed Freedom in Ancient Rome with Katharine Huemoeller
Seize the Clay: Pottery Workshops in Sagalassos with Elizabeth Murphy
There's Something about Mary: Early Cult and Veneration of the Virgin with Sabrina Higgins
Rolling in the Dough: Bread-Making and Roman Bakeries with Jared Benton
Breaking the Mold: Quasi-Official Coinage in Roman Egypt with Irene Soto Marín
Practical Magic: Ancient Roman Smells and Spells with Britta Ager
Using Olive It: Sustainable Fuel Production in the Ancient Mediterranean with Erica Rowan
In Living Colour: Painting and Pigments with Hilary Becker
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