A History Of Women In 101 Objects

A History of Women in 101 Objects, voiced by Olivia Colman, Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman, Sally Phillips and Salena Godden.

This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but something quieter, more intimate and particular. A single journey, picked out in 101 objects, through the fascinating, too-often-overlooked, manifold histories of women.

Recorded across 18 studios in 12 countries and released in time for International Women’s Day, this incredible collection includes the history of objects both highly regarded and seemingly mundane. Listen to the history of the bidet (Olivia Colman), the glass dildo (Miriam Margolyes), Pleasure of Astronomy (Alison Steadman), Miele vacuum cleaner (Sally Phillips) and the VHS tape of Deep Throat (Salena Godden).

‘I adored this book! Our history and our power are not just ideas, but play out in the ways we interact with the physical world. Hirsch's intimate observational gifts turn that world into a rousing, living record of all that we have wrestled with.' (OLIVIA COLMAN)

Listen now: A History of Women in 101 Objects