E23 Wages for Housework, January 2026

E28 A Place of Our Own , June 2026

From the feminist bookstore to the lesbian cruise, this June we’re hanging out in the hippest spots! For Pride Month, we’ve read A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture by June Thomas. Join Victoria and Katherine as they grapple with the fight between community and capitalism, commiserate with Land Lesbians who refuse to do dishes, and admire Thomas’ approach to tricky topics. Check out the Hidden Half Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/hiddenhalfbook [https://linktr.ee/hiddenhalfbook] Donate to the Remedial Herstory Project: https://www.remedialherstory.com/giving [https://www.remedialherstory.com/giving] And learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com [http://www.remedialherstory.com/] Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

E27 Valkyrie, May 2026

Grab your sword and grab your shield; it’s time for Vikings! This month we read Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir. Join Victoria and Katherine as they wrestle with 10th C revenants, debate the limits of literary sources, and compare women to tadpoles. Join the virtual discussion at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1988750844311 [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1988750844311?aff=oddtdtcreator] Check out the Hidden Half Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/hiddenhalfbook [https://linktr.ee/hiddenhalfbook] Donate to the Remedial Herstory Project: https://www.remedialherstory.com/giving [https://www.remedialherstory.com/giving] And learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com [http://www.remedialherstory.com/] Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

E26 Motherland, April 2026

This month we’ve trudged into the heart of the world’s largest country with Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russian, From Revolution to Autocracy by Julia Ioffe. Grab a bottle of vodka and hold back your tears with Victoria and Katherine as they follow the arc of modern Russian history, consider parallels to America’s “masculinity crisis,” and remind themselves that you never NEED to marry a future autocrat.  Check out the Hidden Half Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/hiddenhalfbook [https://linktr.ee/hiddenhalfbook] Donate to the Remedial Herstory Project: https://www.remedialherstory.com/giving [https://www.remedialherstory.com/giving] And learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com [http://www.remedialherstory.com/] Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

E25 She-Merchants, March 2026

From Bombay (Mumbai) to Calcutta (Kolkata), this month we went on a journey with She-Merchants, Buccaneers & Gentlewomen: British Women in India 1600-1900 by Katie Hickman. Fit your 26 pairs of travelling boots, and set sail with Victoria and Katherine as they unpack the changing mores of British India, grapple with sexist arguments about the memsahibs, and consider how we address the role of white women in colonization.  Check out the Hidden Half Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/hiddenhalfbook [https://linktr.ee/hiddenhalfbook] Donate to the Remedial Herstory Project: https://www.remedialherstory.com/giving [https://www.remedialherstory.com/giving] And learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com [http://www.remedialherstory.com/] Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

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 [https://linktr.ee/hiddenhalfbook] Donate to the Remedial Herstory Project: https://www.remedialherstory.com/giving [https://www.remedialherstory.com/giving] And learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com [http://www.remedialherstory.com/] Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook