History of the Female Body w/ Helen King

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

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Natural Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Dr. Helen King. Helen is a Professor Emerita of Classical Studies at The Open University, and an elected member of the General Synod of the Church of England, where she is vice chair of Together. They discuss her newest book: “Immaculate Forms: A History of the Female Body in Four Parts.” Follow Helen: @helenking

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0:00.0	Hello, everyone, and welcome to Talk Nerdy. Today is Monday, April 7th, 2025, and I'm the host of the show, Dr. Kara Santa Maria.
0:20.7	And as always, before we dive into
0:22.2	this week's episode, I want to thank those of you who make Talk Nerdy possible.
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1:30.7	Thank you all so, so much. All right. So this week, I had the opportunity to have a sit down with Dr. Helen King.
1:37.7	You may have heard her on BBC radio. She is Professor Emerita of Classical Studies at the Open University.
1:45.0	She's also an elected member of the General Synod of the Church of England, where she's vice chair of Together, which campaigns on a range of discrimination issues, including discrimination on the grounds of gender or sexuality.
1:50.8	She has a previous book called Hippocrates Women, and she writes all over the place about
1:57.3	the history of women's health. She's got a new book out, and that's what we chat about
2:01.7	today. It's called Immaculate Forms, a history of the female body in four parts. So without any
2:08.9	further ado, here she is, Dr. Helen Pink. Well, Helen, thank you so much for joining me today.
2:17.4	It's lovely to be with you, Kara.
2:19.6	So we're going to be talking about your new book, Immaculate Forms,
2:23.1	a history of the female body in four parts.
2:26.1	And of course, based on that title,
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