Uploaded April 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
This week's Classics Confidential vodcast features Professor Judith Hallett of The University of Maryland talking about her work on American women's engagement with the classics. She discusses the difficulties that women faced in gaining entry into higher education and in establishing their scholarly role and position. And she talks about the fascinating case of Edith Hamilton, who taught classics and wrote a number of influential books that helped to shape a whole generation's response to ancient Greece and Rome.
This week's Classics Confidential vodcast features Professor Judith Hallett of The University of Maryland talking about her work on American women's engagement with the classics. She discusses the difficulties that women faced in gaining entry into higher education and in establishing their scholarly role and position. And she talks about the fascinating case of Edith Hamilton, who taught classics and wrote a number of influential books that helped to shape a whole generation's response to ancient Greece and Rome.
