‘The Cleverest Woman in England’

Jane Ellen Harrison was Britain’s first female career academic, a maverick public intellectual burdened with the label ‘the cleverest woman in England’. Her quips and quirks became legendary, but many of those anecdotes were promulgated by Harrison herself. Mary Beard joins Tom to discuss Harrison’s legacy, the challenges in writing her life and the careful cultivation of her voice.Find further reading on the episode page: https://lrb.me/jeharrisonpodSponsored Links:The Kluge Prize: https://loc.gov/klugeToronto University Press: https://utorontopress.com/LRB AudioDiscover the LRB's subscription podcast, Close Readings, and audiobooks: https://lrb.me/audiopod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.