Have you ever thought about the contributions that the wives of academics have made to their husband’s work and how those contributions have been acknowledged? In Episode 1 we’re looking at the #ThanksForTyping that went viral in 2017, shining a spotlight onto the often hidden work of wives over the years. We’re joined by Bruce Holsinger, an author and academic based at the University of Virginia and Miriam David, a feminist educator at University College London, who has written about gender and the academy. We discuss how the hashtag came about and how and why it went viral. We reflect on the unseen contributions of wives to their husbands’ academic work and the implications of that in the past and today. Episode Credits Guests: Bruce Holsinger and Miriam David Hosts: Ros Edwards and Val Gillies Producer: Chris Garrington Music: The Beat of Nature, Olexy Artwork: Krissie Brighty-Glover Episode Resources Married to the Job - Janet Finch Wifedom; Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life - Anna Funder Find out more about Thanks for Typing at The Sociological Review.
