​Episode 46 - Hindu Goddesses and the Third Gender

This week we chatted with Chloe Gardner about her dissertation work into the third gender in Hinduism. We learn about a series of Goddesses and women who lived in this time, and discussed the paradox of the religion and the status of women's rights in India. ​

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Chloë Gardner is a PhD student in Religious Studies at the University of Edinburgh. She also holds an MA and a MsC in Religious Studies. Her research focuses on gender, nationalism and interreligious relation in South Asia, especially India.
 
In 2020, she started her own blog “Herstory Revisited” to share the stories of women who have been left out of traditional tellings of history. From learning about Cleopatra as a young girl, to doing her high school presentation on Anne Boleyn, to somehow crowbarring gender into every university essay, Chloë credits history’s sheroes with guiding and inspiring her throughout her life.
 
Chloë was born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland and has also worked in tourism there for over 6 years sharing the history of her beloved city with visitors from around the world.
 
When not writing or reading, she can be found playing piano or rewatching her favourite sitcoms for the millionth time. She is also in the top 0.005% of Taylor Swift fans, according to Spotify Unwrapped.