Special Episode: The Amazons!

CW/TW: This episode briefly discusses violence against women. Join Erica, Carter, and Quinn from Floor 600 as they do a deep dive into the Amazons as they exist in the Riordanverse, greek mythology, real life history (!), and pop culture. That's right, Quinn is sharing her thesis on Wonder Woman throughout the many waves of American feminism!!! You don't wanna miss this. Wonder Woman's comeback: https://msmagazine.com/tag/wonder-woman/ Amazons in pop culture: https://www.bustle.com/p/before-wonder-woman-these-were-pop-cultures-amazons-62266 The Real (?!) Amazons: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/amazon-women-there-any-truth-behind-myth-180950188/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/141029-amazons-scythians-hunger-games-herodotus-ice-princess-tattoo-cannabis https://www.thoughtco.com/people-who-lived-in-ancient-steppes-118305 Matriarchies: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/international-womens-day-matriarchy-matriarchal-society-women-feminism-culture-matrilineal-elephant-bonobo-a8243046.html The company Amazon: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/feb/05/amazon-workers-protest-unsafe-grueling-conditions-warehouse The Movie: https://www.thewrap.com/professor-marston-and-the-wonder-women-review-luke-evans-rebecca-hall/ Harvard: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1966/12/8/lamont-will-open-to-cliffies-after/ American Multiculturalism and the myth of the melting pot: https://www.jstor.org/stable/30029838?seq=1 https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/multiculturalism/#PolRetMul Book Rec from Erica: https://www.boldtypebooks.com/titles/helen-morales/antigone-rising/9781568589343/ Book Rec from Carter: https://www.dukeupress.edu/the-gift-of-freedom Book Recs from Quinn: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/books/how-the-amazon-queen-fought-the-prince-of-egypt-by-tamara-bower/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/241159/the-secret-history-of-wonder-woman-by-jill-lepore/