THE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE Catherine Jemmat

After a lifetime of betrayal and abuse as an 18th century sex worker, Catherine Jemmat broke the ultimate social taboo: she wrote the truth about her life. Her "scandalous memoir" helped change the way English society thought about women's lives, and her second book introduced a radical new idea - that the true 'perpetrator' driving women into lives of so-called sin and degradation was, in fact, society itself. Returning guest Miranda Garno Rossa of Marginalia Rare Books is back to introduce Olivia to this courageous, unexpected heroine. Music featured in this episode provided by Amanda Setlik Wilson, The Herschel Ensemble, Kevin MacLeod, and Pablo Casals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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THE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE Catherine Jemmat is an episode from What'sHerName by Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle.

This episode is 46:29 long.

This episode was published on Mar 16, 2026.

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