How Nudes Changed Britain

<p>Why were nudes so significant in Victorian England? What role did painting them play in wider social change at that time? And why didn't men think that women had the capacity for genius?</p><br><p>Joining Kate today is Tabitha Barber, curator of the <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/women-artists-in-britain-1520-1920" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tate Britain exhibition <em>Now You See Us</em></a>, which explores women artists in Britain over the last 500 years.</p><br><p>You can also watch Kate in a documentary all about this, called <em>The Fight To Paint</em>, over on History Hit - <a href="https://access.historyhit.com/browse?utm_source=MainNav&utm_medium=COM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">simply follow this link</a>.</p><br><p>This episode was edited by Tom Delargy and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.</p><br><p>Voting is open for the Listener's Choice Award at the British Podcast Awards, so if you enjoy what we're doing, we'd love it if you took a quick follow this link and click on Betwixt the Sheets: <a href="https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting</u></a></p><br><p>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Sign <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscription/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a> for up to 50% for 3 months using code BETWIXT</p><p><u>You can take part in our listener survey</u><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a><u>.</u></p><br><p>Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>