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SUMMARY:WI Book Festival Author Event: A Womb of One's Own (Tara Mulder)
DESCRIPTION:October 17th\n3-4pm\nMadison Museum of Contemporary Art – Lecture Hall \nPresented in partnership with the Wisconsin Book Festival. \nPresented in partnership with the Wisconsin Science Festival. \nA bold new history of women’s health\, brought to life through ancient women’s stories of pregnancy and birth. \nIn the well-trod history of the Roman Empire\, a pivotal moment has long gone unnoticed: It was in ancient Rome that medical men first set their sights on childbirth\, the traditional domain of female midwives. \nTaking us to the dawn of Western obstetrics\, A Womb of One’s Own offers a feminist account of how\, against a long tradition of midwifery\, male doctors began claiming authority in reproductive matters\, with an emphasis on theoretical rather than practical knowledge. Their intrusion paved the way for the later criminalization of midwives and the cloaking of childbirth in secrecy and shame. \nYet communities of Roman women continued to help each other through the journey from preconception to postpartum\, guided by their own experience and the expertise of midwives. Tara Mulder recovers stories of ancient women living and resisting as they sought autonomy over their bodies and their health. Recounting their experiences in vivid\, intimate detail\, she reveals how old our modern conflicts about birth truly are. \nIn conversation with Kate Phelps. \nCheck out more Wisconsin Book Festival & Wisconsin Science Festival partner events here!
URL:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/wi-book-festival-author-event-a-womb-of-ones-own-tara-mulder/
LOCATION:Madison Museum of Contemporary Art\, 227 State St\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
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SUMMARY:WI Book Festival Author Event: In Trees (Robert Moor)
DESCRIPTION:October 17th\n1:30-2:30pm\nMadison Museum of Contemporary Art – Lecture Hall \nPresented in partnership with the Wisconsin Book Festival. \nOne day\, on a whim\, Robert Moor set out to climb a tree near his home—unwittingly embarking on what would become a decade-long\, globe-spanning adventure of intellectual and spiritual transformation. Pursuing the hidden wisdom of trees\, he scales to the very top of a giant sequoia while filming a nature documentary with David Attenborough; he treks through swamps in Papua to reach a treehouse-dwelling tribe of hunter-gatherers; and he journeys to a remote research camp in Tanzania\, where he spends a memorable night sleeping in a chimpanzee nest\, seeking to understand our deep evolutionary history. Eventually\, having gained a radical new outlook on both our gnarled past and our ever-branching future\, he joins an intrepid clan of climate activists risking everything to halt construction of a new oil pipeline and save an ancient forest. \nAlong the way\, Moor learns the art of “tree-thinking\,” which\, he discovers\, has the power to break open some of humanity’s oldest questions: What is the secret to truly growing old? How do we set down deeper roots in an increasingly chaotic world? Most importantly\, how should we—as individuals\, as communities\, as stewards of the earth—live? \nA witty and relentlessly curious excursion through philosophy\, history\, and science\, what begins as an ode to the miracle of trees blossoms into a joyous\, daring\, fiercely hopeful endeavor to arborize humanity. \nCheck out more Wisconsin Book Festival & Wisconsin Science Festival partner events here!
URL:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/wi-book-festival-author-event-in-trees-robert-moor/
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SUMMARY:WI Book Festival Author Event: Unpasteurized Inga: Recipes and Reflections on Food\, Farming\, and Finding Your Way Back (Inga Orth)
DESCRIPTION:October 17th\n12-1pm\nMadison Museum of Contemporary Art – Lecture Hall \nPresented in partnership with the Wisconsin Book Festival. \nInga Orth’s memoir is not a straight line from beginning to end—it’s a mosaic of memory\, resilience\, and rediscovery told in her authentic voice. She begins not with childhood\, but with the raw now: burnout\, heartbreak\, and the slow process of piecing herself back together. From there\, she weaves through tangents that reveal the threads of her life—farm chores alongside her grandfather\, thrift-store adventures with her grandmother\, the sting of criticism that shaped her self-worth\, and the sexism she faced as a young woman farmer and business owner. \nOrth takes readers behind the scenes of her public life as host of Around the Farm Table\, balancing the beauty of Wisconsin farming with private battles against self-doubt\, unhealthy relationships\, and the numbing pull of alcohol. Yet through it all runs her constant love of food\, farming\, and storytelling—the things that tether her to purpose. \nWoven throughout are recipes tied to these memories and milestones—dishes that carry the scent of childhood kitchens\, the grit of farm life\, and the joy of rediscovering connection at the table. \nAt its heart\, this memoir celebrates the courage to break cycles\, the grace of chosen family\, and the joy of rediscovering yourself in community\, farming\, friendship\, and love. It’s a book for anyone who has ever felt unseen\, silenced\, or burned out—and is searching for a way home to themselves. \nIn conversation with Susie Apps Bodilly. \nCheck out more Wisconsin Book Festival & Wisconsin Science Festival partner events here!
URL:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/wi-book-festival-author-event-unpasteurized-inga-inga-orth/
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SUMMARY:Science on the Square: Madison Museum of Contemporary Art & Wisconsin Robotics
DESCRIPTION:Join the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art and Wisconsin Robotics for an evening of art\, culture\, and robots! \nCheck out Diffuse Control by Beeple – a Wisconsin artist’s immersive\, AI-powered installation alongside robot demonstrations and more from the Wisconsin Robotics group. This pairing truly encapsulates the blend of art and science for an evening you won’t want to miss! \nThis event takes place as part of the Science on the Square Madison Night Market Fusion event! For more details on Science on the Square\, check out the event listing here: WiSciFest.org/ScienceOnTheSquare
URL:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/science-on-the-square-madison-museum-of-contemporary-art-wisconsin-robotics/
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