Unsung History

Kelly Therese Pollock

A podcast about people and events in American history you may not know much about. Yet.

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Unsung History

Episodes (221)

Today Magnus Hirschfeld, Dora Richter, and the Institute for Sexual Science in Weimar Germany
Mar 23rd The Feliciana Parishes of Louisiana
Mar 9th The Academy Awards

Unsung History

Apr 6, 2026
45 minutes
41 MB

In the Weimar Republic, Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld opened the Institute for Sexual Science and advocated for the repeal of legislation that criminalized sexual relations between men. At the Institute, pioneering gender-affirming surgeries were performed, and it was there that Dora Richter became the first known trans woman to undergo comprehensive male-to-female gender-affirming surgeries. But when the Nazis came to power, they labeled Hirschfeld an enemy of the state and destroyed the Institute’s immense library. Joining me in this episode is historian and novelist Dr. Brandy Schillace, author of The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story. Ou...

Unsung History

Magnus Hirschfeld, Dora Richter, and the Institute for Sexual Science in Weimar Germany

Kelly Therese Pollock

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