Episode 9: Eighteen Women

In this episode of Through the Forest, and in honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, Jennifer explores a dark chapter in the history of Iceland. She revisits Thingvellir National Park and the tragic story behind her song Eighteen Women from the album Purgatory Road, inspired by eighteen women who were drowned there in the 16th and 17th centuries.  Through conversations with Þingvellir park ranger and historian Gunnar Grímsson and bestselling Icelandic author Þóra Karítas Árnadóttir, author of the award-winning novel Blóðberg, she reflects on the parallels between the injustices faced by women then and the violence women continue to face today. The episode closes with Silva’s song Eighteen Women. Tell us your ghost story!Support the showwww.sheissilva.com@sheissilva@throughtheforestpodcast