The Red Virgin: Eugenics, murder & the true-life story of Hildegart Rodríguez Carballeira

This week, Geordie & Michelle explore the murky world of eugenics...Most parents want their kids to succeed, but what happens when parenting stops being encouragement and starts becoming engineering? This week, Geordie & Michelle look at the bizarre and tragic story of Hildegart Rodríguez — known as The Red Virgin. Born in Madrid in 1914, Hildegart was created by her mother, Aurora Rodríguez Carballeira, as a human experiment. Obsessed with eugenics and the idea of creating the “perfect woman”, Aurora carefully chose a man for his intelligence and social standing, got pregnant, raised a female 'project' and turned Hildegart into a child prodigy. Except at some point, Hildegart began to get a mind of her own and that's when things get dark... Listen now to this story about genius, obsession, control and feminism and what happens when a child is raised as a project instead of a person. So grab a brown lemonade and settle in as the pair chat Eurovision, Boy George, German toilets and more, only on Eavesdroppin’. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keep Eavesdroppin’!*Disclaimer: We don’t claim to have any factual info about anything ever and our opinions are just opinions not fact, sooorrrryyy! Don’t sue us!Please rate, review, tell your friends and subscribe in all the usual places – it really helps :) Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eavesdroppinDo write in with your stories at [email protected] or send us a Voice Note!Listen: http://www.eavesdroppinpodcast.comorhttps://podfollow.com/eavesdroppinYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqcuzv-EXizUo4emmt9PgfwFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/eavesdroppinpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.