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Hidden Elements

Hidden Elements

Written by: Samantha Satterfield
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Science has a past they never taught you—and it’s full of women.

Welcome to Hidden Elements—where forgotten genius gets the mic. We dig up the wild, brilliant, and sometimes downright rebellious stories of women in STEM who shaped the world long before anyone gave them credit. Think ancient chemists, stargazing rebels, biohackers before it was cool.

It’s not just history—it’s her story, and it’s time you heard it.

Uncover the voices buried in lab notebooks, clay tablets, and code.
New episodes often. Curiosity required.

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  • “Tapputi: The Woman Who Distilled the Future”

    “Tapputi: The Woman Who Distilled the Future”
    Jun 9 2025

    Long before chemistry had a name, before scent could be bottled or formulas recorded, a woman stood at the threshold of alchemy and empire. Her name was Tapputi—royal perfumer, palace alchemist, and the world’s first recorded chemist.

    In this episode of Hidden Elements, we journey to ancient Mesopotamia to uncover the story etched in cuneiform and carried on the winds of forgotten rituals. Tapputi wasn’t just mixing oils—she was distilling knowledge, wielding plants like incantations, and bottling divinity for kings and gods alike. But who was this woman beyond the walls of the palace? What secrets lay between the lines of her ancient formulas?

    This is not history as it's been written. This is history resurrected—from the shadows, from the scent trails, from the silent archives.


    Music:


    Sleuth (Remastered)
    by Elemental SoundWorks

    https://elementalsoundworks.bandcamp.com/track/sleuth-remastered


    References:

    • Smithsonian Magazine on Women in Chemistry
    • The Babylonian World, Routledge
    • UNESCO's Women in Science Archives
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