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

About this episode

Geordie and Michelle discuss the tragic story of Hildegart Rodríguez, a child raised as a human experiment in the context of eugenics.

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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Geordie, Michelle

Topics covered

• eugenics
• parenting
• feminism
• child prodigy
• human experiment
• obsession
• control

Keywords

• Hildegart Rodríguez
• eugenics
• parenting
• feminism
• child prodigy
• obsession
• control

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Organizations: Eavesdroppin', Patreon

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