We double time travel back to the Gilded Age and The House of Wood, 2011, for this combined revisit to look at the lives of servants and heiresses who shared a roof but whose lives were very, very different. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We wrap up the story of Isabella of Castile with a few more of her long-lasting legacies (including supercharging the role of the queen in the game of chess) and the dispersal of her own pawns on the marital chessboard of Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Never before have we covered a woman with such far reaching influence. This determined woman began by pulling off a coup, then branched out into such far reaching endeavors as the Spanish Inquisition, the settlement of the Americas, and transforming the queen (in chess and in life) into the most powerful piece on the board. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We revisit the lives of seven women with amazing stories including Hedy Lamarr and Judy Garland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joan of Arc, Jeannette, Jean, The Maid, La Pucelle, Hero, Heretic, Visionary, Lunatic…that’s a lot of names and titles for a teenage girl who is remembered for events from only a short period of her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"America's first female cryptanalyst" only hints at the contributions of this codebreaking war hero. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charlotte Brontë didn't let her circumstances and the discouragement of others stand in the way of her goal of becoming a published author; she got knocked down over and over before she was able to present the world with one of the most beloved heroines in literary history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the PodX Podcast Convention this month, we did a live show in which we explained the ways that the women of the past taught us valuable lessons about our craft... and about ourselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Women's health is in the news this year - and historically speaking, women have always had to fight for proper care. Lydia Pinkham turned some herbs (and a wee bit of alcohol) into an empire, while advancing the progress of women's education about their own well-being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Babe's colorful personality, drive, and athleticism made her a role model for girls around the globe as an Olympian and multi-sport, professional athlete. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices