The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast
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Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour. Join us on an award-winning journey through herstory! The History Chicks celebrates the lives of remarkable women from ancient times to the modern day, exploring women’s history in engaging episodes full of deep research, pop culture references, and the occasional tumble down a rabbit hole.
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Oct 18, 2019 • 1h 53min
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale was forced to hide her light under a bushel until her thirties, when she broke free in spectacular fashion to become the world's beloved Lady With The Lamp - as well as a master statistician and the founder of modern nursing.
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Oct 1, 2019 • 1h 46min
Mary Seacole
Mary Seacole didn't let the open ocean stop her, nor fire, war, discrimination or bureaucracy. She made *several* places for herself in a world that tried to shut her down, building a business while caring for thousands of soldiers with herbs, a hand on their foreheads, and a full heart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 17, 2019 • 2h 23min
Louise Brooks
Louise Brooks made bridge-burning her hobby; as a result, this almost-forgotten star of stage and screen has only recently begun to shine again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 2, 2019 • 1h 26min
Gilded Age Servants and Heiresses, Revisited
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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 20, 2019 • 1h 5min
Isabella of Castile Part 2
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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 6, 2019 • 1h 10min
Isabella of Castile Part 1
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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 23, 2019 • 1h 14min
Seven Women Revisited
We revisit the lives of seven women with amazing stories including Hedy Lamarr and Judy Garland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 9, 2019 • 1h 24min
Joan of Arc
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.
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Jul 1, 2019 • 1h 22min
Elizebeth Friedman
"America's first female cryptanalyst" only hints at the contributions of this codebreaking war hero.
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Jun 18, 2019 • 2h 1min
Charlotte Brontë
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.
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