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.
Episodes
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Sep 23, 2018 • 1h 17min
Jane Addams (Part 1)
Later known as "The Mother of Social Work", Jane Addams took a circuitous route to find her life's calling.
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Sep 2, 2018 • 1h 7min
Clara Barton Revisited and Refreshed
The life of Clara Barton was so full of humanitarian accomplishments it's worthy of another, refreshed, look.
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Aug 11, 2018 • 2h 23min
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe is known as the mother of Modernism; she created a vast body of work, always finding a novel way to express what he wanted to say through her art.
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Jul 22, 2018 • 1h 30min
Grace O'Malley
Grainne Ui Mhaille (Grace O'Malley) was a terror of the open seas; living her life on her own terms during a turbulent time in her country. She defied society and carved out a niche for herself, but it was her meeting with Queen Elizabeth in 1593 that cemented her place in history.
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Jul 1, 2018 • 1h 52min
The Statue of Liberty
The life of an American icon from her birth at a French dinner table to her place in the hearts of people all over the world.
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Jun 11, 2018 • 2h 24min
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford was so much more than an adorable head of hair. She was a hard-headed businesswoman who broke new ground in a brand new industry - the movies.
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May 19, 2018 • 1h 45min
Beatrix Potter Revisited and Refreshed
We take a look back at one of our most delightful subjects with a remastered classic episode.
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Apr 29, 2018 • 1h 60min
Dowager Empress Cixi of China
The story of a Chinese concubine who rose to power from behind a curtain of yellow silk.
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Apr 9, 2018 • 2h 2min
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott fictionalized (and sanitized) her childhood reality in her novel Little Women; she left out life in a commune, starvation, 19th century action thriller stories, and becoming the family breadwinner at a young age.
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Mar 17, 2018 • 1h 41min
Ada Lovelace
Ada Lovelace was the world's first computer programmer long before computers existed!
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