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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Mar 26, 2017 • 1h 17min
Eleanor of Aquitaine (Part 1)
She was the Queen of France, the Queen of England, the mother of royalty, gave us a long life of ruling to talk about, and she was the winner of our last Guaranteed Content Poll. Excellent choice!
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Mar 5, 2017 • 1h 31min
Artemisia Gentileschi
Being known as one of the greatest Baroque painters wasn't easy, but overcoming life obstacles that should have held her down only made her accomplishments that much greater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 11, 2017 • 1h 10min
Ida B. Wells
Ida Wells worked as a pioneering journalist and activist who campaigned for anti-lynching legislation.
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Jan 29, 2017 • 1h 30min
Lucille Ball (Part 2)
Lucille's life after the premiere of I Love Lucy was nothing anyone could have predicted.
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Jan 1, 2017 • 1h 18min
Lucille Ball (Part 1)
Lucille Ball had a long climb up (and down) before she made history when I love Lucy debuted in 1951, and we cover those struggles and successes in this episode.
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Dec 10, 2016 • 1h 33min
Mulan
Mulan's story of her days as a Chinese warrior had simple beginnings and a whole lot of lasting power!
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Nov 23, 2016 • 54min
Queen Nzinga
The story of this powerful, 17th century African ruler was far from an ordinary Princess to Queen tale.
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Oct 30, 2016 • 1h 2min
Lizzie Borden, Revisited
Is there a better time to revisit our favorite Victorian More-Than-Likely Murderess, Lizzie Borden, than right now? We think not.
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Oct 26, 2016 • 45min
Shirley Chisholm
We wrap up our short series of "women who ran for the US Presidency before Hillary Clinton" with Shirley Chisholm!
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Oct 23, 2016 • 29min
Belva Lockwood
We continue our series of female Presidential candidates with Belva Lockwood, the woman who many regard as the first “legitimate” female nominee for the office, with groundbreaking campaigns in 1884 and 1888.
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