by The History Chicks | Sep 23, 2018 | Episode, Podcasts
Library of Congress
Jane Addams is called the “Mother of Social Work”; which is impressive enough, but really doesn’t cover her whole story. You know what else won’t cover her whole story? One episode. Jane’s life was so packed that we decided to break it into two parts to cover it thoroughly. (If you’re looking for the media recommendations, they’ll be on the shownotes for Part Two.) (more…)
by The History Chicks | Sep 1, 2018 | Biography Episode, Episode, Podcasts
To end the summer we thought we would revisit and remaster our 2011 episode about the life of Clara Barton. Her story touched both of us when we recorded it but she’s come to our minds a lot since then. The lessons from her life, including strength, perseverance, bravery and compassion are ones that we can all use in our lives at any time.
Beckett Graham and Susan Vollenweider: Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour.
