by The History Chicks | Jun 26, 2020 | Episode, Podcasts
Nancy Green was the first of several women who played the role to sell pancake mix
In 1889, Aunt Jemima crossed from the footlights to the grocery store, where she’s been a fixture for 131 years. On the eve of her departure, we give you the dark history of this American icon – and the stories of a few women who made her come alive. (more…)
by The History Chicks | Jun 15, 2020 | Episode
Fannie giving her testimony in 1964 at the Democratic National Convention…despite the president’s attempts to silence her.
Fannie Lou Hamer was called the “Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement” and, sometimes, “The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement” and both are very appropriate. (more…)
by The History Chicks | Jun 8, 2020 | Episode, Podcasts
Are you watching Hulu’s series, The Great, and wondering what the real story of Catherine the Great is? We’ll finish up her life in this episode, so you can do your own comparing and contrasting. We left Catherine at the end of Part One alone, sad, and directionless. The perfect time for a woman to make some life changes, right?
Oh yeah.
(more…)Beckett Graham and Susan Vollenweider: Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour.
