by The History Chicks | Jul 16, 2016 | Episode, Podcasts, Shownotes
When we were researching Mary Lincoln we both admired her friend, Elizabeth Keckly, so much that we knew that had to talk about her. She was born a slave, eventually bought her freedom and built a very successful business (twice) all before she, too, realized her own White House dream. Yes indeed- Lizzie needs her time in the spotlight.
by The History Chicks | Jun 25, 2016 | Biography Episode, Episode, Podcasts, Shownotes
Since the musical Hamilton opened on Broadway we’ve been getting a lot of requests to cover the Schuyler sisters, Angelica, Eliza and Peggy. (You sang that, right?) But we couldn’t make it work because there wasn’t enough material available to us to fill a whole show in the way we would want to…so we met someone who could:
Author Amanda Vaill.
(more…)by The History Chicks | Jun 11, 2016 | Biography Episode, Episode, Podcasts, Shownotes
In our last episode we talked about Mary’s childhood, education and life as the wife of Abraham Lincoln. She was described as, “amiable, accomplished, gracious and a sparkling talker,” by members of the Republican Party before she got to Washington…so what happened afterward that left her without this glowing impression?
Frida Kahlo may have approved of the fluffy dresses and floral head bling.
by The History Chicks | Jun 4, 2016 | Biography Episode, Episode, Podcasts, Shownotes
Mary Todd Lincoln’s life can’t be defined by who she married and her husband’s legacy–she was a lot more than simply a southern born wife of a president. Actually, she wasn’t simple at all.
Mary circa 1847 (wikicommons)
Beckett Graham and Susan Vollenweider: Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour.
