by The History Chicks | Mar 16, 2011 | Shownotes, Special
At the end of our full episode about Abigail Adams, we decided to leave talking about her legacy as a feminist for a mini-cast. We are going to be honest here– our goal is to get YOU to think about it and come to your own conclusions. Sometimes history is about the facts- history as science– but a lot of the time it is about the lens through which we look at the facts. This is one of those times.
This mini-cast contains a discussion where we view her legacy through our lenses.
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by The History Chicks | Mar 9, 2011 | Biography Episode, Episode, Podcasts
Dearest Friends,
Greetings from this side of the page and mic.
The woman that we discuss in this episode lived a life of devotion and sacrifice during an exciting, yet turbulent, period of American History. By all accounts she was an intelligent wife, mother, patriot, home fire-tender, Second Lady, First Lady and oh, yes, mother of the sixth president of the United States. As if that were not enough, she was a self-educated, letter writing machine!
A young Abigail Smith Adams
Abigail Smith was born in November 1, 1744, the second of four children to William and Elizabeth Quincy Smith in Weymouth, MA. Her father was a Congregationalist minister and her mother’s family was rooted in politics- Abigail’s grandfather held the position of Speaker for Massachusetts for 40 years. Abigail’s life was lived out during the formative, and historically thrilling, early years of the United States.
It’s easy to get lost in all the Quincys, Smiths and Johns in her life, we’ll admit that. But wade through them because this remarkably resilient and faith driven woman lived a rather difficult life of sacrifice as she strove for the greater good. Even if all you know at this point is that she was the wife of one of the early presidents, and something about “remember the ladies!”- you should put on your thinking caps. This woman was an intellectual powerhouse! PLUS, her marriage was one based in a very real romance, intellectual stimulation and mutual respect. We all can learn a lot from her.
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by The History Chicks | Mar 6, 2011 | Episode Hints
I suppose you could google. But why? 🙂
by The History Chicks | Feb 27, 2011 | Biography Episode, Shownotes
What big eyes you have!
The better to see you with…
What big ears you have!
The better to listen to this Little Red Riding Hood mini-cast with!
(Sorry, couldn’t resist!)
Little Red Riding Hood by Annie Rodrigue (used with permission) We LOVE this illustration!!
For this minicast, we talk about the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. Oral history puts the origins way back in the 14th century Europe. Some versions starred werewolves, some with ogres or wolves, but similar tales of a little girl fooled and led to a dire situation by a masculine animal creature were common throughtout rural Italy and France.
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