Episode 216: Ida Lewis
Ida Lewis was a heroine…but she was also a sister, daughter, friend, and dedicated lighthouse keeper, a job where she was uncommonly dedicated and uniquely qualified in the best way imaginable.
(more…)Episode 211: Mary Edwards Walker
Time Travel With The History Chicks
Books!
Web!
South Dakota, the Divorce Capital for Gilded Age Women? Apparently so! Article in Watertown Public Opinion
A Cavalcade of America has A LOT of short radio plays including one on Dr. Mary Walker (which is easier to find on YouTube:)
There are a lot of articles on Reform Dress out there, here’s just one from Freethought Trail, and an article on her statue in Oswego, New York from the same site.
The National Women’s Hall of Fame! It’s a place! Go check it out!
Break Music: Brave, by Crystal Kavoch
End Music: Heavy Time by Monte Casino
Episode 207: The Wives of Henry VIII
Life gets in the way of the best intentions, doesn’t it? Covid has derailed us this week so instead of talking about our visit to the land of Henry VIII we thought we would get in the Way Back Machine to our 2012 series on the wives of Henry VIII! We’ve remastered and edited them into one really short audiobook (or long podcast, however you want to think of it.) Beckett is still recovering but hopefully, we’ll be together in two weeks!
Episode 200: Hurrem Sultan (Empress Roxelana )
Portrait of Harrum Sultan (Roxelana) circa 1500s, artist unknown, Public Domain
Kidnapped as a young girl and sold into slavery in a foreign land, Hurrem Sultan captured the heart of a king… and transformed the course of an empire. (more…)
Episode 193: Tattooed Ladies
Inspired by her new tattoo (and challenged by another podcaster) Beckett explores the history of tattoos in women (mostly of North America and Europe, but there’s a history of the art itself, too.) (more…)
