Mary Jane McLeod Bethune, or “Mrs. Bethune” because this is a woman who requires our respect, touched almost every aspect of women’s and civil rights in the first half of the 1900s. She was, quite simply, born to carry the light for others to follow. From African American voting rights to suffrage to education, social work, and beyond, she was there there for all of it and there is no way her life and impact can be put into one episode, we need two.
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.
Doctor Walker, Post Civil War, admire her Medal of Honor and ponder why she is STILL THE ONLY WOMAN TO RECIEVE IT! cc wikicommonsDoctor Walker’s very practical but oft-ridiculed outfit. Circa 1876 wikicommonsAs she aged, Dr. Walker was even more stylish than ever before circa 1911 wikicommons
Time Travel With The History Chicks
Books!
Mercedes Gref (maybe a movie? It would be awesome!)Ammar HabibTheresa KaminsiA kids picture book by Cheryl Harness and Carlo MolinariTracy Dawson
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!
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.
