Episode 216: Ida Lewis

by | Nov 14, 2022 | Episode, Podcasts

Ida Lewis circa 1870 via wikicommons

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.

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Episode 211: Mary Edwards Walker

by | Sep 5, 2022 | Episode, Podcasts

Doctor Walker, Post Civil War, admire her Medal of Honor and ponder why she is STILL THE ONLY WOMAN TO RECIEVE IT! cc wikicommons
Doctor Walker’s very practical but oft-ridiculed outfit. Circa 1876 wikicommons
As 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 Habib
Theresa Kaminsi
A kids picture book by Cheryl Harness and Carlo Molinari
Tracy Dawson

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

by | Jul 10, 2022 | Episode, Podcasts


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!