About this podcast
a weekly podcast about amazing women from history
Episodes
The newest 20 of 199 episodes
- November's Junior Episode: Autumn Peltier · 15 minWe're celebrating Indigenous Voices this month, starting with Autumn Peltier. Autumn was just 8 years old when she learned that no everyone had clean, safe drinking water. She…
- Episode 182: Florence Cook · 40 min · Season 4 Episode 182Join me this week to wrap up our Spooky Season Celebration, by learning about the teenaged medium who convinced one of England's most respected scientists that she could…
- Episode 181: Sybil Leek · 35 min · Season 4 Episode 179Join me this week to learn about the woman who unapologetically - and publicly - called herself a witch. Who was she, what did she believe, and how did she influence the modern…
- Episode 180: Pamela Colman Smith · 39 min · Season 4 Episode 180Imagine creating one of the most recognizable works of art in the entire world. People study your work. Memorize it. Build entire careers around it. More than a century later…
- Episode 179: Giulia Tofana · 32 min · Season 4 Episode 179She has been called an apothecary, a poisoner, a murderer, aserial killer, a businesswoman, a criminal mastermind and, more recently, a woman who helped other women escape…
- October's Junior Episode: The Fox Sisters · 11 minIt's spooky season! Join me to hear about the two sisters who everyone thought could talk to ghosts... and find out what was REALLY going on. Support the podcast on its Buy Me A…
- Episode 178: Mary & Carrie Dann · 35 min · Season 4 Episode 178Today's story is about sisters who spent decades standing shoulder to shoulder, refusing to back down or give in to a powerful opponent: The United States Government. Join me…
- 177: The Azmi Sisters · 24 min · Season 4 Episode 177These six Paskistani-Canadian Muslim sisters all had one interest in common: Ball Hockey. Join me to hear how they challenged assumptions, opened the door, and KEPT THE DOOR OPEN…
- Episode 176: The Delany Sisters · 49 min · Season 4 Episode 176Join me (and my sister April) to hear about the Delany sisters... who lived with extraordinary courage every ordinary day. Both sisters lived into their 100s, broke barriers in…
- Episode 175: Ann Landers & Dear Abby · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 175Join me to hear about the identical twins who helped America solve their relationship problems... while dealing with their own competitive sisterhood. Visit the Ann Landers…
- Episode 174: Claribel & Etta Cone · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 174We are celebrating stories about amazing SISTERS in HISTORY this month, and I'm joined today by my sister, Amber. Tune in to hear us tell you about the art-loving Cone sisters…
- September's Junior Episode: The Seven Sutherland Sisters · 14 minJoin me today to hear about the Seven Sutherland Sisters... who traveled the country singing and showing off their amazing hair. How long is YOUR hair? Support the podcast on the…
- Episode 173: Lillie Hitchcock Coit & the San Francisco Firebells · 31 min · Season 4 Episode 173Nicknamed "Firebelle Lil" because of her love for all things firefighter, Lillie Hitchcock Coit was eccentric... she smoked cigars, wore trousers, and was an avid gambler. She…
- Episode 172: Lizzie Murphy & the Los Angeles Queens · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 172Join me this week to hear about Lizzie Murphy. The novelty of a girl baseball player drew the crowds... but her natural athletic ability made the crowds love her. She was the…
- Episode 171: Dorothy Height & the New York Heights · 18 min · Season 4 Episode 171Join me to learn about the woman behind the WPBL's New York Heights team. Dorothy was legendary because she spent her entire life making sure someone else had one. She believed…
- Episode 170: Harriot K. Hunt & the Boston Hunters · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 170If you've been following the launch of the Women's Professional Baseball League, you may have noticed that the four teams are named after amazing women in history. This month…
- August's Junior Episode: The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League · 15 minEighty-five years ago, when men went off to fight in World War II, women took on jobs that were typically "men's jobs." That included playing baseball.
- Episode 169: Rachel Carson · 42 min · Season 4 Episode 169If you've ever taken an environmental science class, visited a National Park, or hear someone mention Silent Spring, you've probably heard of Rachel Carson. Join me today to MEET…
- Episode 168: Berta Caceres · 39 min · Season 4 Episode 168Today's story takes us to Honduras, where one woman refused to accept that progress had to come at the expense of her people or the land that they called home. Her advocacy cost…
- Episode 167: Marjory Stoneman Douglas · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 165Today's story is about a journalist who had a typewriter... and a very strong opinion. Known for being outspoken and politically conscious, she was passionate and driven about…
