How often a new episode is released?
Around every ten to 14 days.
What is the official Website for the podcast?
Podcast-URL: https://thehistorychicks.com
Who is the podcast by?
Beckett Graham and Susan Vollenweider.
The History Chicks – Episode Guide
| No. | Title | Navigate to episode | Published | Description Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 338 | Elizabeth Packard | 2025-10-08 | In 1860, Elizabeth Packard was committed to a mental institution by her husband - for YEARS - for the crime of speaking her mind . … | |
| 337 | Frida Kahlo, 2025 | 2025-09-24 | We're going back to our 2013 coverage of this iconic artist who turned her pain, passion, fear, and unique outlook on life into remarkable and … | |
| 336 | Catherine De Medici Part 2 | 2025-09-11 | Catherine de Medici lived in a century defined by the the contributions of remarkable women, and she distinguished herself as one of the most remarkable … | |
| 335 | Catherine de Medici, Part 1 | 2025-08-28 | As the last legitimate heir to a powerful family, Catherine de Medici was married at only 14 into one of the most powerful royal houses … | |
| 334 | Philadelphia 2025 Travelogue | 2025-08-13 | It's field trip time again! We took 50 listeners with us to the cradle of our country - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Over the course of a … | |
| 333 | Suzanne Valadon | 2025-07-23 | Suzanne Valadon was born on the wrong side of the tracks, and the wrong side of the blanket, but grew up to be one of … | |
| 332 | Alice Paul Part 2 | 2025-07-09 | The road to equality has never run smooth - in part 2, Alice Paul and the suffragists finally achieve their goal of a constitutional amendment … | |
| 331 | Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Early Suffragists, 2025 | 2025-06-27 | Years before Alice Paul was even born, the women's suffrage movement began with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, and others at the … | |
| 330 | Alice Paul, Part 1 | 2025-06-13 | Alice Paul was one of the most prominent activists of the 20th-century women's rights movement, who believed that moral authority always trumps the letter of … | |
| 329 | Paris Field Trip Travelogue, 2025 | 2025-05-28 | We lived the dream... and traveled to Paris in the springtime! Fifty of our friends joined us in the City Of Light for forays into … | |
| 328 | Anne Frank 2025 | 2025-05-14 | During our coverage of Miep Gies, we presented the story of the events that were happening in the world at large during WW2, closer in … | |
| 327 | Miep Gies Part 2 | 2025-04-23 | Miep Gies risked her life in order to help her Jewish friends hide from the Nazis during World War 2. In Part 2 of her … | |
| 326 | Miep Gies Part 1 | 2025-04-10 | In a land fraught with turbulence and oppression, Miep Gies helped to shelter and supply Anne Frank's family (and others) while they were in hiding … | |
| 325 | A Conversation with Anne Sebba: The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz | 2025-03-31 | To leave you with a bit of lagniappe for Women's History Month, we broke our usual format to sit down for a talk with Anne … | |
| 324 | Wallis Simpson, 2025 | 2025-03-26 | Puppet? Manipulating social climber? Misunderstood? Deeply in love? However you see her, the fact remains that a king abdicated his throne, defied his family, and … | |
| 323 | Wangari Maathai Part 2 | 2025-03-20 | We continue the story of Nobel Prize winning environmentalist Dr Wangari Maathai, who defied convention, financial hurdles, and the violent opposition of her own government … | |
| 322 | Wangari Maathai Part 1 | 2025-03-13 | Wangari Maathai understood the vital connections between living things and the Earth; of local communities and the wider world. It is true that many trees … | |
| 321 | Marie Laveau, 2025 | 2025-03-04 | How much of the New Orleans Voodoo Queen's legend is myth? (Hint: A lot) Happy Mardi Gras and, more importantly, Happy Women's History Month! ... | |
| 320 | Sojourner Truth 2025 | 2025-02-26 | Sojourner Truth was an enslaved woman, a freewoman, a preacher, a speaker, an abolitionist, and a women's rights advocate in the Civil War-era United States. … | |
| 319 | Georgia Gilmore | 2025-02-12 | Georgia Gilmore was one of the unsung heroes of history during the Civil Rights movement in America; a prime example of how one person's contributions … | |
| 318 | Josephine Bonaparte and Eugénie Bonaparte | 2025-01-22 | Josephine and Eugénie, related by marriage, and separated by only a generation, both rose from relative obscurity to become the Empress of France during tumultuous … | |
| 317 | Fannie Lou Hamer, 2025 | 2025-01-20 | In honor of Martin Luther King Day, we are again shining the spotlight on the remarkable life of Fannie Lou Hamer. As a small child, … | |
| 316 | Charity Adams Earley | 2025-01-12 | Charity Adams Earley was the first, and highest ranking, African-American officer in the Women's Army Corps. During WW2, she led the 6888th - The Central … | |
| 315 | Mrs, Claus, 2024 | 2024-12-23 | This story of Christmas' unsung hero has been our holiday tradition since 2014! We change bits of it every year, so no two years are … | |
| 314 | Katharine Graham | 2024-12-12 | Katharine Graham was the head of the Washington Post empire during a turbulent time in American history. After a personal tragedy catapulted her into the … | |
| 313 | Pocahontas, 2024 | 2024-11-26 | It's Thanksgiving and National Native American Heritage Month here in the United States so, this week, we continue our tradition of sharing this episode from … | |
| 312 | Paris 2024 Travelogue | 2024-11-13 | We took fifty friends with us on our latest women's history tour to the City of Light! From a private nighttime tour of Versailles to … | |
| 311 | Sarah Winchester and the Winchester Mystery House | 2024-10-30 | Join us on this Halloween bonus episode as we revisit our 2019 coverage of Sarah Winchester! The Winchester Mystery House has intrigued people for almost … | |
| 310 | New York City Travelogue 2024 | 2024-10-23 | Join us as we discuss our recent field trip to the city that never sleeps! Fifty friends joined us for a women's history extravaganza (and … | |
| 309 | Victoria Woodhull, 2024 | 2024-10-09 | It's election season here in the US, so we're revisiting the life of the very first woman to run for the American Presidency in 1872. … | |
| 308 | Gertrude Ederle | 2024-09-27 | They said it couldn't be done; that the deck, and the odds, were stacked against her, but Trudy Ederle listened only to her heart during … | |
| 307 | Fannie Lou Hamer 2024 | 2024-09-11 | We reached back a few years to again shine the spotlight on this remarkable woman. Fannie Lou Hamer began life as a small child whose … | |
| 306 | Emily Roebling | 2024-08-28 | Emily Roebling stepped in to facilitate the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge after her husband, its chief engineer, fell victim to a mysterious illness. Though … | |
| 305 | Empress Maria Theresa of Austria Part 2 | 2024-08-07 | Maria Theresa was the only woman to rule the Hapsburg dominions in her own right and is considered to have been one of its most … | |
| 304 | Empress Maria Theresa of Austria Part 1 | 2024-07-24 | Destined from her cradle for a seat on the throne, Maria Theresa had to fight both the prejudices of her age AND some of the … | |
| 303 | Austria Field Trip Travelogue 2024 | 2024-07-10 | Please join us and our fellow Field Trip Friends as we tell you all about our adventures in Austria! From the glamour of the Habsburgs … | |
| 302 | The Statue of Liberty 2024 | 2024-06-26 | Today we bring you our traditional Fourth of July holiday coverage of the life and times of the Statue of Liberty, from her conception at … | |
| 301 | Gertrude Bell | 2024-06-12 | Once upon a time, a daughter of privilege took her enormous intelligence, unfathomable bravery, and an entire set of Wedgwood china into the uncharted parts … | |
| 300 | Georgia O'Keeffe | 2024-05-29 | Georgia O'Keeffe is known as the mother of Modernism; she created a vast body of work, always finding a novel way to express what she … | |
| 299 | Mary Cassatt | 2024-05-15 | Mary Cassatt had always been an independent thinker. But once she became a member of the radical group of artists known as the Impressionists, she … | |
| 298 | Clara Bow 2024 | 2024-04-24 | A young woman named Taylor Swift, who we admire greatly, has just released an album that includes a track called "Clara Bow". We thought we … | |
| 297 | Babe Didrickson Zaharias | 2024-04-10 | Babe's colorful personality, drive, and athleticism made her a role model for girls and women across the globe as an Olympian and a multi-sport professional … | |
| 296 | Althea Gibson Part 2 | 2024-03-27 | After decades of struggle against obstacles and expectations that would defeat most of us, Althea Gibson achieved international success in the world of tennis; breaking … | |
| 295 | Jessie Tarbox Beals | 2024-03-13 | According to Jessie Tarbox Beals - the first female photojournalist in the world - the key to success is mostly HUSTLE. In her case, it … | |
| 294 | Althea Gibson Part 1 | 2024-02-28 | There are quite a few lines on a tennis court; sideline, baseline, service line - all of which have their functions. But beginning in 1950, … | |
| 293 | Maria Anna Mozart and Clara Schumann | 2024-02-14 | Maria Anna Mozart and Clara Schumann were talented and musically gifted women. They were both child prodigies and both dazzled audiences across Europe. While they … | |
| 292 | Alice Roosevelt Longworth Part 2 | 2024-01-25 | Alice Roosevelt Longworth was once the most famous woman in the world. She graduated from youthful frivolity into the deadly serious role of behind-the-scenes political … | |
| 291 | Alice Roosevelt Longworth Part 1 | 2024-01-10 | President Theodore Roosevelt had many challenges during his career… corruption in the New York police force, the creation of the Panama Canal , the Spanish … | |
| 290 | Mrs. Claus, 2023 | 2023-12-22 | Mrs. Claus has a history as colorful as her husband's so we spotlight it in our annual visit to her life! Originally, this episode is … | |
| 289 | La Malinche | 2023-12-12 | As a child, La Malinche was sold into slavery by her own family. Through a series of curious circumstances, she began working as a translator … | |
| 288 | France Field Trip Travelogue, 2023 | 2023-11-28 | Please join us and our fellow Field Trip Friends, as we all tell you about our adventures in France! From the glitter of Paris to … | |
| 287 | Pocahontas | 2023-11-22 | As is our annual tradition for both National American Indian Heritage Month and Thanksgiving, we present you with a bonus episode this month, our 2017 … | |
| 286 | Frances Glessner Lee | 2023-11-14 | Frances Glessner Lee was the mother of modern forensic medicine; as an heiress and socialite, she might have been expected by her peers to live … | |
| 285 | London Tour Travelogue 2023 | 2023-11-03 | The History Chicks met fifty listeners in London for the trip of a lifetime! From the coziness of Jane Austen's house to the grandeur of … | |
| 284 | Absinthe with The Gilded Gentleman (and Roosters!) | 2023-10-03 | While we're on a Field Trip, we turned the show over to the Roosters this week with a Veuve Clicquot adjacent subject: The History of … | |
| 283 | Veuve Cliquot | 2023-09-14 | Barbe-Nicole Clicquot built a luxury empire amid the turbulent politics of post-Revolution France. After years of battling everything from Napoleon to Mother Nature herself, she … | |
| 282 | Maria Montessori | 2023-08-22 | We dove into our archives for the story of Maria Montessori who revolutionized education during the early 20th century with her unique approach to child-led … | |
| 281 | Lillian Moller Gilbreth (and an announcement) | 2023-08-09 | Lillian Gilbreth should be remembered for any of her life accomplishments: psychologist, industrial engineer, author, inventor, and pioneer in the field of industrial psychology. From … | |
| 280 | Barbie and Ruth Handler: A History | 2023-07-20 | The live-action movie, Barbie, directed by Greta Gerwig is opening and we're not only buying tickets and wearing our Barbie pink but we're also looking … | |
| 279 | Dido Elizabeth Belle and Sarah Forbes Bonetta | 2023-07-12 | While we couldn't confirm that Queen Charlotte was a woman of color, we can tell you about two women who were and who lived aristocratic … | |
| 278 | The Statue of Liberty 2023 | 2023-06-28 | Today we bring you our traditional holiday coverage of the life and times of the Statue of Liberty; from her conception at a dinner party … | |
| 277 | Queen Charlotte, Part Two | 2023-06-10 | As her world turns from cozy to chaotic, we conclude our series on the real life of Queen Charlotte of Great Britain. The truth of … | |
| 276 | Queen Charlotte Part 1 | 2023-06-02 | As the Season is now upon us, all the elegant individuals of the ton await news regarding their beloved queen. With scandalous fabrications confusing even … | |
| 275 | Washington DC Field Trip Recap | 2023-05-18 | Dozens of listeners joined us in our nation's capital for a whirlwind long weekend to visit sites, marvel at objects, learn from experts, and make … | |
| 274 | Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Mega-Episode | 2023-04-28 | Only the most iconic of women are known simply by their first name, and Jackie is one of them. Her life was a complicated collage … | |
| 273 | Ona Judge | 2023-04-19 | Ona Judge defied one of the most revered historical figures in America in order to escape the institution of slavery. Though she spent the rest … | |
| 272 | Martha Washington | 2023-03-31 | Some called her The Mother of the Country, some curtseyed and called her Lady Washington, but no one could doubt that she was uniquely capable … | |
| 271 | Mary McLeod Bethune, Part Two | 2023-03-09 | By modeling, educating, and encouraging others, Mrs. Bethune spent her life carrying a torch that shed a light on actionable ways to change hearts and … | |
| 270 | Mary McLeod Bethune Part 1 | 2023-02-23 | Mary McLeod Bethune was born to carry the light for others to follow. Now known as "The First Lady of the Struggle", Mrs. Bethune dedicated … | |
| 269 | Queen Nzinga 2023 | 2023-02-07 | Nzinga was the warrior queen who held back Portuguese colonization in her African kingdoms of Ndongo and Matamba, kept many of her people from being … | |
| 268 | Frances Perkins Part 3 | 2023-01-26 | Miss Perkins travels to Washington to become Madam Secretary - and the architect of The New Deal. Her ferocious battles with the status quo during … | |
| 267 | Frances Perkins Part 2 | 2023-01-09 | In Part 2 of our three-part coverage, Frances Perkins was galvanized by the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire tragedy to turn her talents for research into reform. … | |
| 266 | Mrs Claus - Our Holiday Tradition! | 2022-12-24 | Once again, we are dropping in to bring you the history of an unsung Christmas hero - Mrs. Claus. Where did she come from? What … | |
| 265 | Frances Perkins Part 1 | 2022-12-16 | Line by line over the course of her life, Frances Perkins drew the blueprint for a better society; one that protected the weak, curbed the … | |
| 264 | Pocahontas Revisited | 2022-11-23 | Pocahontas did save lives... just not the way (or the one) that you've been taught. For both Native American Heritage Month and Thanksgiving, we revisit … | |
| 263 | Ida Lewis | 2022-11-14 | She was just a teen when she took on lighthouse keeper responsibilities and bravely began saving lives--and risking her own--while doing what she looked at … | |
| 262 | Boston Field Trip Travelogue | 2022-11-02 | Forty travelers, four hosts, and thirty seagulls headed out to experience podcast-based adventures in historic and iconic New England. We laughed, we cried, we learned … | |
| 261 | Empress Sisi, Mega-revisit | 2022-10-17 | We've combined our previous coverage of Empress Sisi of Austria because she's getting a lot of screen time these days and we found ourselves in … | |
| 260 | Nell Gwynn | 2022-10-06 | From a deprived childhood bereft of opportunities, Nell Gwynn endeavored to parlay her charm and talent in order to improve her lot in life. She … | |
| 259 | Bonus! A Conversation with Liza Powel O'Brien | 2022-09-29 | In this bonus episode, we both chat with Liza Powel O'Brien, host of Significant Others Podcast. We talk about a lot, but it's mostly like … | |
| 258 | Queen Elizabeth II - The Crown Recap | 2022-09-19 | In honor of Britain's Queen Elizabeth 2 - we offer this homage, from our second show The Recappery. … | |
| 257 | Doctor Mary Walker | 2022-09-05 | Dr. Mary Walker challenged society's ideas of what a woman should look like, how a woman should think, and what a woman could become. During … | |
| 256 | Civil War Spies, North and South | 2022-08-22 | Elizabeth Van Lew and Belle Boyd had a lot in common: They were born in the same state, they died the same year and they … | |
| 255 | Elizabeth Chudleigh | 2022-08-11 | The beautiful and charming Elizabeth Chudleigh had society wrapped around her little finger... until she made a fateful mistake. One night's impulsive decision to marry … | |
| 254 | Our Travel Tales: London Field Trip Recap | 2022-07-26 | After three years of planning (and changing those plans) we embarked on a trip of a lifetime! With over 50 of our friends from the … | |
| 253 | The Wives of Henry VIII in Six Chapters: a mega-episode revisit | 2022-07-10 | Covid has sidelined us this week, so instead of talking, we've remastered and combined our 2012 coverage of all the wives of Henry VIII into … | |
| 252 | The Gilded Gentleman Presents: Invisible Magicians and Golden Plates | 2022-06-14 | We love the Gilded Age here at The History Chicks! We have a special treat for you: a guest appearance by historian Carl Raymond of … | |
| 251 | Queen Lili'oukalani, Revisited | 2022-05-30 | As a modern queen prepares for her Platinum Jubilee this month, we take a look back at another queen, the last monarch of the Kingdom … | |
| 250 | Elizabeth Taylor Part 3 | 2022-05-16 | Elizabeth Taylor emerged from personal turmoil with a new mission; to be an advocate for the victims of AIDS. Her name became synonymous with humanitarian … | |
| 249 | Elizabeth Taylor, Part Two | 2022-05-02 | Elizabeth's story isn't even close to over! We have several marriages, lots of drama, even more movies, some scary medical issues, and some very bold … | |
| 248 | Elizabeth Taylor Part 1 | 2022-04-16 | One word simply won't do - Elizabeth Taylor was a daughter, an actor, a wife (a wife, a wife, a wife, a wife-wife, a wife, … | |
| 247 | Julia Child | 2022-04-01 | In honor of Susan's mom, and as a refresh as we all dive into the new HBO Max series, Julia, we revisit the life of … | |
| 246 | Hurrem Sultan ( Empress Roxelana ) | 2022-03-23 | 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 … | |
| 245 | Jane Addams Revisit | 2022-03-07 | In addition to National Women's History Month and International Women's Day in March, we also celebrate National Social Work Month. With all that in mind, … | |
| 244 | Edmonia Lewis | 2022-02-21 | Edmonia Lewis broke barriers as the first African-American and Native American sculptor to achieve worldwide renown for her neoclassical works in marble and bronze. After … | |
| 243 | Elizabeth Keckley | 2022-02-05 | Elizabeth Keckley was born into slavery and turned a talent for design into her pathway to freedom. She bore witness to the American Civil War … | |
| 242 | Emily Dickinson Part 2 | 2022-01-24 | Emily Dickinson retreated from society as she got older, concentrating her passion and power into her work, though she did find love - and enjoy … | |
| 241 | Emily Dickinson Part 1 | 2022-01-15 | Poet Emily Dickinson has often been painted as a recluse and an oddball by history, though she had a passionate nature and a rich inner … | |
| 240 | Mrs. Claus: A Biography, 2021 | 2021-12-23 | Just like her husband, Mrs. Claus makes an appearance every December at the top of your podcast queue when we shine the spotlight on this … | |
| 239 | Tattooed Ladies | 2021-12-13 | During an era in which a woman showing her ankle was seen as transgressive, a group of radical women broke societal norms by using their … | |
| 238 | The Music Show #3 | 2021-11-28 | We put themed music at the end of each episode - "dessert," if you will. In the spirit of this holiday season, where we give … | |
| 237 | Fannie Farmer | 2021-11-13 | Fannie Farmer was written off by society at an early age due to her disability. She rallied as an adult and parlayed her talent in … | |
| 236 | Elizabeth Bathory | 2021-10-31 | Some say she was a vicious killer, others contend that she was merely a victim of the patriarchy, but Countess Elizabeth Bathory is one of … | |
| 235 | Happy I Love Lucy Day! | 2021-10-15 | National I Love Lucy Day is October 15th, so join us in celebrating the life of this iconic woman with a supersized episode that combines … | |
| 234 | Sarah Bernhardt | 2021-10-01 | Sarah Bernhardt began her life in France as the unwanted child of a heartless courtesan. She found her first true home in the theater; and … | |
| 233 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Part 2 | 2021-09-18 | The worldwide eradication of smallpox was not Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's only claim to fame; she discarded the life she knew and set out to … | |
| 232 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Part 1 | 2021-09-06 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was brought up to believe that it was her face that was her fortune, and her place to be simply decorative. … | |
| 231 | Typhoid Mary Mallon Revisited | 2021-08-20 | There are quite a few parallels between Mary Mallon's story (a series of typhoid outbreaks) and our present-day pandemic, and so there are things we … | |
| 230 | Announcement: Gone fishin' | 2021-08-04 | A summer announcement and a song … | |
| 229 | Olympias | 2021-07-23 | Olympias is known for being the mother of Alexander the Great and for being Very Fond Of Snakes. She was subject to centuries of slander … | |
| 228 | The Statue of Liberty, Revisited | 2021-07-02 | This year, the Statue of Liberty's Little Sister is coming to the US for a lengthy stay. The 9' reproduction travels first to New York … | |
| 227 | Marjorie Merriweather Post Part 2 | 2021-06-25 | Marjorie Merriweather Post was a natural philanthropist and organizer. Her fortune may have come to her by chance, and she is perhaps most famous for … | |
| 226 | Marjorie Merriweather Post Part 1 | 2021-06-11 | Marjorie Post was not *born* with a silver spoon in her mouth, but breakfast cereal sure provided her with one before her tenth birthday! She … | |
| 225 | Loïe Fuller | 2021-05-25 | She was many things: an actress, a dancer, a chemist, an artist, and a pioneer in stage lighting and choreography. She was inquisitive and energetic, … | |
| 224 | Mary Seacole, Revisited | 2021-05-10 | For International Nurses Day, we're revisiting our coverage of Mary Seacole. While, technically, she wasn't a nurse, she was very much a brave medical caregiver, … | |
| 223 | Maya Angelou Part 3 | 2021-04-28 | In Part 3, Maya Angelou has stretched to fill many spheres of influence; she gathered accolades as she climbed and was generous with her experiences. … | |
| 222 | Maya Angelou Part 2 | 2021-04-21 | Part 2 is a roller coaster! Maya Angelou faced some of her greatest challenges during this period of her life, and handled them all with … | |
| 221 | A Message from the chaotic House of Wood | 2021-04-13 | Where is Maya Angelou Part 2? Likely in a landfill. Let me explain. … | |
| 220 | Maya Angelou Part 1 | 2021-03-31 | Throughout the twists and turns of her colorful life, Maya Angelou gathered the wisdom of the world and distilled it into a dynamic force with … | |
| 219 | The Bowery Boys and the Shirtwaist Strike of 1909 | 2021-03-16 | Greg Young and Tom Meyers, of The Bowery Boys New York City History podcast, share their 2020 coverage of early 1900s women's protests that were … | |
| 218 | Women of the Wild West, Revisited | 2021-03-02 | Calamity Jane, Belle Starr, and Annie Chambers were contemporaries of our previous subjects, the Harvey Girls and Fred Harvey, but they led very...very different lives. … | |
| 217 | The Harvey Girls | 2021-02-24 | The Harvey Girls were not "just waitresses," they were adventuring, trailblazing, refined young women who helped settle the American West. And the story of these … | |
| 216 | Ella Fitzgerald, Revisited (and a request) | 2021-02-02 | From a rough start on the streets of Harlem, to the Apollo stage, smokey clubs, years on the road and in recording studios Ella led … | |
| 215 | 10th Birthday Love Letter | 2021-01-19 | Ten years ago, we met (literally MET!) to record our first episode. It's been a journey, and we thought as a milestone birthday celebration, we … | |
| 214 | Shirley Temple Black | 2021-01-08 | Once upon a time, there was a little moppet whose grit and optimism on screen gave the world the courage to endure the Great Depression. … | |
| 213 | Mrs. Claus, Revisited | 2020-12-24 | Let's shine the spotlight on Mrs. Claus, she's not the one-dimensional support character most imagine, a revisit from 2014. … | |
| 212 | Charlotte Brontë, Revisted | 2020-12-07 | Charlotte didn't let her circumstances and the discouragement of others stand in the way of her goal of becoming a published author; she got knocked … | |
| 211 | Pocahontas, Revisited | 2020-11-23 | Pocahontas did save lives... just not the way (or the one) that you've been taught. We revisit this 2017 episode to learn the real, not … | |
| 210 | Wonder Woman Part 2 | 2020-11-10 | After her creator died, Wonder Woman strayed quite a bit from where she began. She had her wings clipped by the censors in the 1950s, … | |
| 209 | Wonder Woman Part 1 | 2020-10-31 | She was forged in the fires of the suffragist movement, and beneath her abbreviated costume beats the heart of a lion. Fighting for truth, equality, … | |
| 208 | Belva Lockwood and Shirley Chisholm, Revisited | 2020-10-13 | We finish up our two-part series on women who ran for the US presidency in days gone by. Belva Lockwood ran in 1884 and 1888, … | |
| 207 | Victoria Woodhull, Revisited | 2020-09-28 | Here in the US, voting for the 2020 Presidential election has begun so we're revisiting the life of the very first woman to run for … | |
| 206 | Q and A Number 3 | 2020-09-15 | Once upon a time in the dark ages of podcasting, two friends set out on a quest to bring the stories of historical women to … | |
| 205 | Empress Sisi of Austria Part 2 | 2020-09-03 | In part 2 of our coverage, Empress Sisi helps to change the political climate in Hungary, experiences great personal tragedy, comes a little bit loose … | |
| 204 | Empress Sisi of Austria Part 1 | 2020-08-18 | Sisi was a shy young noblewoman who was plucked from obscurity and shoved onto the world stage with very little warning. She found the limelight … | |
| 203 | Marie Curie, Double Episode Revisit | 2020-08-03 | If Amazon Prime's movie Radioactive has you curious about Marie's REAL story, we joined our two episodes of her, broke them into chapters, and created … | |
| 202 | Lady Bird Johnson | 2020-07-22 | Lady Bird Johnson was First Lady during a turbulent time in the US. While her methods and voice may not have been the loudest, she … | |
| 201 | The Statue of Liberty, Revisited | 2020-07-06 | From her birth at a French dinner table to her place in the hearts of people all over the world, we revisit our 2018 coverage … | |
| 200 | Aunt Jemima | 2020-06-26 | In 1889, Aunt Jemima crossed from the footlights to the grocery store, where she's been a fixture for 131 years. On the eve of her … | |
| 199 | Fannie Lou Hamer | 2020-06-15 | Fannie Lou Hamer began life as a small child whose hard labor was key to her family’s survival. She grew up to become a fiery … | |
| 198 | Catherine the Great, Part Two *An entirely true story | 2020-06-08 | If you're watching Hulu's, The Great, and wondering what parts are the "occasionally true," we finish the real Catherine's story in this, the second of … | |
| 197 | Catherine the Great *An entirely true story | 2020-05-25 | Have you watched Hulu's series, The Great, and wondered what parts were true? Here is a revisit to part one of our coverage of the … | |
| 196 | Zephyr Wright | 2020-05-14 | Zephyr Wright's spicy Pedernales River Chili made her one of the most famous cooks in America... and her peppery relationship with President Lyndon B. Johnson … | |
| 195 | Chicks Check-in | 2020-04-28 | A quick check-in, a catch-up...just a little chat. … | |
| 194 | Margaret "Molly" Brown and the Titanic, Revisited | 2020-04-12 | We thought we could all use an example of a woman who faced an unexpected disaster of titanic proportions and not only survived, but used … | |
| 193 | Typhoid Mary Mallon | 2020-04-01 | There are quite a few parallels between Mary Mallon's story (a series of typhoid outbreaks) and our present day pandemic, and so there are things … | |
| 192 | Annie Turnbo Malone and Madam CJ Walker | 2020-03-17 | Much has been made of hair-care mogul Madam CJ Walker, but before the Walker empire existed, there was her mentor Annie Turnbo Malone, whose innovation, … | |
| 191 | Isadora Duncan | 2020-03-03 | Isadora was the purest of unconventional free spirits and one of history's most unique dance innovators. Many people only know how she died, but how … | |
| 190 | Mary Church Terrell Part 2 | 2020-02-18 | In this second installment in the life of Mary Church Terrell, the stage is bigger, the stakes are higher, and the gloves are off! Mary … | |
| 189 | Ida B. Wells Revisited, Not Mary Church Terrell Part 2 | 2020-02-03 | Life got in the way of getting Mary Church Terrell Part Two out this week, we will post that episode as soon as possible, but … | |
| 188 | Mary Church Terrell (part 1) | 2020-01-22 | Mary Terrell was one of the first African American Women to graduate from college, and rose to prominence during the battles for universal suffrage and … | |
| 187 | Maria Montessori | 2020-01-09 | Maria Montessori revolutionized education during the early 20th century with her approach to child-led learning, and was convinced that the children of the world were … | |
| 186 | Mrs Claus - A Biography | 2019-12-25 | Surprise! Our Traditional Bonus episode about the origins of Mrs. Claus, here for your listening pleasure on Christmas morning. Preview it before you share with … | |
| 185 | Louisa May Alcott Revisited | 2019-12-24 | Just how biographical *is* Little Women? You'll see the echoes of Louisa May Alcott's real life within her most famous work after hearing this episode. … | |
| 184 | Rosa Parks Revisted | 2019-12-09 | Thanks to a couple of recent news stories about Rosa, we're heading back to 2012 and revisiting the life of this civil rights activist and … | |
| 183 | Wilma Mankiller | 2019-11-26 | Wilma Mankiller overcame obstacles in her life by being "of good mind," a Cherokee principle that guided her through her life of activism, community service, … | |
| 182 | Guest Episode: The Recappery, The Crown S3 E1 | 2019-11-18 | We have a second podcast, The Recappery, making a guest appearance to recap Netflix's The Crown, Season 3, Episode 1. If you like what you … | |
| 181 | Pocahontas, Revisited | 2019-11-12 | It's National Native American Heritage Month, a perfect time to recast our episode on the real story of Pocahontas. … | |
| 180 | Sarah Winchester and the Mystery House | 2019-10-29 | The Winchester Mystery House has intrigued us for almost a century. Its story has always been a dramatic one, full of ghosts, guns, and desperation … | |
| 179 | Florence Nightingale | 2019-10-18 | Florence Nightingale was forced to hide her light under a bushel until her thirties, when she broke free in spectacular fashion to become the world's … | |
| 178 | Mary Seacole | 2019-10-01 | Mary Seacole didn't let the open ocean stop her, nor fire, war, discrimination or bureaucracy. She made *several* places for herself in a world that … | |
| 177 | Louise Brooks | 2019-09-17 | Louise Brooks made bridge-burning her hobby; as a result, this almost-forgotten star of stage and screen has only recently begun to shine again. … | |
| 176 | Gilded Age Servants and Heiresses, Revisited | 2019-09-02 | We double time travel back to the Gilded Age and The House of Wood, 2011, for this combined revisit to look at the lives of … | |
| 175 | Isabella of Castile Part 2 | 2019-08-20 | We wrap up the story of Isabella of Castile with a few more of her long-lasting legacies (including supercharging the role of the queen in … | |
| 174 | Isabella of Castile Part 1 | 2019-08-06 | Never before have we covered a woman with such far reaching influence. This determined woman began by pulling off a coup, then branched out into … | |
| 173 | Seven Women Revisited | 2019-07-23 | We revisit the lives of seven women with amazing stories including Hedy Lamarr and Judy Garland … | |
| 172 | Joan of Arc | 2019-07-09 | Joan of Arc, Jeannette, Jean, The Maid, La Pucelle, Hero, Heretic, Visionary, Lunatic…that’s a lot of names and titles for a teenage girl who is … | |
| 171 | Elizebeth Friedman | 2019-07-01 | America's first female cryptanalyst" only hints at the contributions of this codebreaking war hero. … | |
| 170 | Charlotte Brontë | 2019-06-18 | Charlotte Brontë didn't let her circumstances and the discouragement of others stand in the way of her goal of becoming a published author; she got … | |
| 169 | Live from PodX! | 2019-06-03 | During the PodX Podcast Convention this month, we did a live show in which we explained the ways that the women of the past taught … | |
| 168 | Lydia Pinkham 2019 | 2019-05-19 | Women's health is in the news this year - and historically speaking, women have always had to fight for proper care. Lydia Pinkham turned some … | |
| 167 | Babe Didrikson Zaharias | 2019-05-07 | Babe's colorful personality, drive, and athleticism made her a role model for girls around the globe as an Olympian and multi-sport, professional athlete. … | |
| 166 | Mary Anning | 2019-04-20 | Twelve year old Mary Anning pulled a dinosaur out of a cliff, and set off a firestorm of philosophy and science that never seemed to … | |
| 165 | Annie Londonderry | 2019-04-06 | Was Annie Londonderry a flim-flam artist or a true pioneer? Her trip around the world on a bicycle may have been controversial - but she … | |
| 164 | Ching Shih | 2019-03-24 | Ching Shih was the terror of the seas during the Qing Dynasty in China. Although she was the most powerful and successful pirate in history, … | |
| 163 | Audrey Hepburn (Part 2) | 2019-03-09 | We'll talk about Audrey Hepburn's entertainment career, which gave people joy all over the world. But it was her humanitarian work with UNICEF which made … | |
| 162 | Audrey Hepburn (Part 1) | 2019-02-25 | Audrey Hepburn was born a child of privilege and became a child of war. Although she reached superstar status in Hollywood, she became a shining … | |
| 161 | Phillis Wheatley | 2019-02-11 | Born in Africa and transported as a slave to America, this Revolutionary War era poet became the darling of London and charmed notable figures of … | |
| 160 | Elizabeth Bathory | 2019-01-27 | One of the world's most prolific serial killers... basically lives up to the hype. The only thing we can clear her of is her gruesome … | |
| 159 | Harriet Tubman | 2019-01-06 | Most grade school kids will tell you that Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave and conductor on the Underground Railroad which is a great start--but … | |
| 158 | Barbie | 2018-12-15 | Barbie has inspired generations of children in her 59 years, always representing the historically novel idea that women have choices in their lives. She's both … | |
| 157 | Belle Starr and Calamity Jane | 2018-11-27 | Belle Starr" and "Calamity Jane" aren't even their given names! We separate fact from fabrication in our coverage of these famous women of the Wild … | |
| 156 | Anne Frank | 2018-11-09 | Even though her life was a short one, Anne Frank's account of her turbulent times has provided inspiration for millions of people all over the … | |
| 155 | Jane Addams (Part 2) | 2018-10-13 | Jane's life of far-reaching social service and her work for peace didn't prevent her from being called "America's most dangerous woman." about your … | |
| 154 | Jane Addams (Part 1) | 2018-09-23 | Later known as "The Mother of Social Work", Jane Addams took a circuitous route to find her life's calling. … | |
| 153 | Clara Barton Revisited and Refreshed | 2018-09-02 | The life of Clara Barton was so full of humanitarian accomplishments it's worthy of another, refreshed, look. … | |
| 152 | Georgia O'Keeffe | 2018-08-11 | Georgia O'Keeffe is known as the mother of Modernism; she created a vast body of work, always finding a novel way to express what he … | |
| 151 | Grace O'Malley | 2018-07-22 | Grainne Ui Mhaille (Grace O'Malley) was a terror of the open seas; living her life on her own terms during a turbulent time in her … | |
| 150 | The Statue of Liberty | 2018-07-01 | The life of an American icon from her birth at a French dinner table to her place in the hearts of people all over the … | |
| 149 | Mary Pickford | 2018-06-11 | Mary Pickford was so much more than an adorable head of hair. She was a hard-headed businesswoman who broke new ground in a brand new … | |
| 148 | Beatrix Potter Revisited and Refreshed | 2018-05-19 | We take a look back at one of our most delightful subjects with a remastered classic episode. … | |
| 147 | Dowager Empress Cixi of China | 2018-04-29 | The story of a Chinese concubine who rose to power from behind a curtain of yellow silk. … | |
| 146 | Louisa May Alcott | 2018-04-09 | Louisa May Alcott fictionalized (and sanitized) her childhood reality in her novel Little Women; she left out life in a commune, starvation, 19th century action … | |
| 145 | Ada Lovelace | 2018-03-17 | Ada Lovelace was the world's first computer programmer long before computers existed! … | |
| 144 | Jackie Kennedy Onassis (Part 2) | 2018-02-24 | Jackie's life was far from over after her husband's assassination; in some ways, it had only just begun. … | |
| 143 | Jackie Kennedy Onassis (Part 1) | 2018-02-07 | Jackie Kennedy changed the cultural outlook of the United States during her brief role as First Lady. … | |
| 142 | A Celebration of 100 Episodes | 2018-01-14 | We're celebrating our 100th full-length episode and our 7th year by taking a trip back to visit some women and moments that we will never … | |
| 141 | Pocahontas | 2017-12-24 | Pocahontas did save lives... just not the way (or the one) that you've been taught. … | |
| 140 | Mrs. Claus - A Short History of an Undersung Hero | 2017-12-11 | Once upon a time, Santa was a bachelor. But over the years, the folklore grew to include his wife, a beloved character of modern Christmas. … | |
| 139 | Coco Chanel | 2017-12-05 | Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel not only reinvented women's clothing and accessories, she reinvented herself, too. … | |
| 138 | Queen Lili'uokalani | 2017-11-12 | She was the first Queen to rule and the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, but Queen Lili'uokalani's story is the story of Hawaii. … | |
| 137 | Sojourner Truth | 2017-10-21 | She was a slave, a freewoman, a preacher, a speaker, an abolitionist and a women's rights advocate in the Civil War era United States. Like … | |
| 136 | Hypatia of Alexandria | 2017-09-30 | Hypatia was a mathematician, philosopher and astronomer who transcended gender barriers in the waning years of the Roman Empire. … | |
| 135 | Wallis Simpson (Part 2) | 2017-09-09 | Wallis Simpson's husband abdicated the throne to marry her, but how did her happily ever after work out? … | |
| 134 | Wallis Simpson (Part 1) | 2017-08-20 | Puppet? Manipulating social climber? Misunderstood? Deeply in love? However you see her, the fact remains that a king abdicated his throne, defied his family and … | |
| 133 | Annie Oakley | 2017-07-29 | This famous sharpshooter surprised and delighted audiences all over the world with her skill and showmanship. … | |
| 132 | Emily Post | 2017-07-08 | Emily Post? All she did was write a book about etiquette? Ahhh, no. She did more, a lot more. … | |
| 131 | Anne with an E Recap - Episode 7 | 2017-07-01 | Wherever you are is my home." We recap the last episode of Season One of this series … | |
| 130 | Anne with an E Recap - Episode 6 | 2017-06-23 | Remorse is the Poison of Life" Sounds cheery, right? We were crying because of snowflakes and hair ribbons. … | |
| 129 | Anne with an E Recap - Episode 5 | 2017-06-19 | Anne with an E Recap - Episode 5 … | |
| 128 | Q&A, 2017 | 2017-06-17 | Our third not-quite-annual question and answer episode. … | |
| 127 | Anne with an E Recap - Episode 4 | 2017-06-10 | An Inward Treasure Born - Anne and Marilla are both challenged to identify their roles as women and Anne does a brave job no man … | |
| 126 | Anne with an E Recap - Episode 3 | 2017-06-02 | Life is harder than any orphan or parent imagines...even meeting your future husband isn't as romantical as you would expect, it's all part of life's … | |
| 125 | Marie Laveau | 2017-05-27 | How much of the New Orleans Voodoo Queen's legend is myth? (Hint: A lot) … | |
| 124 | Anne with an E Recap - Episode 2 | 2017-05-20 | We recap the episode of Anne with an "E" that best displays the scriptwriter's scope of imagination--book loyalists be warned. We argue about radishes, recipes, … | |
| 123 | Anne with an E Recap : Episode 1 | 2017-05-12 | Our first recap of the new Anne of Green Gables adaptation, the Netflix show "Anne with an E" … | |
| 122 | Lucy Maud Montgomery | 2017-05-06 | She created Anne of Green Gables and wrote her way into all of our hearts. … | |
| 121 | Eleanor of Aquitaine (Part 2) | 2017-04-15 | We left Eleanor right after her divorce from her first husband and mysteriously married to her second in just a few weeks time. We cover … | |
| 120 | Eleanor of Aquitaine (Part 1) | 2017-03-26 | She was the Queen of France, the Queen of England, the mother of royalty, gave us a long life of ruling to talk about, and … | |
| 119 | Artemisia Gentileschi | 2017-03-05 | Being known as one of the greatest Baroque painters wasn't easy, but overcoming life obstacles that should have held her down only made her accomplishments … | |
| 118 | Ida B. Wells | 2017-02-11 | Ida Wells worked as a pioneering journalist and activist who campaigned for anti-lynching legislation. … | |
| 117 | Lucille Ball (Part 2) | 2017-01-29 | Lucille's life after the premiere of I Love Lucy was nothing anyone could have predicted. … | |
| 116 | Lucille Ball (Part 1) | 2017-01-01 | Lucille Ball had a long climb up (and down) before she made history when I love Lucy debuted in 1951, and we cover those struggles … | |
| 115 | Mulan | 2016-12-10 | Mulan's story of her days as a Chinese warrior had simple beginnings and a whole lot of lasting power! … | |
| 114 | Queen Nzinga | 2016-11-23 | The story of this powerful, 17th century African ruler was far from an ordinary Princess to Queen tale. … | |
| 113 | Lizzie Borden, Revisited | 2016-10-30 | Is there a better time to revisit our favorite Victorian More-Than-Likely Murderess, Lizzie Borden, than right now? We think not. ... | |
| 112 | Shirley Chisholm | 2016-10-26 | We wrap up our short series of "women who ran for the US Presidency before Hillary Clinton" with Shirley Chisholm! ... | |
| 111 | Belva Lockwood | 2016-10-23 | We continue our series of female Presidential candidates with Belva Lockwood, the woman who many regard as the first “legitimate” female nominee for the office, … | |
| 110 | Victoria Woodhull | 2016-10-09 | Victoria Woodhull crafted a life for herself from pretty raw materials. She traveled from an abusive childhood to a very aristocratic end... and in the … | |
| 109 | Marie Curie (Part 2) | 2016-09-18 | The second half of Marie's life was spent without Pierre but focused on a mission to apply science to help all humanity even while non-science … | |
| 108 | Marie Curie (Part 1) | 2016-08-28 | A lot of people only know Marie Curie as a woman who won a Nobel prize (or two...spoilers) but that's just a small part of … | |
| 107 | Agrippina the Younger | 2016-08-07 | Agrippina the Younger lived a dramatic and dangerous life as the sister of an emperor, the wife and niece of another, and mother of a … | |
| 106 | Elizabeth Keckly | 2016-07-16 | When we were researching Mary Lincoln we both admired her friend, Elizabeth Keckly, so much that we knew that had to talk about her. She … | |
| 105 | The Schuyler Sisters - a conversation with author Amanda Vaill | 2016-06-26 | Since the musical Hamilton opened on Broadway, we've been getting a lot of requests to cover the Schuyler sisters, Angelica, Eliza and Peggy. (You sang … | |
| 104 | Mary Todd Lincoln (Part 2) | 2016-06-11 | In our last episode we talked about Mary's childhood, education and life as the wife of Abraham Lincoln. She was described as, "amiable, accomplished, gracious … | |
| 103 | Mary Todd Lincoln (Part 1) | 2016-06-04 | Mary Todd Lincoln's life can't be defined by who she married and her husband's legacy--she was a lot more than simply a southern born wife … | |
| 102 | Madam CJ Walker | 2016-05-14 | When Madam C.J. Walker solved one of her own personal problems, she also created an opportunity to leave behind a life as a laundress for … | |
| 101 | Q and A | 2016-04-30 | What would you serve Dorothy Parker for dinner? What are your favorite things from pop culture? When will you cover the Schuyler Sisters? Listeners' burning … | |
| 100 | Zelda Fitzgerald | 2016-04-23 | Zelda Fitzgerald - the original Manic Pixie Dream Girl, muse of F. Scott, has been remembered as a trophy, a fashion icon, a mental patient, … | |
| 99 | Miss Potter" Moviecast | 2016-04-02 | We cannot get enough Beatrix Potter! Here is our coverage of the 2006 movie "Miss Potter," starring Renee Zellweger in the title role. … | |
| 98 | Beatrix Potter | 2016-03-27 | Though she's chiefly known for her charming illustrations, Beatrix Potter was more than an artist and author; she was a scientist, conservationist, and a philanthropist … | |
| 97 | Catherine The Great (Part 2) | 2016-03-04 | When we last left the Grand Duchess Catherine, she was feeling alone, unloved and unnecessary. She had just given birth and the child, Paul, heir … | |
| 96 | A Conversation With Carol Wallace | 2016-02-05 | Life. It's funny, you know? Like the time both of us were sick for so long that we couldn't record Catherine the Great Part 2 … | |
| 95 | Catherine the Great (Part 1) | 2016-01-22 | The listeners have spoken! Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, was the winner in our Guaranteed Content Poll - and in this episode, we take … | |
| 94 | Mrs. Santa Minicast | 2015-12-25 | Once upon a time there was a busy, yet highly compassionate and generous bachelor. He became known the world over, but lacked something in his … | |
| 93 | Four Inventors | 2015-12-12 | Lillian Gilbreth inspired us. After talking about her life and accomplishments, we thought it was high time to introduce you to four more problem-solving women … | |
| 92 | Lillian Moller Gilbreth | 2015-11-28 | Lillian Gilbreth should be remembered for any of her life accomplishments: psychologist, industrial engineer, author, inventor, and pioneer in the field of industrial psychology. From … | |
| 91 | Mary Queen of Scots | 2015-11-13 | Mary Queen of Scots got off to a good start: she was wearing the crown early and upgraded it at a young age (under the … | |
| 90 | Q & A and Random Bits Show | 2015-10-06 | Heeeeere’s your seven word summary: We asked, you responded and we answer. For the first time in the five years that we have been doing … | |
| 89 | Dorothy Parker (Part 2) | 2015-08-30 | When we left Dorothy Parker in Part One she was hanging on tenuously at best. Her marriage to Eddie Parker was over, her relationship with … | |
| 88 | Dorothy Parker (Part 1) | 2015-08-09 | She gave us fabulous quotes like, “Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses” and “Brevity is the soul of lingerie,” but Dorothy Parker’s … | |
| 87 | Marie Antoinette Reboot (Part 2) | 2015-07-09 | In Part One we talked about Marie Antoinette’s childhood, the speedy preparations for marriage and her early years in France. In this episode, the conclusion … | |
| 86 | Marie Antoinette Reboot (Part 1) | 2015-06-12 | Once upon a time there were two podcasters who began their women’s history show with an episode about Marie Antoinette. Four and a half years … | |
| 85 | Lydia Pinkham | 2015-04-11 | Women who need to be remembered often have Lemon to Lemonade lives and Lydia Pinkham is no exception. The going got tough and she turned … | |
| 84 | A quick status update! | 2015-02-20 | Hello everyone! I’m sure you’ve been wondering where we’ve been… The library, yes, and assorted bookstores, but not, unfortunately, at the big table that seats … | |
| 83 | Mrs. Claus Minicast | 2014-12-23 | Once upon a time there was a busy, yet highly compassionate and generous bachelor. He became known the world over, but lacked something in his … | |
| 82 | Joan of Arc | 2014-11-21 | Joan of Arc, Jeannette, Jean, The Maid, La Pucelle, Hero, Heretic, Visionary, Lunatic…that’s a lot of names and titles for a teenage girl who is … | |
| 81 | Hattie McDaniel | 2014-10-21 | You know that old story of the “overnight success?” A band you’ve never heard of bursts onto the scene and takes the world by storm. … | |
| 80 | The Women of Gone With The Wind | 2014-09-30 | Once a season we obsess over a subject for our Fictional Episode and this time we let ourselves be carried away with Gone With The … | |
| 79 | Encore: The Wizard of OZ | 2014-08-13 | The post Encore: The Wizard of OZ appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 78 | Agatha Christie | 2014-07-15 | Agatha Christie once said that she wanted to be remembered as, “a good writer of detective and thriller stories.” We say she needs to be … | |
| 77 | Sybil Ludington Minicast | 2014-07-04 | We all know the story of Paul Revere, but here is the lesser-known story of one teenage girl whose similar act of bravery changed the … | |
| 76 | Carry ( Carrie ) Nation | 2014-05-24 | Carry Nation was on a mission to rid America of alcohol with her hatchet and a tart tongue. … | |
| 75 | “The Music Show” #2 | 2014-04-24 | The post “The Music Show” #2 appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 74 | Cleopatra | 2014-04-07 | The post Episode 46 : Cleopatra appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 73 | Hatshepsut | 2014-03-22 | Though her successors tried to erase her from history, we bring to light the first female Pharaoh of Egypt. … | |
| 72 | Elizabethan Life Minicast | 2014-02-25 | The post Elizabethan Life (minicast) appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 71 | Queen Elizabeth I (Part 2) | 2014-02-11 | The post Episode 44: Queen Elizabeth I, Part 2 appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 70 | Queen Elizabeth I (Part 1) | 2013-12-21 | The post Episode 43: Elizabeth I, Part One appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 69 | News! | 2013-11-02 | The post News! appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 68 | Frida Kahlo | 2013-09-10 | A horrible accident set Frida Kahlo on the way to her status as an artistic icon. … | |
| 67 | Bessie Coleman | 2013-08-10 | The post Episode 41: Bessie Coleman appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 66 | Elizabeth Woodville and Margaret Beaufort (rebroadcast) | 2013-07-30 | The post Episode 40 – Tudor Grandmothers (rebroadcast) appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 65 | Amelia Earhart | 2013-07-11 | The post Episode 39 – Amelia Earhart appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 64 | Bookcast: Jane Austen Book Club #3 | 2013-06-19 | The post Bookcast – Jane Austen Book Club #3 appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 63 | Bookcast: Jane Austen Book Club #2 | 2013-05-19 | The post Bookcast – Jane Austen Book Club #2 appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 62 | Bookcast: Jane Austen Book Club #1 | 2013-05-09 | The post Bookcast: Jane Austen Book Club #1 appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 61 | Jane Austen | 2013-04-16 | The post Episode 38: Jane Austen appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 60 | The Women of Oz Minicast | 2013-03-22 | We cover the stories of Judy Garland, Billie Burke, and Margaret Hamilton. … | |
| 59 | The Wizard of Oz | 2013-03-09 | We cover the background of this beloved movie and the colorful life of its author, Frank L. Baum. … | |
| 58 | BONUS MATERIAL: The Declaration of Sentiments (1848) | 2013-02-14 | The post BONUS MATERIAL: The Declaration of Sentiments (1848) appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 57 | Elizabeth Cady Stanton | 2013-02-14 | The post Episode 36: Elizabeth Cady Stanton appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 56 | Josephine Baker (Part 2) | 2013-01-22 | The post Episode 35: Josephine Baker (Part 2) appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 55 | Josephine Baker (part 1) | 2013-01-13 | The post Episode 34 : Josephine Baker (part 1) appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 54 | Season 4 Introduction | 2012-12-09 | The post Season 4 Introduction appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 53 | The Romanovs (Part 2) | 2012-11-30 | The Romanovs (Part 2) appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 52 | The Romanovs (Part 1) | 2012-11-11 | The Romanovs (Part 1) appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 51 | Lady Jane Grey | 2012-10-01 | Lady Jane Grey appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 50 | Queen Mary I | 2012-09-17 | Queen Mary I appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 49 | Julia Child | 2012-08-12 | Julia Child appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 48 | Beckett and Susan’s Adventures in Wonderland and What They Found There | 2012-07-20 | The post Minicast: Beckett and Susan’s Adventures in Wonderland and What They Found There appeared first on The History Chicks. ... | |
| 47 | Alice in Wonderland | 2012-06-29 | Alice in Wonderland appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 46 | Clara Bow | 2012-06-10 | Clara Bow appeared first on The History Chicks in 2012, for a cleaner audio experience please visit CLARA BOW 2024. ... | |
| 45 | Rosa Parks | 2012-05-26 | Rosa Parks appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 44 | Ida B. Wells -Barnett | 2012-05-12 | Born a slave, educated in a post-Civil War south and left to care for her family at an early age. She grew to become a … | |
| 43 | The Last Four Wives of Henry VIII | 2012-04-28 | The post Episode 24 – Last Four Wives of Henry VIII appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 42 | Titanic Field Trip Minicast | 2012-04-15 | The post Minicast: Titanic Field Trip appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 41 | Margaret “Molly” Brown | 2012-04-07 | Margaret “Molly” Brown appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 40 | Anne Boleyn Minicast | 2012-04-01 | The post Minicast – Anne Boleyn appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 39 | Katherine of Aragon | 2012-03-17 | Katherine of Aragon appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 38 | Elizabeth Woodville and Margaret Beaufort | 2012-03-02 | Tudor Grandmothers appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 37 | Teeny Tiny Tudor Tutorial Minicast | 2012-02-22 | The post Minicast – Teeny Tiny Tudor Tutorial appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 36 | Season 3 Introduction | 2012-02-13 | The post Season 3 Introduction appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 35 | The Music Show | 2012-01-27 | The post The Music Show appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 34 | Sophie Blanchard Minicast | 2012-01-21 | The post Minicast – Sophie Blanchard appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 33 | Nellie Bly | 2012-01-14 | Nellie Bly appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 32 | Annie Chambers Minicast | 2012-01-04 | The post Minicast – Annie Chambers appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 31 | Madame de Pompadour | 2011-12-21 | Madame de Pompadour appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 30 | Ella Fitzgerald | 2011-12-06 | Ella Fitzgerald appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 29 | The Duchess of Devonshire | 2011-11-18 | The Duchess of Devonshire appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 28 | Mary Shelley Minicast | 2011-11-06 | Mary Shelley appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 27 | Mary Wollstonecraft | 2011-10-23 | Mary Wollstonecraft appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 26 | Betty Crocker Minicast | 2011-10-13 | The post Minicast – Betty Crocker appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 25 | 1950′s Housewives | 2011-10-08 | 1950′s Housewives appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 24 | Clara Barton | 2011-09-22 | Clara Barton appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 23 | Princess Charlotte | 2011-09-08 | Princess Charlotte appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 22 | Queen Victoria (Part 2) | 2011-09-01 | Queen Victoria, Part 2 appeared first on The History Chicks. … | |
| 21 | Queen Victoria (Part 1) | 2011-08-21 | We begin our second season with a woman whose life will take us two episodes to discuss. She wasn’t just black dresses, and talking about … | |
| 20 | Season 2 Introduction | 2011-08-20 | A quick introduction to Season Two! … | |
| 19 | Audio Postcard #2– Beckett and the Day of Museums | 2011-08-08 | An audio postcard from Beckett's vacation in Kentucky. … | |
| 18 | Audio Postcard #1 – Susan and the Painted Ladies | 2011-08-04 | An audio postcard about colorful Victorian homes from Susan's vacation. … | |
| 17 | Season 1 Wrap-Up and FAQ Minicast | 2011-07-19 | We wrap up our very first season with some frequently asked questions. … | |
| 16 | Jennie Jerome Churchill | 2011-07-01 | Before she was Winston's mother, Jennie Jerome Churchill was a New York heiress who married into the British aristocracy. … | |
| 15 | Gilded Age Servants | 2011-06-12 | Not everyone in the Gilded Age had a wardrobe of Worth dresses and the luxury of boredom; an army of servants were required behind the … | |
| 14 | Gilded Age Heiresses | 2011-06-03 | Call them whatever you want; Gilded Age Heiresses, Dollar Princesses, Buccaneers– they all point to the same type of woman. Spanning about a twenty year … | |
| 13 | Age of Innocence Moviecast | 2011-05-22 | We recap and compare fact to fiction in 1993's movie adaptation of Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence … | |
| 12 | “The" Mrs. Astor | 2011-05-09 | Caroline Schermerhorn Astor was the absolute boss of New York society for many years. Do not cross her, or you will be left out in … | |
| 11 | Annie Sullivan Macy Minicast | 2011-04-28 | Helen Keller called her "Teacher" but we call her remarkable and accomplished! … | |
| 10 | Helen Keller | 2011-04-21 | Writer, public speaker, friend, daughter, world traveler, and a woman who may have had physical disabilities, but was not disabled. ... | |
| 9 | Lizzie Borden | 2011-04-07 | Upper middle class Victorian New England: Polite conversations, genteel ladies, dapper gentlemen, beautiful architecture, and a 32 year old spinster taking a hatchet to her … | |
| 8 | Dolley Madison | 2011-03-24 | Hello, Dolley: America's FIRST First Lady, networking hostess, and woman worth knowing! … | |
| 7 | Abigail Adams Feminism Minicast | 2011-03-17 | Was Abigail Adams a feminist? We discuss what we think. … | |
| 6 | Abigail Adams | 2011-03-09 | To call her a patriot, Second Lady, First Lady or mother of a president is just scratching the surface of Abigail Adams. about … | |
| 5 | Red Riding Hood Minicast | 2011-02-28 | The history and versions of the beloved story of a little girl in dire situation. … | |
| 4 | Cinderella | 2011-02-22 | Once upon a time, in ancient Egypt, a princess was born. But before her happily ever after, she had to live a challenging life of … | |
| 3 | Little House Book Minicast | 2011-02-15 | We annotate the Little House book series. … | |
| 2 | Laura Ingalls Wilder | 2011-02-08 | Channel your inner pioneer. Think tall plains grasses, humble and hardworking people who knew what it meant to carve a life out of the rugged … | |
| 1 | Marie Antoinette | 2011-01-31 | This is our first episode from 2011, there's a do-over for this doomed, yet fascinating and glamorous queen in episodes 53 and 54! … | |
| 0 | Introduction to The History Chicks | 2011-01-20 | Introduction to The History Chicks The post Introduction to The History Chicks (Audio) appeared first on The History Chicks. … |