Sarah Josepha Hale

13 Podcast Episodes

Sarah Josepha Hale

Sarah Josepha Hale

Sarah Josepha Hale was born in New Hampshire in 1788. In an era when the average American life expectancy was forty year... Read more

22 Nov 2022

7mins

Lady Editor: Sarah Josepha Hale and the Making of the Modern American Woman with Melanie Kirkpatrick

Lady Editor: Sarah Josepha Hale and the Making of the Modern American Woman with Melanie Kirkpatrick

McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg is joined by Melanie Kirkpatrick, a writer-journalist and a senior fellow with... Read more

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138 Sarah Josepha Hale and the Making of the Modern American Woman with Melanie Kirkpatrick

138 Sarah Josepha Hale and the Making of the Modern American Woman with Melanie Kirkpatrick

For half a century Sarah Josepha Hale was the most influential woman in America. As editor of Godey’s Lady’s Book, Hale ... Read more

An Interview with Melanie Kirkpatrick, author of the new biography on Sarah Josepha Hale

An Interview with Melanie Kirkpatrick, author of the new biography on Sarah Josepha Hale

This week’s podcast guest is Melanie Kirkpatrick, author of the new book, Lady Editor, a biography of Sarah Josepha Hale... Read more

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May 24, 2021 Adorable Mason Jar Mosquito Repellent, Sarah Josepha Hale, Michael Chabon, Killing Slugs, Plant Combinations for an Abundant Garden by David Squire, Alan and Gill Bridgewater, and Jumpin Jack

May 24, 2021 Adorable Mason Jar Mosquito Repellent, Sarah Josepha Hale, Michael Chabon, Killing Slugs, Plant Combinations for an Abundant Garden by David Squire, Alan and Gill Bridgewater, and Jumpin Jack

Today we celebrate an American woman who loved plants, wrote memorable verses that have stood the test of time, and beca... Read more

Journalists: Sarah Josepha Hale

Journalists: Sarah Josepha Hale

This month of Encyclopedia Womannica is brought to you by Macy’s. Black History Month is a special time to celebrate the... Read more

11 Feb 2021

8mins

Denise Kiernan: Thankful for Sarah Josepha Hale

Denise Kiernan: Thankful for Sarah Josepha Hale

The journalist, producer and author tells the tale about Sarah Josepha Hale, who pushed for a day of thanks for years an... Read more

20 Nov 2020

12mins

ABC #004: Holidays among the Stones: Sarah Josepha Hale, Martha Tillman, Anna Jarvis, and Stephen F. Whitman

ABC #004: Holidays among the Stones: Sarah Josepha Hale, Martha Tillman, Anna Jarvis, and Stephen F. Whitman

Before the Civil War there were two national holidays - Independence Day and Washington's Birthday.  But in the Laurel H... Read more

Sarah Josepha Hale; van de eerste Thanksgiving naar een Black Friday

Sarah Josepha Hale; van de eerste Thanksgiving naar een Black Friday

Deze week een persoon uit de geschiedenis rondom het thema Black Friday. Zelf konden we ons ook niet bedwingen op een mo... Read more

2 Dec 2019

39mins

Sarah Josepha Hale & Godey’s Lady’s Book

Sarah Josepha Hale & Godey’s Lady’s Book

Godey’s Lady’s Book was the most popular magazine in the U.S. in the middle of the 19th century. Although it’s most well... Read more

28 Aug 2019

35mins

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