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What'sHerName

What’sHerName global women’s history podcast is hosted and produced by academic sisters Olivia Meikle and Dr. Katie Nelson. We interview experts and weave vivid, nuanced biographies of women you’ve ne... Read more

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THE SAINT Margaret Clitherow

THE SAINT Margaret Clitherow

Margaret Clitherow’s life – and death – were shaped by the religious upheavals of the Protestant Reformation in Elizabet... Read more

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THE SINNER Pearl DeVere

THE SINNER Pearl DeVere

Pearl DeVere was one of the most famous and successful madams in the history of the American West. From a suitably myste... Read more

1 Jan 2018

44mins

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THE WHITE ROSE Sophie Scholl

THE WHITE ROSE Sophie Scholl

In Nazi Germany, resistance was not just forbidden, it was deadly. But in 1942, a group of young college students went f... Read more

25 Mar 2019

42mins

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THE WITCH Mother Shipton

THE WITCH Mother Shipton

It was a dark and stormy night, many centuries ago. In a cave on the edge of a haunted wood, a monstrous baby was born, ... Read more

7 Oct 2019

43mins

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THE OPTIMIST Émilie du Châtelet

THE OPTIMIST Émilie du Châtelet

Do we live in the best of all possible worlds? Émilie du Châtelet thought so, and set out to prove it with empirical evi... Read more

25 Feb 2019

45mins

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THE UNSINKABLE Margaret “Molly” Brown

THE UNSINKABLE Margaret “Molly” Brown

Margaret "Molly" Brown is often cited as the quintessential American rags-to-riches story. Born to poor Irish immigrants... Read more

22 Jan 2018

43mins

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THE PHARAOH Tawosret

THE PHARAOH Tawosret

Her story might be one of ambition and regicide, or one of a woman manipulated by an evil puppetmaster. Or it might be b... Read more

23 Sep 2019

43mins

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THE MARTYRS Perpetua and Felicitas

THE MARTYRS Perpetua and Felicitas

When your heart tells you to do one thing, and your parents tell you to do another, what do you do? 22-year-old Perpetua... Read more

27 Aug 2018

36mins

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THE WARRIOR Zenobia

THE WARRIOR Zenobia

In 3rd century Palmyra (modern-day Syria), the bold and brilliant queen Zenobia defied the Roman Empire and launched a w... Read more

11 Mar 2019

39mins

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THE MUSE Carolyn Cassady

THE MUSE Carolyn Cassady

Carolyn Cassady was an artist, costume designer, writer, and critical influence on the members of the Beat Generation. H... Read more

11 Feb 2019

44mins

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THE ORACLE Pythia

THE ORACLE Pythia

Ancient kings and rulers from across the world traveled to the remote mountain town Delphi, Greece, to visit a nameless ... Read more

15 Jul 2019

47mins

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THE ASTRONOMER Caroline Herschel

THE ASTRONOMER Caroline Herschel

Hundreds of years ago, Caroline Herschel lived a real-life Cinderella story. Except instead of marrying a handsome princ... Read more

30 Jul 2018

45mins

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THE FLY GIRL Ruth Nichols

THE FLY GIRL Ruth Nichols

Ruth Rowland Nichols was a pioneer of early aviation, the only woman yet to hold simultaneous world records for speed, a... Read more

14 Jan 2019

41mins

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THE SISTERS Jane and Anna Maria Porter

THE SISTERS Jane and Anna Maria Porter

Sisters Jane and Anna Maria Porter were wildly popular writers–among the most widely-read writers in Regency England. (Y... Read more

2 Apr 2018

43mins

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THE EMPEROR Wu Zhao (Wu Zetian)

THE EMPEROR Wu Zhao (Wu Zetian)

Over 2000 years of history, China had exactly one female emperor. Wu Zhao (also known as Wu Zetian) rose from fifth-rank... Read more

26 Aug 2019

47mins

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THE EMPRESS Nur Jahan

THE EMPRESS Nur Jahan

Nur Jahan was the only Empress in the history of the Mughal Empire. Reigning as an equal with her husband Jahangir, she ... Read more

19 Nov 2018

35mins

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WITCHES & MEDIUMS & GHOSTS, OH MY! 2018 Halloween Special

WITCHES & MEDIUMS & GHOSTS, OH MY! 2018 Halloween Special

Our 2018 Halloween Special brings back four of our most popular guests with four new stories of hauntings, mysterious de... Read more

22 Oct 2018

53mins

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THE PHILOSOPHER Margaret Cavendish

THE PHILOSOPHER Margaret Cavendish

Four hundred years ago, Margaret Cavendish dared to contemplate the biggest philosophical questions of her day. Brillian... Read more

29 Jan 2018

44mins

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THE TRUE LOVE Dorothy Osborne

THE TRUE LOVE Dorothy Osborne

In this episode, a 17th-century tale of true love and extreme patience. Dorothy Osborne and William Temple fell deeply i... Read more

24 Sep 2018

38mins

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THE ROPEMAKER Mary Pattison Irwin

THE ROPEMAKER Mary Pattison Irwin

In the moment when Mary Pattison locked eyes with dashing American solider John Irwin across the ballroom at the St. Pat... Read more

30 Dec 2019

36mins

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