Her Half of History

Women's history doesn't have be boring or depressing. I tell the stories of extraordinary women in history, including queens, slaves, spies, scientists, artists, wives, mothers, and more. But most women didn't leave us enough material for a biography, so I also tell you what it was like to be an ordinary woman, including what they wore, how they did housework, how they worked, and how they played.

In short, what were the women doing all that time while men were writing the standard history books? This podcast will tell you what those history books forgot to mention.

Education
History
1
Anne Marshall and Margaret Hughes, First Women ...
20 min
2
Remember the Ladies Says Abigail Adams
12 min
3
Elena Cornaro Piscopia, First Woman with a Univ...
17 min
4
Annie Londonderry, First Woman to Cycle Round t...
16 min
5
Elisabeth Thible, First Woman to Take Flight (e...
14 min
6
Pamphile of Epidaurus, One of the First Female ...
8 min
7
Anna Komnene, One of the First Female Historian...
25 min
8
Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, First Female Playwrigh...
10 min
9
Murasaki Shikibu, First (Great) Novelist (ep. 1...
19 min
10
Why We Will Always Need Women's History Month
9 min
11
Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir, First European Woman ...
19 min
12
Fu Hao, First Female Military Leader (ep. 16.3)
14 min
13
Enheduanna, First Named Author (ep. 16.2)
19 min
14
Neithhotep, First Named Woman in History (ep. 1...
14 min
15
Childbirth, Literacy, Sources, the State of the...
29 min
16
Woman the Gatherer (and Also the Hunter)
14 min
17
Got Questions? (and the voters' choice for Seri...
2 min
18
The Mothers of Invention (ep. 15.18)
23 min
19
The Sewing Machine (ep. 15.17)
18 min
20
100 Years of Santa's Letters
21 min
21
Some Like It Cold: A History of Your Fridge (ep...
22 min
22
Period Products (ep. 15.15)
18 min
23
The Car and the Woman (ep. 15.14)
19 min
24
November Giving Poll (plus send me your questio...
3 min
25
The Disposable Diaper (ep. 15.13)
20 min