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
Pamphile of Epidaurus, One of the First Female ...
8 min
2
Anna Komnene, One of the First Female Historian...
25 min
3
Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, First Female Playwrigh...
10 min
4
Murasaki Shikibu, First (Great) Novelist (ep. 1...
19 min
5
Why We Will Always Need Women's History Month
9 min
6
Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir, First European Woman ...
19 min
7
Fu Hao, First Female Military Leader (ep. 16.3)
14 min
8
Enheduanna, First Named Author (ep. 16.2)
19 min
9
Neithhotep, First Named Woman in History (ep. 1...
14 min
10
Childbirth, Literacy, Sources, the State of the...
29 min
11
Woman the Gatherer (and Also the Hunter)
14 min
12
Got Questions? (and the voters' choice for Seri...
2 min
13
The Mothers of Invention (ep. 15.18)
23 min
14
The Sewing Machine (ep. 15.17)
18 min
15
100 Years of Santa's Letters
21 min
16
Some Like It Cold: A History of Your Fridge (ep...
22 min
17
Period Products (ep. 15.15)
18 min
18
The Car and the Woman (ep. 15.14)
19 min
19
November Giving Poll (plus send me your questio...
3 min
20
The Disposable Diaper (ep. 15.13)
20 min
21
Let There Be Light: A History of Flipping the S...
19 min
22
Aqua Tofana (or how to poison your husband) (ep...
23 min
23
The Pill (ep. 15.10)
22 min
24
Birth Control Before the Pill (ep. 15.9)
24 min
25
Canned: A History of Bottling Food (ep. 15.8)
22 min