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
51
Deborah Read, Wife of Benjamin Franklin (ep. 14.7)
21 min
52
Jane, Anne, Catherine, and Catherine: The Last ...
17 min
53
Catherine and Anne: The First Two Wives of Henr...
22 min
54
Isabella I, Sponsor of Columbus (ep. 14.4)
23 min
55
The Daughters of Genghis Khan (ep. 14.3)
15 min
56
Olympias, Mother of Alexander the Great (ep. 14.2)
22 min
57
Helena, Mother of Constantine the Great (ep. 14.1)
20 min
58
Mrs. Santa Claus
21 min
59
Laundry: An Interview with the History Fix Podcast
39 min
60
Announcement on Series 14
3 min
61
Women Who Got Elected (bonus)
15 min
62
Why Beauty Mattered (and has anything changed?)...
21 min
63
Losing a Breast to Gain a Life (ep. 13.13)
21 min
64
In the Eye of the Beholder (ep. 13.12)
19 min
65
The Witch's Mark (ep. 13.11)
21 min
66
Body Art: Tattoos and Henna (ep. 13.10)
20 min
67
Cosmetics in the Modern World (ep. 13.9)
17 min
68
Cosmetics in the Pre-Modern World (ep. 13.8)
19 min
69
A Bad Hair Day in Ancient Rome (ep. 13.7)
11 min
70
The History of Hair (ep. 13.6)
17 min
71
The Quest for a Hairless Body (ep. 13.5)
16 min
72
Chinese Footbinding (ep. 13.4)
20 min
73
To Boost or to Bind: A History of the Bust (ep....
21 min
74
The Corset (ep. 13.2)
22 min
75
The Ideal Body Shape, Historically Speaking (ep...
22 min