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
101
Arwa al-Sulayhi, Last Queen of the Sulayhids (Y...
16 min
102
Xiuhtlaltzin, Last Queen of the Toltec (Mexico)...
17 min
103
Jinseong, Last Queen of Silla (Korea) (ep. 12.5)
16 min
104
Zenobia, Last Empress of Palmyra (Syria) (ep. 1...
21 min
105
Boudica, Last Queen of the Iceni (ep. 12.3)
22 min
106
Cleopatra, Last Pharaoh of Egypt (rebroadcast) ...
28 min
107
Salome Alexandra, Last Queen of Judea (ep. 12.1)
21 min
108
The Last Queen, for Now (by Cheryl Ciucevich)
19 min
109
LaVern Baker (by The Dead Ladies Show)
25 min
110
Interview with Kelly Chase from the History Det...
20 min
111
The Discovery of Teenagers (ep. 11.13)
21 min
112
Coming of Age: A History of Puberty (ep. 11.12)
23 min
113
Girls at Work in the Industrial Age (ep. 11.11)
24 min
114
Girls at Work (ep. 11.10)
21 min
115
The History of St Lucia's Day
18 min
116
Girls at School (ep. 11.9)
24 min
117
The Reading Girl (after 1860) (ep. 11.8)
22 min
118
The Reading Girl (up to 1860) (ep. 11.7)
22 min
119
The Clothes Make the Girl (ep. 11.6)
23 min
120
The Fox Sisters (a haunted history)
21 min
121
From Knucklebones to Bicycles (a history of gir...
23 min
122
From Venus to Barbie (a history of dolls) (ep. ...
22 min
123
Of Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales (ep. 11.3)
23 min
124
The Discovery of Childhood (ep. 11.2)
19 min
125
It's a Girl! (the history of being born female)...
24 min