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
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Amalia Küssner, Portrait Painter (by Kathleen L...
15 min
127
Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French Portrait Painte...
21 min
128
Maria Sibylla Merian, Painter and Scientist (ep...
21 min
129
Li Yin, a Chinese Painter (ep. 10.5)
16 min
130
Judith Leyster, a Dutch Master Painter (ep. 10.4)
16 min
131
Artemisia Gentileschi, a Baroque Painter (ep. 1...
21 min
132
Sofonisba Anguissola, a Renaissance Painter (ep...
18 min
133
Female Painters in the Premodern World (ep. 10.1)
21 min
134
A Wife by Any Other Naming Convention (ep. 9.9)
22 min
135
The Mormon Polygamous Wife (ep. 9.8)
29 min
136
The African-American Bride (ep. 9.7)
26 min
137
The Solemnization of Matrimony (from the Book o...
11 min
138
To Be Your Lawfully Wedded Wife (ep. 9.5)
19 min
139
What Did the Bride Wear? (ep. 9.4)
23 min
140
Have You the Ring? (ep. 9.3)
19 min
141
How Big Is Your Dowry? (rebroadcast) (ep. 9.2)
19 min
142
Will You Marry Me? (and other proposals) (ep. 9.1)
22 min
143
Two Queens and Your Christmas Tree
18 min
144
Ethel Rosenberg: Supposedly a Spy (ep. 8.12)
25 min
145
Noor Inayat Khan: A Spy for Britain (ep. 8.11)
24 min
146
Lise de Baissac: A Spy in France (ep. 8.10)
19 min
147
Zheng Pingru: A Spy for China (ep. 8.9)
20 min
148
Mata Hari: A World War I Spy (ep. 8.8)
28 min
149
Elizabeth Van Lew: A Union Spy (part 2) (ep. 8.7)
22 min
150
Elizabeth Van Lew: A Union Spy (part 1) (ep. 8.6)
23 min