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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Frida Kahlo, a Mexican Painter (ep. 10.13)
22 min
152
Requiem for Paula Modersohn-Becker (by Rainer M...
17 min
153
Paula Modersohn-Becker, an Expressionist Painte...
22 min
154
Hilma af Klint, an Abstract Painter (ep. 10.11)
21 min
155
Mary Cassatt, an Impressionist Painter (ep. 10.10)
18 min
156
Uemura Shōen, a Japanese Painter (ep. 10.9)
16 min
157
Amalia Küssner, Portrait Painter (by Kathleen L...
15 min
158
Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French Portrait Painte...
21 min
159
Maria Sibylla Merian, Painter and Scientist (ep...
21 min
160
Li Yin, a Chinese Painter (ep. 10.5)
16 min
161
Judith Leyster, a Dutch Master Painter (ep. 10.4)
16 min
162
Artemisia Gentileschi, a Baroque Painter (ep. 1...
21 min
163
Sofonisba Anguissola, a Renaissance Painter (ep...
18 min
164
Female Painters in the Premodern World (ep. 10.1)
21 min
165
A Wife by Any Other Naming Convention (ep. 9.9)
22 min
166
The Mormon Polygamous Wife (ep. 9.8)
29 min
167
The African-American Bride (ep. 9.7)
26 min
168
The Solemnization of Matrimony (from the Book o...
11 min
169
To Be Your Lawfully Wedded Wife (ep. 9.5)
19 min
170
What Did the Bride Wear? (ep. 9.4)
23 min
171
Have You the Ring? (ep. 9.3)
19 min
172
How Big Is Your Dowry? (rebroadcast) (ep. 9.2)
19 min
173
Will You Marry Me? (and other proposals) (ep. 9.1)
22 min
174
Two Queens and Your Christmas Tree
18 min
175
Ethel Rosenberg: Supposedly a Spy (ep. 8.12)
25 min