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
151
The Solemnization of Matrimony (from the Book o...
11 min
152
To Be Your Lawfully Wedded Wife (ep. 9.5)
19 min
153
What Did the Bride Wear? (ep. 9.4)
23 min
154
Have You the Ring? (ep. 9.3)
19 min
155
How Big Is Your Dowry? (rebroadcast) (ep. 9.2)
19 min
156
Will You Marry Me? (and other proposals) (ep. 9.1)
22 min
157
Two Queens and Your Christmas Tree
18 min
158
Ethel Rosenberg: Supposedly a Spy (ep. 8.12)
25 min
159
Noor Inayat Khan: A Spy for Britain (ep. 8.11)
24 min
160
Lise de Baissac: A Spy in France (ep. 8.10)
19 min
161
Zheng Pingru: A Spy for China (ep. 8.9)
20 min
162
Mata Hari: A World War I Spy (ep. 8.8)
28 min
163
Elizabeth Van Lew: A Union Spy (part 2) (ep. 8.7)
22 min
164
Elizabeth Van Lew: A Union Spy (part 1) (ep. 8.6)
23 min
165
Harriet Tubman: Freedom's Spy (rebroadcast) (ep...
24 min
166
Policarpa Salavarrieta: A Spy for Colombia (ep....
16 min
167
Agent 355: Washington's Mostly Mythical Spy (ep...
20 min
168
Aphra Behn: A Royalist Spy (ep. 8.2)
20 min
169
Spies in the Pre-Modern World (ep. 8.1)
21 min
170
The 20th Century Housewife and Beyond (ep. 7.11)
28 min
171
Industrialization Hits the Housewife (ep. 7.10)
27 min
172
The Pre-Industrial Housewife (ep. 7.9)
18 min
173
Some Like It Cold: A History of Your Fridge (ep...
22 min
174
Some Like It Hot: A History of Cooking (ep. 7.7)
25 min
175
Waste Not: A History of Your Trash (ep. 7.6)
22 min