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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Zora Neale Hurston Celebrates Her Heritage (ep ...
23 min
177
Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime (Part 2) (e...
21 min
178
Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime (Part 1) (e...
19 min
179
Selma Lagerlöf Wins the Nobel (ep 6.8)
20 min
180
Frances Hodgson Burnett Fights for Copyright (e...
21 min
181
Harriet Beecher Stowe Starts a War (ep 6.6)
24 min
182
Mary Shelley and the Monster (ep 6.5)
27 min
183
Jane Austen's History of England (ep 6.4)
23 min
184
Jane Austen and the Real Woman (ep 6.3)
26 min
185
Murasaki Shikibu and the World's First (Great) ...
18 min
186
Women and the Written Word (ep 6.1)
18 min
187
The Historical Mary: A Girl from Galilee (ep 5.2)
24 min
188
The Historical Mary: Setting the Scene (ep 5.1)
22 min
189
Harriet Tubman: Slave to Liberator (ep 4.10)
24 min
190
Elizabeth Keckly: Slave to Entrepreneur (ep 4.9)
28 min
191
Ellen Craft: A First Class Escape (ep 4.8)
20 min
192
Harriet Hemings: Slave-Daughter of the Presiden...
25 min
193
Elizabeth Freeman: Suing for Freedom (ep 4.6)
18 min
194
Rosa Egipcíaca: A Slave in Brazil (ep 4.5)
15 min
195
Catalina: A Native American Slave in Spain (ep ...
18 min
196
Roxelana: A Slave to the Ottomans (ep 4.3)
23 min
197
Neaira: A Slave in Ancient Greece (ep 4.2)
22 min
198
Slavery: An Enduring Institution (ep 4.1)
22 min
199
Maggie Lena Walker, Bank President (ep 3.9)
18 min
200
Hetty Green, Queen of Wall Street (ep 3.8)
24 min