The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast

The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast

Author: The History Chicks | AIRWAVE Language: English Episodes: 100
Official website RSS
HistoryCultureDocumentarySocietySociety & Culture
InstagramYouTubeApple Music
Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour. Join us on an award-winning journey through herstory! The History Chicks celebrates the lives of remarkable women from ancient times to the modern day, exploring women’s history in engaging episodes full of deep research, pop culture references, and the occasional tumble down a rabbit hole.
Episodes
Queen Charlotte, Part Two [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:17:21
As her world turns from cozy to chaotic, we conclude our series on the real life of Queen Charlotte of Great Britain. The truth of her story is even more dramatic than the fictional retelling in the Bridgerton Netflix se…
Queen Charlotte Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:41:51
As the Season is now upon us, all the elegant individuals of the ton await news regarding their beloved queen. With scandalous fabrications confusing even the most learned members of our society, we feel that it is our d…
Washington DC Field Trip Recap [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:29
Dozens of listeners joined us in our nation's capital for a whirlwind long weekend to visit sites, marvel at objects, learn from experts, and make new friends. Here, in their own voices, are the stories from our DC trave…
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Mega-Episode [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:27:55
Only the most iconic of women are known simply by their first name, and Jackie is one of them. Her life was a complicated collage of privilege, challenge, balance, and reinvention. We've combined and remastered our two p…
Ona Judge [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:49:18
Ona Judge defied one of the most revered historical figures in America in order to escape the institution of slavery. Though she spent the rest of her life as a fugitive, she managed to direct her own existence on her ow…
Martha Washington [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:27:52
Some called her The Mother of the Country, some curtseyed and called her Lady Washington, but no one could doubt that she was uniquely capable to shoulder the responsibilities and rigors of both war and diplomacy. Martha…
Mary McLeod Bethune, Part Two [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:01:17
By modeling, educating, and encouraging others, Mrs. Bethune spent her life carrying a torch that shed a light on actionable ways to change hearts and minds and build bridges to education and equality for all. Her missio…
Mary McLeod Bethune Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:37:41
Mary McLeod Bethune was born to carry the light for others to follow. Now known as "The First Lady of the Struggle", Mrs. Bethune dedicated her entire life to the causes of education and equality for all. She swept every…
Queen Nzinga 2023 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:06
Nzinga was the warrior queen who held back Portuguese colonization in her African kingdoms of Ndongo and Matamba, kept many of her people from being captured and traded, offered refuge to anyone who needed it, and used e…
Frances Perkins Part 3 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:41:43
Miss Perkins travels to Washington to become Madam Secretary - and the architect of The New Deal. Her ferocious battles with the status quo during these years later led President Kennedy to call her "one of the most cont…

«1...678910»