Best Wining About Herstory Podcasts (2025)

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Ep268. Ready to Serve & The Forgotten First Lady 1:28:50

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First, Kelley tells the story of Aileen Cole Stewart, a Red Cross nurse who, despite being denied the opportunity to serve overseas in WWI, played an invaluable part in fighting the 1918 Influenza Pandemic on the home front. Then, Emily covers Tsuru Aoki, a Japanese silent film star who straddled stereotypes to give her character's depth, while bat…

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Ep267. Be Bold. Be Brief. Be Gone. & Captain Molly 1:34:11

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The ladies are celebrating Memorial Day by talking about our sheroes, government conspiracies, and Big Macs! First, Emily covers Maj. Megan McClung, a Marine Officer who gave everything in the line of duty, but has been declared to be incompliant with the Department of Defense "policies and procedures." Then, Kelley tells the tale of Margaret Cochr…

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Ep266. The Queen of Coal & The Last Call 1:11:58

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What happens when a maid marries the son of her rich employer? Not what you'd think! Kelley wines about Sarah B. Cochran, a woman who came from a one-dress household and became an absurdly rich business magnate and philanthropist who knew that money wasn't the most important thing in the world, but rather what you do with it. Then, Emily tells the …

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Ep265. The Mother Who Saved Suffrage (feat. The Apple of His Mother's Aye) & Poised For A Comeback 1:07:27

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Happy Mothers' Day to mothers of all kinds (especially the motherfuckers!) Emily tells the story of Phoebe 'Febb' Ensminger Burn, a proud, intelligent Southern woman who wrote a letter to her son and changed the course of history. Then, Kelley covers Mary Burrill, a queer black writer and playwright who tackled issues such as systemic racism, the c…

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Ep264. First Lady of Billiards & A Lady's Last Stand 1:08:54

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Glowing ovaries, persistent boxers, and showtune shame! First, Kelley explains the difference between pool and billiards (yes there is a difference) as she covers Masako 'Katsy' Katsura, a champion billiards player who broke the green felt ceiling and became an international star! Then, Emily tells the tale of Hangaku Gozen, a fierce warrior who wa…

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Ep263. Operation Deep Freeze & Dark Matter Halo 1:41:55

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The ladies are PUMPED to bring you two amazing stories filled with controversy, inhabitable landscapes, and DIY surgery! First, Emily tells the harrowing story of Dr. Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald who, after a messy divorce, decided to get away from it all- by going to the bottom of the world to be a doctor at an Antarctic research station. But when Dr.…

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Ep262. Fugitive Brewer & The Woman With the Handbag 1:44:41

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Whether you're a herstorian or a certifiable baddie, you're going to LOVE these two ladies who were having NONE of it. First, Kelley tells the story of Patsy Young, an enslaved woman who escaped and built a life for herself, including a career as a brewer. But when her enslaver came looking, she wasn't going to let go of her freedom so easily. Then…

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Ep261. The Pickle Sisters & A High-Grade Bitch 1:37:53

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Righteous rage, medieval bops, and internet family lore is all that's getting the ladies through this latest wave of dystopian nightmare fuel! First, Emily tells the tale of The Pickle Sisters, a 1920s pickle-themed vaudeville group who went viral online when their photo went viral online. But are these gherkin gals all that they appear? Then, Kell…

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Ep260. Maternity Maven & The Crusade for Forgotten Souls 1:48:49

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The ladies were THRILLED (and shocked?) to be invited back to the Olmsted County History Center to perform LIVE! Kelley tells the story of Dr. Martha Ripley, an activist who came to Minneapolis and changed the game for maternity care. Then, Emily covers Engla Schey, a woman who, after being devastated by her father's mental illness, launched a one-…

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Ep259. La Liga & Pocket Full of Bullets 1:49:40

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This week the ladies are joined AUDIBLY by the one and only POD JESUS to tell the stories of two amazing Hispanic women! First, Kelley tells the story of Jovita Idar, a journalist, reformer, and civil rights activist who literally stood her ground against military oppression. Then, Emily revisits Costa Rica through the story of Francisca 'Pancha' C…

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Ep258. May Her Name be Remembered & Benz it Like Bertha 1:37:32

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Strap in and strap on for some melodramatic darkness! First, Emily tells the incredible story of Rose Girone, who lived to be 113 years old, despite the world's best efforts to kill her. Then, Kelley tells the story of the first EPIC road trip by Bertha Benz, a super nerd who was determined to help her equally nerdy husband make their automobile dr…

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Ep257. A Revolutionary Rider & A Revolutionary Writer REDEMPTION 2:05:34

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The ladies are traveling back in time to the humble year of our Goddess, 2019, seeking redemption for their first ever episode! No more static, no more echoing, and NO MORE tin-can audio! But don't worry- the wine, chaos, and complete lack of professionalism are still in tact. First, Kelley tells the expanded story of Sybil Luddington, the girl who…

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Ep256. Pure and Simple & National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month 2:22:11

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Emily tells the stories of Tidye Pickett and Louise Stokes, two Olympic runners who had their shot at the spotlight stolen from them. Then, Kelley covers Bebe Moore, a woman who dropped her teaching career to become a writer and ended up transforming the mental health space for women of color. Stay away from sketchy radio DJs and beef up your books…

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Ep217. I'm Someone & An Immortal Life 1:25:34

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The ladies are coming at you from the humble year of 2024 to bring you the, too long delayed, stories of Mary Kenner & Henrietta Lacks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Wining About Herstory

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Ep255. A Girl is a Diamond's Best Friend & Wings of Hope 1:45:56

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Gaslighting, science jargon, and living nightmares! Kelley covers Dame Kathleen Lonsdale, a smartie who cracked the structural code on diamonds. Then, Emily tells the harrowing tale of Juliane Koepcke who, after falling 2 miles out of the sky, walked her way out of the Amazon. Grab your crystals (not those crystals) and beware of Christmas cake, be…

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Ep254. The Club from Nowhere & The Gatekeeper 2:21:25

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Sub implosions, conspiracy theories, and death classism! Emily covers Georgia Gilmore, a leader in the Montgomery Bus Boycott whose cooking and activism were both dishes best served piping hot. Then, Kelley tells the s tory of Dorothy McKibbin, a globe-trotting gal who became one of the most trusted people for the United States' most secretive oper…

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Ep253. Industry Builder & The Cheese State Champion 2:07:29

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Cyberstalking! Inappropriate office decor! Puking! The Virgin Mary! Somehow, by the grace of God (or in spite of it) the ladies are bringing ALL of this and more this week. First, Kelley honors her gamer side by highlighting Carol Kantor, one of the early thought leaders in the video game industry! Back when Pong was all the rage and game developer…

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Ep252. St. Paul's First Teacher & First Nations and the First War 1:56:10

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MOVE over 2024, the new year is here! Joined by friend Katee and silent watcher Drew, the ladies are talking ghostly time travel, voting loopholes, and glass dildoes! First, Emily stays close to home, investigating a local school's namesake Harriet Bishop. Best known as 'St. Paul's First Teacher,' Harriet's life and legacy is much more messy and pr…

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Ep251. Shaker Saw Maker & The Unexpected Origins of Rice-a-Roni 1:46:05

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As we brace for the new year, these two women are helping us end 2024 off with innovation, resilience, and generosity. Kelley covers Tabitha Babbitt, an innovative Shaker woman who found a better way to cut wood and shared it instead of patenting it. Then, Emily shares the story of Pailadzo Captanian, a survivor of the Armenian genocide whose most …

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Ep250. Crabby Witch and Her Cat & Terrible Mother-in-Law 1:13:33

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Over the years, we have covered powdered faced hags, candle-clad saints, and the first-nameless Mrs. Clause. This year, we are bringing two new figures to the wintry women cannon! Emily tells the tale of Grýla, an Icelandic giantess who eats children. But why is she so nasty? From lay-about husbands to prankster sons, Grýla has plenty to be pissy a…

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Ep249. Unstoppable Adventuress & Teacher of the Twister 1:58:01

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Spend too much money at the holiday market? Well strap in and strap on for some totally FREE feminine goodness! Kelley tells the story of mountaineering maniac Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed who battled steep inclines and Victorian sensibilities to not only climb every mountain, but help more women tap into their potential. Then, Emily visits the land …

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Ep248. Jane's Body & Anti-Puritan Priestess 1:11:29

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Nothing says 'Thanksgiving' like ill-prepared colonists, Puritanical mania, and an old fashioned massacre! First, Emily tells the disastrous story of Jamestown through the eyes of one unfortunate settler. Then, Kelley tells the story of Anne Hutchinson, a woman living in the Massachusetts (bless you) colony and dared to question one man's understan…

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Ep247. Chief Instigator & Impostress Rabbit 1:34:10

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This week the ladies are saluting instigators, imposters, and improbably diagnoses! First, Kelley takes us to the magical land of Haskell's Raskells Ranch where a teacher named Phyllis Patterson decided to bring history to life, inadvertently inventing everyone's favorite corset cinching, fox tail wearing, fairy wing fluttering, chain mail clinking…

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Ep246. Madame Queen of Policy & Color Coded Piracy 2:12:35

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The ladies are PISSED and here to talk about a couple of ladies who did not SIT DOWN or SHUT UP and GOT IT DONE! First, Emily tells the story of Stephanie St. Claire, a criminal queen pin in Harlem who used her ill-gotten gains to help financially support the black community. But when the Italian Mafia set their sights on her operation, it was all …

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The Seneca Falls Convention- Herstory Happenings 55:55

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Due to illness, emotional devastation, and a 2-year-old's birthday party, the ladies were not able to record a new episode this week. But because you can't NOT have your weekly hit of herstory, we're releasing our first-ever Herstory Happenings on the Seneca Falls Convention! Learn about the first women's rights convention in the United States and …

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Ep245. Ghostly Love Story & The Watseka Wonder 1:18:55

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Because spooky season is a state of mind, the ladies are bringing you the tales of some frightening femmes! Kelley tells the legend of Mae Nak, a woman who loved her husband so much that she defied the laws of nature to be with him. But did he appreciate it?? Then, Emily tells a strange tale of Lurancy Vennum, a 13-year-old girl who began exhibitin…

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Ep244. The Toilet Ghost feat. Bite Sized Crime 1:04:27

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Against all reason, Joy from Bite Sized Crime is BACK to listen to the ladies tell her a ghastly tale of war, stolen innocence, and spooky toilets. After falling victim to a WWII air raid, a young girl, Hanako, was cursed to haunt the girl's toilet, unleashing bizarre punishments on those who disturb her. Climb atop your shit pedestal and watch out…

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Ep243. Escape from the Bunker feat. Bite Sized Crime 2:03:56

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The ladies are kicking off a spooky season so big that it takes THREE gals to make it happen! Joined by Joy Scaglione of the Bite Sized Crime podcast, we're talking true crime, chronic anxiety, and Robert Stack's trench coat. Joy shares the story of a hometown horror- in 2006, 14-year-old Elizabeth Shoaf was kidnapped while getting off the school b…

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Ep242. New England Vampire & Boomerang Babe 1:13:21

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It's the most HORRIBLE TIME of the year! The ladies are dipping their toes in the dark waters of the spooky and unexplained this week with two truly terrifying tales. First, Emily shares the story of Mercy Lena Brown. When a mysterious illness ravaged the Brown family, the townsfolk of Exeter, Rhode Island, suspected a vampire was preying on the fa…

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Ep241. A Good Fit & Tin Noses Shop 1:38:23

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The ladies may not know where or when they are, but they know it's time for some herstory! First, Kelley covers Martha Bernal, a Mexican American woman who took her experiences facing discrimination along with her career in psychology to pioneer a whole new field of mental health study and care. Then, Emily tells the story of Anna Coleman Ladd. As …

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Ep240. Finding Nellie & Guardian of the Rivers 1:51:49

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Drugged up dogs, corporate evil, and copious amounts of birthday cake! Emily tells the story of Ellie De Castro who set out on a mission to find out who Nellie E. Brown, the namesake of her father's elementary school, was. The simple question took an international team two years to answer and was far from what anyone expected. Then, Kelley tells th…

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Ep239. Not Spilling the Tea & Mother in a Million 1:46:30

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Same shit, different way! Kelley tells the story of Penelope Barker, a woman living in the American Colonies who capitalized on several husbands' (unintentional) deaths to raise her status, make her own money, and start the first women's led political movement! Then, Emily tells the story Phyllis Lumley, the woman behind the viral 1950s television …

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Ep238. Sexy Archery & Wicked WAVE 1:29:33

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The Ladies are BACK! AGAIN! For the 238th time! First, Emily celebrates the Olympics by covering Olympian Matilda 'Lida' Scott Howell, who found love and success through archery, making history at the first Olympic Games to be held in the U.S. Then, Kelley tells the story of Susan Ahn Cuddy, a Korean American woman who proved just what a woman coul…

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Ep237. A Giant Pity Party & A Shady Lady 1:47:51

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We are Gerbil Money Pit and we are here to rock your faces off! First, Kelley tells the story of Penta who, to avoid her pervy brother, cut off her hands, gave birth to a dog, and attended the world's worst pity party. Then, Emily covers Elizabeth 'Baby Doe' Tabor, an ambitious young woman whose meteoric rise and fall is still legendary in Colorado…

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Ep236. Never Come, Never Go & What’s in a Name? 1:51:06

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This week's episode is sponsored by unmitigated nonsense! Emily covers Sarah Kidder who wasn't kidding around when she became the first woman President of a (questionably named) railroad! Then, Kelley tells the story of Helen Gardener (the artist formally known as Alice Chenoweth) who was a writer, activist, and intellectual, but DEFINTELY NOT a fe…

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Ep235. Great Expectations & The Far Traveled 1:41:31

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The ladies are here to drink and validate your beautiful self! Kelley tells the story of Laura Bridgman, a disabled woman who redefined what people thought a blind and deaf person could accomplish. Then, Emily covers Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, a far traveling Viking woman who had bad luck with husbands, but great fortune with traveling the world. Gr…

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Ep234. No Man is Worth It & Disabled and Happy 1:01:45

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Swarthy fireman, gaslighting cohosts, and looks that could kill! Emily shares the story of Kate the ghost, a hard working gal who got caught up in men's bullshit and now haunts the location of her greatest tragedy. Then, Kelley tells the story of Eliza Suggs who, despite suffering from brittle bone syndrome, brought short girl energy to everything …

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Ep233. The Roaring Girl & Nice Chinese Girls Don’t 1:50:13

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It's Dairy Appreciation Month y'all so naturally, we're wining about LGBTQ ladies! First, Kelley tells the story of Mary Frith, AKA Mol Cutpurse, used her affinity for masculine clothes to further her criminal enterprises. Then, Emily talks about Kitty Tsui, a multi-hyphenate living legend who helped to establish the AAPI Lesbian community in Calif…

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Ep232. Better Faster Farther: How Running Changed Everything We Know About Women, An Interview With Maggie Mertens 1:16:59

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Falling uteruses! Epic gore! A vindicated grandma! Author of 'Better Faster Farther: How Running Changed Everything We Know About Women,' Maggie Mertens joins the ladies to talk about these topics and more! Better Faster Farther explores the history of women in running, the myths that were designed to hold women back, and the liberation women have …

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Ep231. That Time I Adopted My Girlfriend & Girlish Trash 1:07:01

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With thanks to Li Perez, the ladies are drinking some GORG Stella Pino Grigio to wine about boobs, women, and how history hates women! First, Emily tells the story of author Nobuku Yoshiya, an open lesbian who defined the Shojo and Yuri genres and went to extreme legal lengths to be with her partner! Then, Kelley tells the story of Vasilissa Vasily…

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Ep230. The Valiant Ladies of Pitosi & In My Present Makeup 1:05:48

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If you like obscure LGBTQ+ women from history that you DEF should have heard of, then BRING YA ASS to this week's episode! First, Kelley tells the story of the ultimate odd couple, Ana Lezama de Urinza and Eustaquia de Sonza, who bonded over a love of swordplay and vigilante justice. Then, Emily brings her ass back to Minnesota to tell the story of…

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Ep229. An American Airman & The Lady of the Air 1:31:13

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Secret double lives! Aerial jail breaks! Extreme sandwiches! This week's episode has it all. First, Emily explores the history of LGBTQ+ folks in the military through the story of Master Sergeant Helen Godvin. Throughout her 20 year career in the Air Force, Helen was forced to live a double life due to the U.S. Military's homophobic policies. At wo…

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Ep228. Mother to All & Flying Solo 1:19:32

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How do you tell if a toy is for a boy or a girl? What's the most magical word in the English language? Learn all of this and more in this week's episode! Kelley travels back to the Philippines to tell the incredible story of Josefa Llanes Escoda, a woman who worked to support the women and children of her country through education and scouting- and…

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Ep227. Stagecoach Mary & Big Courage 1:11:54

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This week's very special episode is brought to you by pug chaos! Enjoy the melodic tones of snoring dogs rustling through Target bags! Emily tells the epic tale of Mary Fields, a woman who had one epic mission- to deliver the mail, regardless of rain, shine, or bandits! Then, Kelley tells the story of Ani Pachen, a Tibetan woman who just wanted to …

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Ep226. Federation Feminist & The Greatest Player You’ve Never Heard Of 1:58:04

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This week the ladies are talking sports with to athletic angels who worked to break the racial and gender barriers imposed in sports! Kelley tells the story of Alice Milliat, an accomplished athlete that campaigned for more opportunities for women in sports. Then, Emily covers Toni Stone, who had to battle not only racism but also sexism to become …

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Ep225. Bostonian Buccaneer & The Wooing of Étaíne 1:09:15

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After last week's depression-fest, the ladies got real weird with it! First, Emily tells the strange tale of Rachel Wall, a woman who had big dreams of living by the ocean which turned into a full-blown career in piracy. Then, Kelley tells the truly twisty tale of Étaíne, an legendary Irish beauty who, naturally, everyone wanted to get with. The at…

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Ep224. Commander Beauty Queen & The Unknown Woman of the Seine 1:37:35

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Rebel forces and floating corpses, these are just a few of our favorite things! First, Kelley tells the story of the beauty queen battle axe Remedios Gomez-Paraiso who led rebel forces into battle against the occupying Japanese army in her pageant best. Then, Emily covers who may be our most unknown woman of all time, a nameless young woman who was…

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Ep223. Catholic Cat Lady & The Florence Nightingale of the Sea 2:03:15

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If you're looking for cats, traitorous seamen, and a man's opinion about 'woman sports' then you've come to the right place! This week, Emily discovers her own personal savior, St. Gertrude of Nivelles, who used her love of service to avoid throngs of thirsty suitors. Then, Kelley tells the incredible story of Mary Ann Brown Patten, a ride or die b…

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Ep222. A Difficult Woman & The Digging Dame 2:33:52

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This week the ladies cover two ladies who defied the physical odds in the face of incredibly tragedy! First, Kelley covers Wanda Rutkiewicz, a mountaineer who defied gender, nature, and death itself. The, Emily tells the story Elizabeth Thorn who, when the Battle of Gettysburg left her home and town devastated, undertook the gruesome but necessary …

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Ep221. Champion of the Boomers & Fire of Love 1:43:32

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This week the ladies are wining about two power couples who have set the bar high for relationship goals! First, Emily shares the story of Frances Hamerstrom, a naturalist who loved prairie chickens, conservation, and biological warfare. Then, Kelley tells the story of Katia Krafft who turned her volcano phase into a full-blown career and lifestyle…