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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.
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Sarah Winchester and the Winchester Mystery House
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Join us on this Halloween bonus episode as we revisit our 2019 coverage of Sarah Winchester! The Winchester Mystery House has intrigued people for almost a century. Its story has always been a dramatic one, full of ghosts, guns, and desperation - but perhaps there is a simpler explanation buried within the life of Sarah Winchester herself. We would…
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Join us as we discuss our recent field trip to the city that never sleeps! Fifty friends joined us for a women's history extravaganza (and thirty more dropped by for a celebration on the water)! From the gritty realities of the Tenement Museum to the excesses of America's Gilded Age - the sobering truths of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire to the glitt…
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It's election season here in the US, so we're revisiting the life of the very first woman to run for the American Presidency in 1872. Victoria Woodhull crafted a life for herself from very raw materials when she traveled from an abusive childhood to an aristocratic end and, throughout it all, was a woman ahead of her time. This episode is sponsored…
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They said it couldn't be done; that the deck, and the odds, were stacked against her, but Trudy Ederle listened only to her heart during her record-breaking swim across the English Channel. She was the first woman to accomplish this feat - and her record would hold for another 24 years. Gertrude Ederle made women's history. This episode is supporte…
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We reached back a few years to again shine the spotlight on this remarkable woman. Fannie Lou Hamer began life as a small child whose hard labor was key to her family’s survival. She grew up to become a fiery civil rights activist who would not be silenced by intimidation, violence, or the personal wishes of the President of the United States himse…
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Emily Roebling stepped in to facilitate the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge after her husband, its chief engineer, fell victim to a mysterious illness. Though her contributions were kept shadowed at the time, later generations have come to realize how critical she was to the project's completion. There are just a few tickets left to join us in …
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Empress Maria Theresa of Austria Part 2
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Maria Theresa was the only woman to rule the Hapsburg dominions in her own right and is considered to have been one of its most successful leaders. Gathering the broken pieces of the empire she inherited, she assembled a brand new country - strategically laying the foundations of cultural reform that changed the course of history. This episode is s…
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Empress Maria Theresa of Austria Part 1
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Destined from her cradle for a seat on the throne, Maria Theresa had to fight both the prejudices of her age AND some of the greatest warriors of the time in order to secure her empire. Please join us on our Field Trip Dinner Cruise on September, 14th in NYC! DETAILS HERE Support for this episode from: Pack your bags with Quince Treat yourself with…
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Austria Field Trip Travelogue 2024
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Please join us and our fellow Field Trip Friends as we tell you all about our adventures in Austria! From the glamour of the Habsburgs in Vienna to the musical history of Salzburg and points in between, we'll tell you our stories of history, gastronomy, comedy... and friendship. Factor Meals: 50% off your first box Lume Deodorant: 15% off all produ…
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Today we bring you our traditional Fourth of July holiday coverage of the life and times of the Statue of Liberty, from her conception at a dinner party in France to the symbol of hope she has become for the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBởi The History Chicks | QCODE
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Once upon a time, a daughter of privilege took her enormous intelligence, unfathomable bravery, and an entire set of Wedgwood china into the uncharted parts of the Middle East, making maps, discoveries and friends along the way. Her work helped pave the way for the establishment of the modern country of Iraq. This episode is brought to you, in part…
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Georgia O'Keeffe is known as the mother of Modernism; she created a vast body of work, always finding a novel way to express what she wanted to say through her art. After talking about Mary Cassatt, we were both drawn back to her story and thought you might like to revisit her, too. From 2018 This episode is sponsored by: Factor Meals: Use code hc5…
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Mary Cassatt had always been an independent thinker. But once she became a member of the radical group of artists known as the Impressionists, she sidestepped expectations of gender (and the traditional rules of artistic expression) and forged a singular style that was all her own. This episode is supported by: OSEA: Clean, vegan skin and body care…
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