Well, I suppose all things end at some point...

I'm moving on to another history podcast project which has actually been a goal of mine for a number of years now and I've got a team working on it with me now so I'm going to focus my energy into that.  The AS(Fem)R podcast and the YouTube channel are both going to stay up but I just will no longer be active with them.

*IF* this podcast was something you enjoyed or subscribed to, please let me know at [email protected] or DM me on Instagram @asfemr.stories!  The thing with podcasting is that you can't see how many people are subscribed, just how many listens so you're kind of creating content in a vacuum.  If it's something that people miss, I am going to look at coming back to it on a bi-weekly or monthly status.

Thank you SO much for the listens and follows! Thank you for following me on my creative journey, it's been fun to do this.  

The next project I'm working on will be a podcast titled Hightailing Through History and it will be a cannabis-fueled adventure through history's weird, lesser-known moments and people (as well as a few familiar favorites!)  The start date for that is looking to be a month from now while we prepare research but you can follow us on Instagram @HightailingHistory for more information as it comes out! 

Thank you again! Take care!

~Simone

Welcome back! 

In celebration of Asian and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month, I will be covering stories on Asian and Pacific Islander women for the remainder of May (as well as in future months too of course!)

Which is why tonight’s story is going to transport us back to the Hawaiian Islands in the 1800s. Before it became America’s 50th state and a massive tourist destination. We're going back to when Hawaii was its own sovereign nation ruled by a monarchy.  Tonight our sleep story is on the last sovereign monarch of Hawaii, Queen Lili'uokalani.

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Music:

"Aloha'Oe"  written and composed by Queen Lili'uokalani

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1bIxMYPlas

Lili'u's Foundation and Trust:

https://onipaa.org/pages/the-trust

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Sources:

Alexander, Kerri Lee. Biography: Queen Lili'uokalani, National Women’s History Museum, 2020, www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/queen-liliuokalani.

F, Tehya. “The Life and History of Queen Liliʻuokalani.” For the Love of History, 3 July 2020, for-the-love-of-history.captivate.fm/episode/empress-baddie-queen-liliuokalani.

Graham, Beckett, and Susan Vollenweider. “Episode 97: Queen Lili'uokalani.” The History Chicks, 10 Jan. 2019, thehistorychicks.com/episode-97-queen-liliuokalani/.

History.com Editors. “Liliuokalani.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2 Dec. 2009, www.history.com/topics/19th-century/liliuokalani.

National Park Service. “(H)Our History Lesson: Liliuokalani, Hawaii's Last Queen (U.S. National Park Service).” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 24 Mar. 2021, www.nps.gov/articles/000/-h-our-history-lesson-liliuokalani-hawaii-s-last-queen.htm.

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I would like to acknowledge the following Traditional Custodians of the land that I record in: Peoria, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Myaamia and the Ochethi Sakowin Nations and pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging

Good evening! Welcome back! 

It's June and that means it's Pride month but where did Pride come from? When did it start and who started it?  Tonight we have a double story of the two trans women who fought for those in the margins of the marginalized and the event that cemented them as Pride and gay liberation icons in the LGBTQ+ Community.

Content Warning:

Tonight’s story contains discrimination and violence against people of color and the LGBTQ+ community, survival sex work involving a child and brief mentions of suicide. Please use discretion.

Correction!!:

I goofed and called Sylvia Rivera’s 1973 Pride Rally speech the “Y’all Better Calm Down” Speech (maybe because that is something I feel like I would say) and it is actually the “Y’all Better Quiet Down” Speech. There is a link below if you care to watch it in its entirety. It’s fiery. Also, there is some strong language.

Mentioned Media and Organizations:

Sylvia Rivera’s “Y’all Better Quiet Down” Speech in 1973 (Note: some strong language)

Sylvia Rivera Law Project 

Marsha P. Johnson Institute

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Sources:

Biography.com Editors. “Marsha P. Johnson.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 25 June 2020, www.biography.com/activist/marsha-p-johnson.

Biography.com Editors. “Sylvia Rivera.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 7 Jan. 2020, www.biography.com/activist/sylvia-rivera.

Born, Tyler. “Marsha ‘Pay It No Mind’ Johnson · Challenging Gender Boundaries: A Trans Biography Project by Students of Dr. Catherine Jacquet · OutHistory: It's About Time.” Outhistory.org, 2015, www.outhistory.org/exhibits/show/tgi-bios/marsha-p-johnson%20.

Chan, Sewell. “Marsha P. Johnson, a Transgender Pioneer and Activist.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 8 Mar. 2018, www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlooked-marsha-p-johnson.html.

Franke-Ruta, Garance. “An Amazing 1969 Account of the Stonewall Uprising.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 18 June 2019, www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/01/an-amazing-1969-account-of-the-stonewall-uprising/272467/.

Goodman, Elyssa. “Sylvia Rivera Changed Queer and Trans Activism Forever.” Them., 26 Mar. 2019, www.them.us/story/sylvia-rivera.

Pruitt, Sarah. “What Happened at the Stonewall Riots? A Timeline of the 1969 Uprising.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 13 June 2019, www.history.com/news/stonewall-riots-timeline.

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I would like to acknowledge the following Traditional Custodians of the land that I record in: Peoria, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Myaamia and the Ochethi Sakowin Nations and pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

Good evening! 

This is 4 days late, apologies!  Better late than never though because this story is so important!  This past week the U.S. celebrated Memorial Day but it was also the last day of May, which is Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.  The story of Susan Ahn Cuddy is at the intersection of those two days of honor.  

Sources:

Cuddy, Philip. “A True Role Model.” Susan Ahn Cuddy, www.susanahncuddy.com/susansbiography.html.

Foundation for Women Warriors. “Susan Ahn Cuddy, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy.” Foundation for Women Warriors, 30 Mar. 2020, foundationforwomenwarriors.org/susan-ahn-cuddy-lieutenant-u-s-navy/.

Lange, Katie. “Navy Lt. Susan Ahn Cuddy Carved the Path for Asian American Women.” U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, 30 Apr. 2021, www.defense.gov/Explore/Features/Story/Article/2586537/navy-lt-susan-ahn-cuddy-carved-the-path-for-asian-american-women/.

Lohafer, Jessica and Morris, Caitlin. “Anna May Wong and Susan Ahn Cuddy.” Special Lady    Day Podcast, 8 April 2021. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/17-anna-may-wong-   and-susan-ahn-cuddy/id1476397648?i=1000516387983

Warren, Mia, and Emma Bowman. “Their 'Tough' Mom Was Also The Navy's 1st Asian American Woman Officer.” NPR, NPR, 17 Aug. 2019, www.npr.org/2019/08/17/751418920/their-tough-mom-was-also-the-navy-s-1st-asian-american-woman-officer.

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I would like to acknowledge the following Traditional Custodians of the land that I record in: Peoria, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Myaamia and the Ochethi Sakowin Nations and pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging

Tonight we have a sleep story about Khutulun, warrior daughter of Kaidu Kahn who vowed to only marry a man if he could defeat her in a wrestling contest.  Tune in and drift off learning how it played out for her and how she came to own 10,000 horses! 

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Sources:

F., Tehya. "Empress Baddie: Khutulun the Warrior.” For The Love of History. Episode 23, 2 October 2020. https://for-the-love-of-history.captivate.fm/episode/empress-baddie-khutulun-the-warrior-

Frey, Holly and Wilson, Tracy V. “Mongolian Princess Khutulun.” from iHeart Radio, 22 March 2017. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history-cl-21124503/episode/mongolian-princess-khutulun-30207430/

L.C. “Khutulun, the Mongolian Warrior Princess.” Archeotravelers.com, 17 Jan. 2021, www.archeotravelers.com/en/2020/09/11/khutulun-the-mongolian-warrior-princess/.

Lamoureux, Aimee. “How Genghis Khan's Great-Great-Granddaughter Turned Into One Of Asia's Fiercest Warriors.” All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 10 Apr. 2018, allthatsinteresting.com/khutulun.

Lord, Alexis and Strickon, Hailey. “Episode 144: Khutulun, The Mongolian Wrestling     Princess.” from Acast, Hysterical History, 3 March 2020, https://feeds.acast.com/public/   shows/hysterical-history

Reilly, Lucas. “The Mongolian Princess Who Challenged Her Suitors to a Wrestling Match-and Always Won.” Mental Floss, 19 Oct. 2018, www.mentalfloss.com/article/560956/mongolian-princess-who-challenged-her-suitors-wrestling-match-and-always-won.

“Mongol Empire.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 20 May 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_Empire.

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Hello all you beauties!   

Just wanted to let you all know what is going on for the next 2 to 3 weeks around here because I thought you should know just in case you're wondering where I have gone.    

I recently added a temporary part-time position on top of what I'm doing to help some folks out until the end of the school year. I got a call saying extra help is needed for 2 weeks and so I decided it would be best for me to take a short break from AS(Fem)R during that time so that I can focus on that temp work fully and then I can focus fully on THIS.  Because I love it and I love that you're here along for the ride with me and you deserve to have my full focus as well!  :-)  

You can watch the full message in the episode but that's the jist of it all.  Take care of yourself and I'm going to see you again REALLY SOON! xx   

Sweet Dreams, Simone

Welcome back to AS(Fem)R! 

Today we conclude the story on Helen Keller with the second part of her autobiography The Story of My Life.  

This episode includes chapters 13-23.

My deepest apologies for the change in sound around the 50 minute mark and until approximately 90 minutes or so.  In a bind, I had to use my computer microphone so there is a little bit of an echo and it is slightly louder. I tried to edit it and I got it better but still, you deserve perfection with your peaceful sleep.  Again, I'm sorry about that!  

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Sources:

Keller, Helen, et al. The Story of My Life: Helen Keller. Wilder Pub., 2012.

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Hello and welcome back to AS(Fem)R!   

I have a little different version of storytelling for you this week.  This was something I planned to do down the line for authors and poets whose works were in the public domain but it just so happens that the autobiography for Helen Keller is in the public domain and, instead of researching and writing my OWN story on her, I figured who better than to tell her own story than the woman herself in her own words!   

Helen Keller is someone I knew very little about before reading her story so I am learning right alongside of you!  

This episode includes chapters 1-11 and the remaining half of the book will be released this Thursday, April 22nd so you won't have to wait a full week :-)

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Sources:  

Keller, Helen, et al. The Story of My Life: Helen Keller. Wilder Pub., 2012.      

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Good evening! 

Do you like your sleep stories with a heaping side of vengeance?  If so, you're going to love Boudica, the Iceni warrior queen in Roman Britain.  

**Content warning: Nearly the entire story takes place on a battlefield and although I never give gory or disturbing details, the story does contain talk of warfare, death, and, more importantly, a mention of rape which some discussion around it. Please listen at your own discretion.

Sources:

Bragg, Melvyn, et. all. “Boudica.” In Our Time: History from BBC Radio 4. 10 March, 2010. bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00r7lr9

Hughes, Tristian, and Gillespie, Caitlin. “Boudica: Britian’s Warrior Queen.” The Ancients from Acast. 6 March, 2021. https://play.acast.com/s/the-ancients/boudica-warriorwomanofancientbritain

Hughes, Tristian and Gillespie, Caitlin. “Boudica: Through Roman Eyes.” The Ancients from Acast. 20 March, 2021. https://play.acast.com/s/the-ancients/boudica-throughromaneyes

Jenner, Greg, et. all. “Boudica.” You’re Dead to Me from BBC Radio 4. 13 September, 2019. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07n8nrg

Lewis, Jone Johnson. “Biography of Boudicca, British Celtic Warrior Queen.” ThoughtCo, 3 July 2019, www.thoughtco.com/boudicca-boadicea-biography-3528571.

Q, Shannon. “Boudicca Biography: The Celtic Warrior Queen.” Biographics, Biographics.org, 30 May 2019, biographics.org/boudicca-biography-the-celtic-warrior-queen/.

I would like to acknowledge the following Traditional Custodians of the land that I record in: Peoria, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Myaamia and the Ochethi Sakowin Nations and pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.   

Hello and welcome back to AS(Fem)R!  This week's story is about Henrietta Lacks and her incredible "immortal" cells.  Although she might not be a household name, I would be so bold as to say that not a single person that listens to this episode HASN'T been affected by Henrietta in some way.  

Tonight's whispered story introduces Henrietta the person and discusses her legacy to medicine and the controversy that surrounds her story.  I hope it brings you relaxation and deep sleep.

The Henrietta Lacks Foundation: http://henriettalacksfoundation.org/

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Sources:

Ahluwalia, Maninder. “Genetic Privacy: We Must Learn from the Story of Henrietta Lacks.” New Scientist, 1 Aug. 2020, www.newscientist.com/article/2250449-genetic-privacy-we-must-learn-from-the-story-of-henrietta-lacks/.

Butanis, Benjamin. “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” Johns Hopkins Medicine, 12 Apr. 2017, www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henriettalacks/immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks.html.

“Henrietta Lacks: Science Must Right a Historical Wrong.” Nature News, Nature Publishing Group, 1 Sept. 2020, www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02494-z.

Rutsch, Poncie. “Henrietta Lacks.” Babes of Science. 6 March 2017, https://babesofscience.libsyn.com/henrietta-lacks

Skloot, Rebecca. “Henrietta Lacks: How Her Cells Became One of the Most Important Medical Tools in History.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 22 Apr. 2017, www.history.com/news/rebecca-skloot-on-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks?li_source=LI&li_medium=m2m-rcw-biography.

White, Tracie, et al. “Listen to the Human Stories, the Henrietta Lacks Family Tells Scientists.” Scope, Logo Left ContentLogo Right Content 10,000+ Posts Scope Stanford University School of Medicine Blog, 25 Apr. 2018, scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/04/24/listen-to-the-human-stories-the-henrietta-lacks-family-tells-scientists/#:~:text=Henrietta%20Lacks%20was%20a%20poor,to%20treatment%20for%20cervical%20cancer.&text=%E2%80%9CWe%20have%20a%20better%20sense,a%20mom%2C%20as%20a%20wife.

Zielinski, Sarah. “Henrietta Lacks' 'Immortal' Cells.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 22 Jan. 2010, www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/henrietta-lacks-immortal-cells-6421299/.

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