Chickstory

In the final episode of Season 5, Phoebe tells Annie all about Helen B. Taussig, a remarkable woman who overcame learning difficulties to become the founder of pediatric cardiology. 

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This week, Annie tells Phoebe all about Eleanor of Aquitaine who at the age of 15 became the most sought-after bride of her generation. She was also the only woman ever to be the queen of France and the queen of England in one lifetime!

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This week Annie tells Phoebe all about Kathleen M. Butler. Many know John Bradfield - the man behind the Sydney Harbour Bridge, but we bet you've never heard of Kathleen - the woman who helped build one of the world's most popular landmarks.

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This week, Phoebe tells Annie all about Joan Rosanove, Victoria's first QC (now KC) who fought for women's rights within the legal justice system.

Trigger warning: we chat about some pretty grisly stuff involving murder and deaths in this one- just a heads up if that's not your cup of tea.

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In this weeks ep, Annie tells Phoebe all about Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the unknown woman who worked alongside Susan B Anthony who together began the many decades of work it would take to secure the right the vote for women.

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This week, Phoebe tells Annie all about Aletta Jacobs the first woman to officially attend a Dutch university and who went on to become one of the first female physicians in the Netherlands. Aletta was passionate about women's rights concerning birth and went on to open the world's first birth control clinic!

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This week Annie tells Phoebe all about Maria Telkes, otherwise known as The Sun Queen - a Hungarian-American biophysicist, scientist and inventor who successfully developed the first solar thermal storage systems which were used to create one of the first solar-heated homes which started the American Solar Housing Boom in the 1970s.

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This week Phoebe tells Annie all about Gertrude Bell, an English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, and archaeologist who spent most of her life exploring and mapping the Middle East.

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This week Phoebe tells Annie the delightful story of Isabella Bird - one of the most accomplished female travellers of the 19th Century!

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This week Annie tells Phoebe all about Melitta Bentz - a German Housewife whose invention is still one of the most commonly used items across the globe! But not by Phoebe, she wants nothing to do with it :-)

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