For the Love of History - world history, women’s history, weird history

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For the Love of History - world history, women’s history, weird history episodes

January 09, 2021Sayyida al-Hurra: the Pirate Queen of Morocco
Picture this, it's the 1400’s and a woman stands on the bridge of a great ship. There's a flurry of activity around her as ropes are tossed here and there and shouts of men fight the roar of the sea. She stands still and silent. Her Hijab wrapped elegantly around her head, pistol on her hip, her face defiant in the wind while her skirts billow around her. She is the unrivaled queen of pirates in the Mediterranean sea.
Wanna know more about this mysterious pirate queen? Then hurry up and press play friend!!
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Further Reading (Articles)
Extraordinary Muslim women
Malika VI: Sayyida Al-Hurra
Pirate Profile: Sayyida al-Hurra
Sayyida al-Hurra by the Women's Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality
Further Reading (Books)
The forgotten queens of Islam by Fatema Mernissi

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22 min
December 26, 2020Winter Witches and Folklore
Ohhh, Witchy woman! What goes together better than winter and witches?! Nothing! Cozy on up while I tell you all about sake carrying witches, witches with a hoard of baby souls, and the woman who inspired the creation of some of the most famous witches in English literature!
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Further Reading
SNOW QUEENS AND WINTER WITCHES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
The Snow Queen Audio - Fairy Tales - Storynory
Fairy Tale Subversion: Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen”
Winter, weather, and witchcraft
Witchcraft, Weather and Economic Growth in Renaissance Europe by Emily Oster
The Witch Hunts
9 Winter Holiday Folk Tales From Around the World

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31 min
December 12, 2020The Secret Lives of Geisha
Being a Geisha is kind of like being in Fight Club, the first rule is you don't talk about it. And with a rule like that, there's no wonder why the lives of these mysterious red-lipped beauties have become the source of so many rumors and myths. Find out the truth in this week's episode, the secret lives of Geisha.
Further Reading
A Typical 24 Hours of a Geisha’s Training
Enlightenment Geisha: The Sex Trade, Education, and Feminine Ideals in Early Meiji Japan
Documentaries
Documentary - A Tale Of Love And Honor - Life In Gion (sassy grandma)
Real Geisha Real Women (2009)–Documentary–Complete Film, English Subtitles
Secret World of Geisha documentary
Books
Geisha, a Life by Mineko Iwasaki
Geisha of Gion: The True Story of Japan's Foremost Geisha by Mineko Iwasaki

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33 min
November 28, 2020Criminal Ink: the history and meaning behind Yakuza tattoos
Yakuza tattoos, are they simply the marks of criminals displaying their mafia affiliation for all to see? Or do these full-body masterpieces have a deeper meaning? How did they start? How did the tattoo or irezumi come to be associated with criminals and social outcasts? Find out in this week's episode!
Further reading
Japanese Tattoos History and Meaning
A Guide to The Mythological Creatures of Japanese Irezumi
Understanding The Language Of Irezumi
History of Japanese Tattoo
Books
JAPANESE TATTOOS: HISTORY * CULTURE * DESIGN BY BRIAN ASHCRAFT
JAPANESE TATTOOS: MEANINGS, SHAPES, AND MOTIFS BY YORI MORIARTY

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37 min
November 14, 2020Onna-bugeisha: The Women Warriors of Japan
Love bad ass women who chop peaoples heads off and enact massive social change? Then you'll love this weeks episode! We’re gonna take a look at the history and legendary Onna-bugeisha who fought their foes on and off the battlefield and figure out why the lives of female warriors are the greatest untold stories in samurai history. Grab your weapon of choice, get your battle face on and let's get to it!
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Further Reading
THE ONNA-BUGEISHA – 8 FACTS ABOUT JAPAN’S FEMALE WARRIORS
The History Of The Onna-Bugeisha, Japan’s Bad Ass Female Samurai
Tomoe Gozen and Onna Bugeisha
Books
Tomoe Gozen by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Samurai Women 1184–1877by Stephen Turnbull

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36 min
October 31, 2020Yokai Watch
They sprang forth from bath water, they can bring you luck or curse you forever. They come in all shapes, sizes and species. You can find them all over Japan. They are, the Yokai!
Further Reading
http://yokai.com/
The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai
SNL Skit
TOTTORI YOKAI ROAD

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29 min
October 17, 2020The Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau
She walked the streets of New Orleans as if she owned them with her snake by her side. White slavers coward at the mear sight of her and feared her power. Heartsick lovers plead for her help and she tended to the sick and dying. Was Marie Laveau a benevolent saint or an evil voodoo sorceress? Find out this and more in this week's episode.
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Further Reading
A LONG REIGN: The Life and Times of Marie Laveau
The Marie Laveau Phenomenon
Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans
Book
A New Orleans voudou priestess : the legend and reality of Marie Laveau

Documentary
A History of Voodoo

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31 min
October 03, 2020Empress Baddie: Khutulun the Warrior
Move over Mulan there's a new warrior princess in town, she can ride horses shoot an arrow, and wrestle any man in the whos that independent badass fighter?! None other than the Mongolian marvel herself Khutulun.
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Further Research
Meet Khutulun, Mongolia’s undefeated wrestling princess
Warriors: Asian women in Asian society
Biographies Mongolian Women

Khutulun: The Undefeated Bad-Ass Mongolian Warrior Princess

Womens Equality Index

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24 min
September 26, 2020The Vices: Catherine the Great and her Sexy Furniture
Secret sexy furniture, erotic wall art, Nazis, and defamation of character! These are all topics we'll cover in this week's episode on Catherine the Great and her sexy furniture.
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Further reading
Book
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman

Articles
The strange story about Catherine the Great and her horse
Why Catherine the Great's Enemies Turned Her into a Sex Fiend
Documentaries
National Geographic Icons of Power Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great, Tsarina of Russia, Part 1

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24 min
September 12, 2020Fatima al-Fihri: the woman behind the world's oldest university
Two-thirds of the world’s illiterate population are women—you’d think that higher education started as a boys’ club, but I’ll let you in on a little secret, universities, as we know them, were started by a refugee Muslim women in 859 CE!
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Further Reading
The true story of Fatima al-Fihri, the founder of the world’s first known university

University of Machester Press Fatima al-Fihri: Founder of the world’s first university

The Arab Muslim Woman Who Brought Higher Education To The Entire World

Al-Qarawiyyin University in Fes: Brainchild of a Muslim Woman

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19 min

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