Forgotten Lives

Forgotten Lives

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Forgotten Lives episodes

  • The Slave who Inherited a Fortune | Amanda America Dickson
    Welcome to Forgotten Lives! In today's episode, we are looking into the life of Amanda America Dickson a slave who inherited her fathers fortune becoming one of the wealthiest African Americans in the country! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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    13 min
  • The Tragic Life of "Hottentot Venus"| Sara Baartman
    Welcome to Forgotten Lives! In today's episode, we are looking into the life of Sara Baartman a Khoi Khoi woman who was enslaved and exploited in England and Paris for her appearance! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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    14 min
  • The Tragic Life of Spain’s Inbred Princess
    Welcome to Forgotten Lives! In today's episode we are looking into the life of Margaret Theresa of Spain, an Infanta of the Spanish House of Habsurg who married her unlce Leopold I, becoming Holy Roman Empress. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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    18 min
  • The Voodoo Priestess who Destroyed her Town | Julia Brown
    Welcome to Forgotten Lives! In today's episode, we are looking into the life of Julia Brown! A voodoo priestess who according to legend cursed her town bringing about its destruction! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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    13 min
  • The Tragic Life of The “Monster” of The Palace | Eugenia Martínez
    Welcome to Forgotten Lives! In today's episode we are looking into the life of Eugenia Martínez a girl ridiculed for her size and weight by her neighbors who then joined the royal court of Charles II of Spain at the age of six where she was then nicknamed "the monster". Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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    15 min

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Welcome to Forgotten Lives! A channel that looks into the lives of interesting unknown people mainly from the 17th, 18th,19th and 20th century!