Herstory

Ahhh, the days of yore. Today we're covering 2 captivating women from the Renaissance era. Amy discusses Italian poet and court writer, Christine de Pizan. Shelby shares the scandalous life of Christina, Queen of Sweden.

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Time to RAGE!!! We're covering lady punk rockers on this week's episode. Amy educates us on German singer/songwriter/actress, Nina Hagen. Shelby talks about English singer/songwriter and frontwoman for X-Ray Spex, Poly Styrene.

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If you're obsessed with the HBO show, you'll love this week's Gilded Age episode. Shelby covers The Mrs. Astor, Caroline Schermerhorn Astor. Amy educates us on another society bigwig, Marion Graves Anthon Fish.

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Crikey, we're going to Australia! Amy covers the harrowing tale of Martu Aboriginal woman, Molly Kelly. Shelby discusses Olympic swimming medal winners, Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie.

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Inspired by Shelby's recent visit to Alcatraz, we're covering Prisons. It's a broad topic, we know. Amy discusses the history of women's prisons (with STATS), mainly in the United States. Shelby talks about the women (wives of guards) and girls (daughters) who lived on Alcatraz island.

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Let's travel around the world with lady explorers. Circumnavigate the globe with Shelby and Nellie Bly. Amy covers Aloha Wanderwell who drove across the world.

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Argh! Technical difficulties left you without a March 14th episode! Here is our apology.

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Have you heard? We have a new Supreme Court nominee, and we want to know about her. Shelby and Amy cover the fluffy resume of Ketanji Brown Jackson.

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It's time to stand up and FIGHT! This week, we're covering superheroes. Amy educates us on DC Comic badass, Anita Fite. Shelby explains the origin of martial arts extraordinaire, Katana.

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We need a break, so we're taking President's Day off. Thank you for being the best Herstorians ever!!! We'll be back on Monday, February 28.

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