Herstory

Herstory

By Shelby StocktonComedyEducation
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Herstory episodes

  • Socialites
    Let's talk about the blue bloods. Amy tells the saga of Wallis Simpson, the woman who could have been queen - but not really. Shelby discusses Alva Belmont who was RIDIC rich and a suffragist. Cheerio!
    1 hr 8 min
  • Women's Work Credited to Men

    It's annoying, but it's real. Sometimes ladies get the shaft. Amy discusses Lizzie Magie and her economic board game The Landlord's Game. Shelby covers Margaret Keane and her Big Eyes paintings. Sit back and try not to break a pencil in half.

    59 min
  • Women's Work Credited to Men
    It's annoying, but it's real. Sometimes ladies get the shaft. Amy discusses Lizzie Magie and her economic board game The Landlord's Game. Shelby covers Margaret Keane and her Big Eyes paintings. Sit back and try not to break a pencil in half.
    59 min
  • Pirates

    Arrr matey. Today's episode is all about our swashbuckling sisters of the sea. Shelby discusses the ruler of China's coasts, Ching Shih. Amy gives us the deets on Anne Bonny, an Irish pirate who could hold her own in any fight with a man. Put on your eye patch and let your parrot sit on your shoulder for this adventurous episode.

    Intro Song: What I Do by Kristy Krüger © ℗Just Like Freddy Music ASCAP

    1 hr 3 min
  • Pirates
    Arrr matey. Today's episode is all about our swashbuckling sisters of the sea. Shelby discusses the ruler of China's coasts, Ching Shih. Amy gives us the deets on Anne Bonny, an Irish pirate who could hold her own in any fight with a man. Put on your eye patch and let your parrot sit on your shoulder for this adventurous episode. 
    Intro Song: What I Do by Kristy Krüger © ℗
    Just Like Freddy Music ASCAP
    1 hr 3 min
  • Doctors

    Is there a doctor in the house? We've got 2! Amy delivers the riveting story of Frances Oldham Kelsey. She eventually worked with the FDA and saved a lot of American families from some heartache. Shelby offers the facts on Jane Elizabeth Hodgson, the first and only person to be arrested for performing an abortion at a hospital.

    Intro Song: What I Do by Kristy Krüger © ℗Just Like Freddy Music ASCAP

    58 min
  • Doctors
    Is there a doctor in the house? We've got 2! Amy delivers the riveting story of Frances Oldham Kelsey. She eventually worked with the FDA and saved a lot of American families from some heartache. Shelby offers the facts on Jane Elizabeth Hodgson, the first and only person to be arrested for performing an abortion at a hospital. 
    Intro Song: What I Do by Kristy Krüger © ℗
    Just Like Freddy Music ASCAP
    58 min
  • Educators

    In honor of the back-to-school season, we give you our homage to educators. Amy covers Mary McLeod Bethune, a badass lady, civil rights leader, and teacher. Shelby fills you in on Septima Poinsette Clark. Besides having a KILLER name, Clark was a huge advocate for equal pay for teachers of color. Let's learn!

    1 hr 9 min
  • Educators
    In honor of the back-to-school season, we give you our homage to educators. Amy covers Mary McLeod Bethune, a badass lady, civil rights leader, and teacher. Shelby fills you in on Septima Poinsette Clark. Besides having a KILLER name, Clark was a huge advocate for equal pay for teachers of color. Let's learn!
    1 hr 9 min
  • Black Widows

    It's a spooky episode, but we cover a lot of facts about black widows - the human lady ones and actual spiders. Shelby covers the notorious serial killer duo - Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt. Amy tells us about Kyoto's Chisako Kakehi - a serial monogamist.

    Intro Song: What I Do by Kristy Krüger © ℗Just Like Freddy Music ASCAP

    Instagram: herstorythepodcast

    1 hr 1 min

About Herstory

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Join comics Shelby Stockton and Amy Claire as they sift through archives to bring you stories of badass women throughout history. Because this is HERstory.

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