In this episode of History Gap, Jorja tell's the story of two women doctors and suffragettes who ran entirely female staffed military hospital at a time where women were excluded from the medical profession. Join Jorja and Lucy as they explore the lives and impact of Dr Flora Anderson and Dr Louisa Garret on WW1 and medicine.  

Lucy tells the scandalous story of the Mafia queen Virginia Hill and how she rose through the ranks of a violent American mob. The history of the mob is brutal and intense and on this episode of History Gap, Lucy and Jorja explore the story behind this powerful woman and how she earnt her title as the 'queen of the mob'. 

The world watched when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, but few know of the brilliant female mind that made this all possible. This week’s episode of History Gap features the life of Katherine Johnson, a NASA scientist who, in the face of racial and gender discrimination, calculated the path to the moon. The girls also consider the gender and racial inequality evident in STEM past and present.

Bloody Mary, otherwise known as Mary Tudor, was a brutal queen who was the first ruling Queen of England, but who is she, and how did she earn her awful nickname?

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On this podcast we aim to explore stories of women from across history. Every week we learn and uncover a tale from a female icon - we realised that there were a lot of women missing from our history education, and we're going on a journey to fix that. Fancy coming along?