Years before the high profile names like Chisholm, Palin, Clinton, or Harris there was an outspoken woman who made her fortune as a clairvoyant and a stock broker. Victoria Claflin Woodhull, the first woman to run for president. The 18th episode of Loud Woman Podcast tells the story of how this outspoken, fearless woman crafted a name for herself and how she eventually fell from grace. Did she redeem herself in the end? Listen to find out!

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Sources used to write this episode:

Women’s History.Org https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/victoria-woodhull

Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Victoria-Woodhull

National Parks Service

https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-first-woman-to-run-for-president-victoria-woodhull.htm

The History You Didn’t Learn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3QpvQG3hP4

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All episodes are written and produced by Abby Myette and are her original work.

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Being a loud woman isn’t always about the volume of your voice. Being loud can also be about the drive and determination you have to pursue your passion.  For Tracy Walder chasing her passion brought her to a career in the CIA where she hunted some of the world's most dangerous terrorists. Listen to episode 17 of Loud Women Podcast to hear more about Tracy’s story and what led her to leave the CIA for the FBI.

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Sources used to write this episode:

The Unexpected Spy by Tracy Walder

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All episodes are written and produced by Abby Myette and are her original work.

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You’ve heard of the infamous midnight ride of Paul Revere. But have you heard of the midnight ride of Sybil Ludington? Tune into episode 16 of Loud Women Podcast to hear about one of the Revolution’s unsung female heroes.

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Sources used to write this episode:

History Chicks Podcast

American Battlefield Trust

Historic America

Smithsonian Magazine

Paul Revere House

Longfellow House National Park Site

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All episodes are written and produced by Abby Myette and are her original work.

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Rose Nicaud was an enslaved woman in 1800s New Orleans who opened up a pushcart selling coffee.  At first glance this doesn’t sound like an inspiring story. But dig deeper and you will discover a woman who helped shape the New Orleans we know today. You will discover a woman who cultivated a community that welcomed all, despite the laws that existed to keep people separate. Rose Nicaud’s legacy is about more than just a cup of coffee.

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Sources used to write this episode:

Inspired by Kahawa 1893 Coffee

www.blackgirlcoffee.com

Royal Tours New Orleans

Historic New Orleans Collection

www.blacksouthernbelle.com

WGNO broadcast, January 27, 2025

My New Orleans

https://medium.com

Speciality Coffee Association

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All episodes are written and produced by Abby Myette and are her original work.

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Piroska and Flora Gellert were sisters who left their native Hungary to find opportunity in 1920s America.  Arriving in New York city they became Nita and Zita. Their talent as performers and burlesque dancers brought them around the world. It was their unique approach to crafting their own costumes and eventually their home in New Orleans that would inspire others for years to come. Listen today to their unique and quirky story and maybe Nita and Zita will be your next muse!

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Sources used to write this episode:

The Nita & Zita Project, a film by Mari Darling nitazitaproject.com

http://www.nitaandzita.org

https://daily.jstor.org/burlesque-beginnings/

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All episodes are written and produced by Abby Myette and are her original work.

Intro music We Just Have Fun by GoMordecai

Growing up in the shadow of Mt. Everest and the Himalayas, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa saw the men in her community conquering these peaks every season.  Where were the Nepali women and why weren’t they also climbing? This is the story of a fiercely determined woman and her goal to redefine the place for Nepali women on the world’s highest peak. It is a story of pride and pushing past adversity. But it’s also a story that forces us to ask, when is it pushing too far?

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Sources used to write this episode:

Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest directed by Nancy Svendsen

https://explorersweb.com/everest-obsession-the-pasang-lhamu-case/

https://nepalnews.com/s/travel-tourism/pasang-lhamu-sherpa-a-source-of-inspiration-for-nepalese-women/ 

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All episodes are written and produced by Abby Myette and are her original work.

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Let’s keep the rhyme going! Episode 12 of Loud Women Podcast continues to explore who the wives of Henry VIII were beyond their role of queen. We dig into the legacy of Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Kathryn Parr and discover interesting details about who they were as individuals.

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Sources used to write this episode:

The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia Fraser

Fatal Throne, the Wives of Henry VIII Tell All by MT Anderson, Jennifer Donnelly, Candace Fleming, Stephanie Hemphill, Deborah Hopkinson, Linda Sue Park, and Lisa Ann Sandell

Even the Royals Podcast, Episodes 33, 34, 35, 36, and 37

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All episodes are written and produced by Abby Myette and are her original work.

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We all know the rhyme; divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.  But do you know who these women were besides being the wife of Henry VIII? Episode 11 of Loud Women Podcast takes a new look at Katharine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn to uncover who they were as individuals, as women who happened to marry one of the most notorious kings in history.

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Sources used to write this episode:

The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia Fraser

Fatal Throne, the Wives of Henry VIII Tell All by MT Anderson, Jennifer Donnelly, Candace Fleming, Stephanie Hemphill, Deborah Hopkinson, Linda Sue Park, and Lisa Ann Sandell

Even the Royals Podcast, Episodes 28, 29, 30 and 31

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All episodes are written and produced by Abby Myette and are her original work.

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Abigail Adams, the first second wife and second first wife.  But that riddle is just a slice of her story. In episode ten of Loud Women Podcast I dig into the life of Abigail Adams and a few of her most iconic statements made in letters between her and her husband, John Adams.  What set Abigail apart from the other women of her day? Why was education so important to her? And what was the infamous line, remember the ladies, really all about. Listen today to get the behind the scenes story of one of America’s first loud women.

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Sources used to write this episode:

Women of Independence, The Life of Abigail Adams but Susan Provost Beller

First Family, Abigail & John Adams by Joseph J. Ellis

GBH video New England’s Ageless Love Story: John and Abigail Adams

Unusual for their Time with Andrew Och

Revolution and Ideology Podcast: Abigail Adams - Abolitionist, Feminist, Badass - Myth is America #013

www.whitehouse.gov

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/abigail-adams

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/adams-abigail/

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/adams-dearest-friend/

https://www.history.com/topics/first-ladies/abigail-adams 

https://www.masshist.org/digitaladams/archive/letter/

https://abigailadamsbirthplace.org/abigails-letters/

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All episodes are written and produced by Abby Myette and are her original work.

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Katharine Dexter McCormick is probably most well known for her philanthropic role in the development of the first birth control pill. That’s assuming you know her name at all! This woman used her incredible wealth to truly bring about change starting with the suffrage movement. Dig into today’s episode to hear more about how a lifelong friendship with Margaret Sanger led to Katharine’s greatest accomplishment at the age of 72.

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Sources used to write this episode:

Wikipedia

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-katharine-dexter-mccormick-1875-1967/

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/roots-pill/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yUy5jj9WW0

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All episodes are written and produced by Abby Myette and are her original work.

Intro music We Just Have Fun by GoMordecai