We have a duty to cover every Heritage Minute on this podcast, including seemingly boring ones about Old Age Pensions. This week, Grace and Linnea dive into the life of leftist politician J. S. Woodsworth and his groundbreaking contributions to Canada's social security system. Turns out, it isn't so boring after all!

J. S. Woodsworth Heritage Minute

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Minute Women has been nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award. In what category you ask? Outstanding Adult Series! That's right, Heritage Minutes are not only educational, they are sexy as hell! If you are in the podcast industry, head over to canpodawards.ca/award/ to vote. Help make Minute Women Canada's Sexiest History Podcast!

Canadian Podcast Awards

NEW SERIES! The Minute Women are trying something new with a bi-weekly series call "Have You Got A Minute?" where Grace and Linnea deep dive on the Canadiana topics that you need to know about! This week, Grace gushes over the "Thunder Bay" podcast while Linnea is inspired by the musical "Come From Away."

We discussed:

• Thunder Bay Podcast

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The Minute Women are back! After a brief hiatus, Grace and Linnea are ready to dive into the Minute they have both dreaded: the Midwife Heritage Minute. The human body is a wonderland, but it is also disgusting. Don't worry though, Grace and Linnea are here to hold your hand through the traumatic history of childbirth in Canada. 

This week we discuss:

• childbirth

https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/midwife

The Minute Women joined Rhys and Jesse at Canadian Politics Is Boring to talk about Canada’s forgotten historical cult! Prepare to be starved and brainwashed into letting Brother XII melt your gold to stash on his island.

Canadian Politics Is Boring

50 EPISODES?! We are so grateful to each and every one of our listeners and followers. You are the reason we come back each week and can’t wait to make 50 more episodes for you! 

The Minute Women turns a year old this week and on episode 50, Grace and Linnea look back on the heritage minute that started it all, Canada's #1 boozehound, Sir John A. Macdonald. This time with more alcohol and way more fire. Enjoy! We also have Minute Women merch coming!! Check out our Instagram and Facebook (@minutewomenpodcast) for more details!

The Minute Women are back for Joe Howe part two! This week, we cover his political career after responsible government, Confederation, and, of course, trains. 

https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/responsible-government

We're going off the rails folks. Grace decided to take some creative liberty with the Responsible Government Heritage Minute (we get it, the Queen was super chill and let some of us vote) and teaches Linnea instead about an unsung hero of Responsible Government, Halifax's own Joseph Howe. Howe could we not? 

https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/responsible-government

On this week's episode, the Minute Women dive into the heroic story of Richard Pierpoint. It's the story of a former enslaved Black Loyalist who played a pivotal role in the War of 1812. Oh and he had a pretty interesting nickname...probably wouldn't fly in 2021. 

https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/richard-pierpoint

This week, this pair of millennials is talking about the man who started it all. No, not the first person born in 1985. We're talking about the generationally skeptical, forever revolutionary, and downright mopey Louis-Joseph Papineau! Love the hair dude!

https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/hart-papineau