New quill, who dis? This episode we finish talking about Catherine the Great and her many accomplishments during her rule. From building up Russia's culture and territory to her predisposition for younger men, Catherine's reign is defined by her decisive victories and divisive rumors (yeah, we talk about the horse one). If you take anything away from this episode, let it be that Savannah and Jessica would do anything for a castle.

In Part 1, Jessica gushes over the life and less than pleasant upbringing of the woman who would become Catherine the Great and lead Russia into becoming a major European power. No snakes, polar bears, or 11 year old alcoholics were harmed in the making of this podcast.

Hey. Listen. Research on women is hard. Being a lawyer in the 1870s apparently wasn't. Savannah speaks briefly on Arabella Mansfield, the first woman in the United States ever admitted to the bar. Jessica tries to make jokes and can't align herself with the right historical period. Oh, and if you're interested in investing in Such Nasty Cow Spit, shoot us an email.

Have you ever thought to yourself, I would really love to learn about how computers began from two people who have no clue how computers work? Well, you're in luck! We talk about Grace Hopper, a Navy rear admiral and one of the first computer programmers. The personification of 'nevertheless she persisted', Grace forged her way in the tech world to revolutionize the computer. And she might have sung to some pears.

This may come as a surprise to some, but female doctors have existed for a pretty long time. Could we find a lot of information on the earliest ones? No! Did we do an episode anyway? Yes! Join us as Savannah takes Jessica through six biographies of lady doctors who saved lives even though lots of men tried to stop them. Because...idk only men should be able to do things?

Would you die for the right cause? Would you sacrifice yourself for your ideals? Who will gun down Savannah first? We discuss these important questions and more while Jessica regales Savannah with the heroic story of Qiu Jin. Writer and warrior, she fought to escape the oppressive limitations of 19th Century China. Savannah once again tries to convince everyone that leather jackets are the future.

Kidnappings, court trials, melodrama, healings, tent revivals! In this episode of Such Nasty Women, Savannah puts her Religion degrees to use by discussing the fascinating life of Aimee Semple McPherson; a pivotal figure in 20th Century Christianity that nobody talks about. Meanwhile, Jessica does not try to hide her disgust at the thought of marrying Jesus. They drank a lot before this episode, so they probably offended a lot of people.

It’s an episode of victories and defeats. Jessica attempts to reconstruct the life of Egypt’s last queen, Cleopatra, as she gains, loses, reestablishes, almost loses again, and builds up her kingdom. Travel with us up the Nile as we explore ancient artifacts such as swag bags, vibrators, and the Little Caesar’s pizza chain. Get off at propaganda station as we attempt to deconstruct the outright misogyny of Cleopatra’s contemporaries and the tales of seduction and manipulation by later historians. Oh, and pack a snack, it’s a long one.

Sometimes you record a really funny five minutes of audio and then look down to see that the battery on your recorder has died. Then you have to start your podcast over but you forget to do an intro. This Such Nasty Women, a podcast where we just ruin everything, and today Savannah discusses Audre Lorde and how it's possible for one kind of weird girl to make a big difference. Jessica is there too.

Do you know about math? Do you know how to math? Does anyone know math stuff? We sure don’t. Jessica talks about Sonya Kovalevsky, the first woman to receive a doctorate degree in math stuff and do other math related things that amount to pure nonsense. She definitely was difficult to work with and she probably had an affair with her friend’s sister, but hey, we can’t all be perfect. Savannah and Jessica take some more quizzes at the end and scheme to get their PhD’s in Women’s History without doing any extra work.