The Bitchery of History

By Ursula Major Productions

Celebrating the women who made history, only to be forgotten by it, best friends Max and Allison discuss badass heroines and villains like two kids at the back of the bus.... more

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September 05, 2016 Ep. 1.32: The Doctor and The Widow
This week, Allison and Max tell the stories of two women who stopped at nothing to get their way. The first, a woman who got into medical school on the back of a practical joke, proved her worth by becoming the first female doctor in North America; The other, a woman whose husband was murdered in front of her, set out on a mission of love, death, and bitter vengeance: Elizabeth Blackwell and Gouyen!
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23min
August 22, 2016 Ep. 1.30: The Soldier and The Scientist
This week, Max and Allison tell the stories of two women who accomplished enormous achievements. The first, a British woman who grew up wanting to be a soldier, travelled to Serbia to become a legend as well as the only British woman to serve in WWI; The other's late 19th and early 20th century research, cataloguing more than 400,000 individual stars, shapes the scope of all stellar science to this day: Flora Sandes and Annie Jump Cannon.

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25min
August 15, 2016 Ep. 1.29: The Mathematician and The Monarch
This week, Max and Allison tell the stories of two women who did what no woman had done before. The first, a woman who grew up surrounded by war, found her calling in numbers and won its highest honor. Changing the face of mathematics forever; The other, facing a Cristian Crusade and a dead Sultan/Husband, assumed the mantle of state in secret for the sake of her country: Maryam Mirzakhani and Shajar al-Durr.
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31min
August 08, 2016 Ep. 1.28: The Spy and The Queen
This week, Allison and Max tell the stories of two women who did what they had to in the service of their country. The first, a woman trained as an academic, became one of the most infamous spies the world has ever known; The other, married to a king to secure a coup, rose above her circumstances to leave a lasting impression on the English Monarchy: Nancy Wake and Queen Philippa.
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28min
August 01, 2016 Ep. 1.27: The She-Wolf and The East-Queen
This week, Max and Allison tell the stories of two queens who challenged every rule in the book and won big. The first, one of the great Queens of England, raised an army against a great injustice and forever changed the course of history; The other, ruled over ancient Palmyra as the Queen of the East, taking over Egypt in defiance of almighty Rome: Queen Isabella and Queen Zenobia.
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44min
July 25, 2016 Ep. 1.26: The Mythic Queen and The Prime Minister
This week, Max and Allison tell the stories of two women who assumed the mantle of a nation and changed it's course forever. The first, a black queen who ruled over a golden society of women, claims her territory on the mythical island of California; The other, a woman who found power through tragedy, stood at the head of a movement and became the modern world's first female head of state: Queen Calafia and Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
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28min
July 18, 2016 Ep. 1.25: The Nun and The Geneticist
This week, Max and Allison tell the stories of two scientists who made unlikely discoveries. The first, a woman known around the world as The Cheese Nun, uses her doctorate in Microbiology to make cheese for the Lord; The other figured out the answer to a question as old as humanity itself: Mother Noella Marcellino and Nettie Stevens
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28min
July 11, 2016 Ep. 1.24: The Sniper and The Rebel
This week, Max and Allison tell the stories of two women who overcame insurmountable odds just to stay alive. The first, a soldier who had to prove her worth to join the Red Army rose through the ranks to become one of the best snipers the world has ever seen; The other, a woman whose entire family was killed by her own government, fled to Mexico where she joined the rebel fight and rose to become the voice of a movement: Lyudmila Pavlichenko and Rigoberta Menchú Tum.
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27min
June 27, 2016 Ep. 1.22: The Politician and The Queen
This week, Max and Allison tell the stories of two women who lived their lives as they damn well pleased. The first, an official elected into one of the worlds oldest and most enduring kingdoms, broke many barriers on her way to office; The other, an orphan and a gay man, transformed herself into a legend before helping spark a revolution: Anwen Muston and Marsha P. Johnson!
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33min
June 20, 2016 Ep. 1.21: The Pioneer and The Puppeteer
This week, Max and Allison tell the stories of two women who redefined success in their own image. The first, a woman who discovered one of the most versatile forms of energy humans have harnessed, discovered many firsts along the way; The other, an independent film maker, harnessed paper and scissor to create worlds out of shadow: Marie Curie and Lotte Reiniger!
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32min

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