Well Behaved Woman

By Mackenzie StantonHistory

Well Behaved Woman episodes

January 11, 2021 Episode 3 - Dolley Payne Todd Madison
Host Mac Stanton explores the American myth that Dolley Madison runs through the flames of the White House after the British burned it down in the War of 1812.
Transcript and sources of the episode can be found on my website, wellbehavedwomanpodcast.com.
Episode photo is courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.
20 min
January 04, 2021 Episode 2: Modjeska Simkins
In this episode, host Mac Stanton tells the story of the South Carolinian civil rights activist, Modjeska Simkins. She tells the stories of this outspoken woman, her experiences with the House Un-American Activities Committee, and in wage inequality.
Episode photo is courtesy of the Richland Library.
Transcripts and sources can be found on my website, wellbehavedwomanpodcast.com
27 min
December 28, 2020 Episode 1: Eleanor Roosevelt
Mac Stanton proudly presents the first episode of the Well Behaved Woman podcast, featuring stories of badass women that textbooks don't feel the need to tell people. This first episode discusses the former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, the fact that she was both a horse girl and a simp, and other interesting stories about her.
The episode photo is Courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library archives. Transcripts and sources can be found on my website, wellbehavedwomanpodcast.com
24 min

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Well Behaved Woman tells the stories of badass women, celebrating them in the ways that textbooks won't.