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.

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

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