Willing & Fable

This week Tracey brings you the story of one of America's most brilliant code breakers. She was a mother, a wife, and nemesis to multiple men

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NCPedia

https://www.ncpedia.org/history/20th-Century/1920s-women#:~:text=Women%20found%20their%20lives%20changed,woman%E2%80%9D%20was%20on%20her%20way.

Wikipedia 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizebeth_Smith_Friedman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Capone

Historynet

https://www.historynet.com/elizebeth-friedman-hidden-heroine/#:~:text=Elizebeth%20broke%20these%20codes%20and,unit%20within%20the%20Coast%20Guard

Time

https://time.com/5928583/elizebeth-friedman-codebreaker/

Cracking the Code Episode 1 - The Mob Code - Curiosity Stream

https://www.drive-tv.co.uk/programme/144/cracking-the-code

National Geographic

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/elizebeth-friedman-codebreaker-nazi-spy-fagone

Daily Mail

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5001868/Elizebeth-Friedman-forgotten-founder-code-breaking.html

The Mob Museum

https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/elizebeth-friedman/

WITF

https://www.witf.org/2021/01/04/the-fascinating-story-of-elizebeth-smith-friedman/

BBC

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20171009-the-female-code-breakers-who-were-left-out-of-history-books

Vice

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7x4qdg/elizebeth-smith-friedman-forgotten-codebreaker-defeat-nazis

Women in Stem

https://womeninstem.org/

AAUW

https://www.aauw.org/resources/research/the-stem-gap/

Forbes

https://www.forbes.com/sites/markkantrowitz/2022/04/07/women-achieve-gains-in-stem-fields/?sh=5e3f9e085ac5

Why So Few?

https://www.aauw.org/app/uploads/2020/03/why-so-few-research.pdf

Implicit Bias Test

https://implicit.harvard.edu

Coming back from hiatus, Rowan brings us stories of unicorns. Turns out: if it looks like a mythical creature, and has one horn like a mythical creature, it’s probably a rhinoceros.

Join us in examining one-horned, magical creatures from Ancient Greece, the Indus Valley, China, England, and beyond.

Sources

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicorn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicorn_horn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidore_of_Seville

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_Bestiary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin

Live Science

https://www.livescience.com/origins-of-unicorns

https://www.livescience.com/what-was-the-indus-valley-civilization

World History

​https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1629/the-unicorn-myth/

Thought Co

​​https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-a-qilin-195005

St Neots Museum

https://www.stneotsmuseum.org.uk/articles/unicorns-a-brief-history/

American Museum of Natural History

https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/land/unicorns-west-and-east

Wired

https://www.wired.com/2015/02/fantastically-wrong-unicorn/

NY Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/t-magazine/unicorns-culture-myth.html

This week, Tracey is sharing what she learned about the ancient Mesoamerican god Quetzalcoatl. His story survived centuries, spanning the rise and fall of nations to make him one of the most famous shape-shifting gods of the modern world.

Quetzalcoatl is part bird, part snake; sometimes a god’s terrifying pet, sometimes a man and creator god in his own right. “Buckle up, Buttercup”, this mythological history is an exciting ride.

Sources

Wikipedia 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatl

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahuatl

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_of_the_Sun

Overly Sarcastic Productions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=451jzIesWoU&ab_channel=OverlySarcasticProductions

Spanish Language School

https://spanishschool.uninter.edu.mx/Legend-of-Quetzalcoatl

CS McGill

https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/wikispeedia/wpcd/wp/q/Quetzalcoatl

World History

https://www.worldhistory.org/Quetzalcoatl/

Thought Co

https://www.thoughtco.com/facts-about-quetzalcoatl-2136322

Mythopedia

https://mythopedia.com/topics/quetzalcoatl

Mythus Fandom

https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Quetzalcoatl

Crystal Links

https://www.crystalinks.com/quetzalcoatl.html

Gods and Demons Fandom

https://gods-and-demons.fandom.com/wiki/Quetzalcoatl

Archeology at Tula

https://inah.gob.mx/academia/investigacion-academica

Indigenous Mexico

https://indigenousmexico.org/state-of-mexico/the-nahuatl-language-of-mexico-from-aztlan-to-the-present-day/

In this relaxed post COVID-19 episode (Yup, our hosts caught it. Don’t forget to stay up on your COVID vaccine and boosters! W&F is team science!), Rowan and Tracey take it easy and chat with all of you. We read your Listener Legends as well as answer the questions you sent into us!

To submit your own Listener Legends, visit:

https://www.willingandfable.com/contact

Sources

Sant Cruz Ghost Hunters

https://www.santacruzghosthunters.com/sporup-sanitarium.html

CDC Local COVID-19 Guidance

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Jamie Harrison joins Rowan to bring us the tale of the most famous statue that almost never existed - Michelangelo’s statue of David.

She covers the life of Michelangelo and the creation of the statue of David. She and Rowan also dive into modern art, teenage mutant ninja turtles, and the queer relationships Michelangelo may (or may not) have had.

Sources

Mental Floss:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/63040/michelangelos-david-duomo-roof

New York Times: David’s Ankles

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/magazine/davids-ankles-how-imperfections-could-bring-down-the-worlds-most-perfect-statue.html

Michelangelo’s David is missing a muscle

https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2004/10/18/1222193.htm

Friends of Florence

https://www.friendsofflorence.org/projects/preservation-of-michelangelos-david-and-prisoners-galleria-dellaccademia/

Was Michelangelo gay?

https://www.thecollector.com/was-michelangelo-gay-lets-examine-the-evidence/

Academia.org

https://www.accademia.org/explore-museum/artworks/michelangelos-david/

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo

Top Ten facts about Michelangelo 

https://www.contexttravel.com/blog/articles/ten-facts-about-the-statue-of-david#:~:text=In%20the%20scuffle%20that%20followed,during%20his%20extended%20sojourn%20outside.

Florence Museums

https://www.florence-museum.com/michelangelo-david.php

NYT  1995 Article

https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/15/world/michelangelo-s-david-is-damaged.html#:~:text=Michelangelo's%20David%2C%20arguably%20the%20world's,ordered%20him%20to%20do%20so.

The podcast is getting heated this week! Rowan explains why the world keeps referencing the Ancient Greek play “Lysistrata” in the wake of Judge Alito’s draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.

She also teaches us about the history of sex strikes, Romania’s Decree 770 outlawing abortion, and how the chainsaw was actually invented for use in childbirth.

Sources

Politico

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473

The Outrage

https://www.the-outrage.com/

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysistrata

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peloponnesian_War

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decree_770

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolae_Ceau%C8%99escu#Leadership_of_Romania

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphysiotomy

Vox

https://www.vox.com/2022/5/3/23054543/supreme-court-roe-wade-abortion-samuel-alito-overruled-draft-politico

AJMC

https://www.ajmc.com/view/for-national-women-s-health-week-one-company-emphasizes-cardiovascular-risk-management

All That’s Interesting

https://allthatsinteresting.com/symphysiotomy

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties

https://www.liberties.eu/en/stories/symphysiotomy-ireland/2875

Slate

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/05/the-alarming-implications-of-alitos-domestic-supply-of-infants-footnote.html

Nursing Clio

https://nursingclio.org/2016/05/31/the-torture-began-symphysiotomy-and-obstetric-violence-in-modern-ireland/

https://nursingclio.org/2022/05/10/abortion-rights-and-the-eugenic-and-racist-origins-of-having-it-all/

https://nursingclio.org/2022/01/20/an-untold-story-black-maternal-mortality-in-the-united-states/

National Library of Medicine

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6727302/

The Pharmacy Times

https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/fun-fact-unfortunately-chainsaws-were-invented-for-childbirth

Business Insider

https://www.businessinsider.com/chainsaws-were-originally-invented-for-helping-childbirth-not-cutting-wood-2018-6#:~:text=Two%20doctors%20invented%20the%20chainsaw%20in%201780%20to%20make%20the,that%20wound%20in%20an%20oval.

ForeignPolicy.com

https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/05/16/what-actually-happens-when-a-country-bans-abortion-romania-alabama/

Irish Times

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/legacy-of-romania-s-contraception-ban-lives-on-1.958842

The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2014/dec/10/-sp-ceausescus-children

Cambridge.org

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/greece-and-rome/article/aristophanes-lysistrata-the-liberian-sex-strike-and-the-politics-of-reception/4D1F9C68D0C500C9993D5D5BDF109618

Quartz

https://qz.com/958346/history-shows-that-sex-strikes-are-a-surprisingly-effective-strategy-for-political-change/

Course Hero

https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Lysistrata/things-you-didnt-know/

Ancient Literature

https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aristophanes_lysistrata.html

The Journal

https://www.thejournal.ie/symphysiotomy-uncat-1356352-Nov2014/

This week Tracey talks about a painting that sparked centuries of speculation and debate.

That painting is of Dido Elizabeth Belle, a mixed raced woman in high society and her cousin Elizabeth Murray. Join us as we discuss society, culture, and race in Georgian England.

Sources

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dido_Elizabeth_Belle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_(2013_film)

Jane Austens World 

https://janeaustensworld.com/tag/cost-of-living-in-regency-england/

Reclaiming Female and Racial Agency 

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1071&context=awe

Find My Past

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/discoveries/dido-elizabeth-belle

English Heritage

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/women-in-history/dido-belle/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgSe6IEed9w&ab_channel=EnglishHeritage

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/story-of-england/georgians/

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/painting-our-past/

History Co

https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-story-of-dido-elizabeth-belle-britain-s-first-black-aristocrat

Black Past

https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/belle-dido-elizabeth-1761-1804/

Fashion History 

https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1778-martin-dido-elizabeth/

Scone Palace

https://scone-palace.co.uk/dido-elizabeth-belle-her-story-1761-1804

The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/may/27/dido-belle-enigmatic-painting-that-inspired-a-movie

This week, friend of the pod Spenser Starke is back! He and Rowan continue their exploration of the famous Ancient Greek myth of “Orpheus and Eurydice”.

Spenser Starke is a game designer at Critical Role, one of the designers behind the TTRPG “Kids on Brooms” and he’s also the brilliant mind behind “Icarus: A Storytelling Game About How Great Civilizations Fall”. His latest game, “Alice is Missing” was recognized in 2021 with multiple Ennie awards and is a personal fave of our W&F hosts.

Get ready for the sad boi emo hour on Willing & Fable with Rowan Hall and Spenser Starke!

Sources

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus_and_Eurydice

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus#:~:text=For%20the%20Greeks%2C%20Orpheus%20was,Orpheus%20were%20regarded%20as%20oracles.

“Eurydice” by Sarah Ruhl

https://www.quia.com/files/quia/users/teritter/eurydice.pdf

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhaepLsP5eg

Greeka

https://www.greeka.com/greece-myths/orpheus-eurydice/

Schmoop

https://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/mythology/orpheus-eurydice/themes/death

Shaffrillas (Youtube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGF76aNf_o8

Psychology Today

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/triggered/202011/the-psychology-orpheus-why-do-we-look-back#:~:text=Ovid's%20 Metamorphoses%2C%20for%20 instance%2C%20flatly,%3A%20he%20stopped%2C%20and%20forgetful%2C

Bustle

https://www.bustle.com/articles/164544-the-one-thing-you-didnt-know-about-moulin-rouge#:~:text=Yes%2C%20really%3A%20Moulin%20Rouge!,essentially%20end%20the%20same%20way.

The Toast

https://the-toast.net/2015/01/26/gleeful-mobs-women-murdering-men-western-art-history/

Daily Art Magazine

https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/dionysus-maenads/

Interesting Literature

https://interestingliterature.com/2021/01/orpheus-eurydice-myth-summary-analysis/

PennState - Electronic Theses and Dissertations for Graduate School

https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/9251#:~:text=Evidence%20from%20inscriptions%20supports%20the,as%20important%20to%20the%20Athenians.

This week, friend of the pod Spenser Starke joins Rowan in a discussion about the famous Ancient Greek myth of “Orpheus and Eurydice”.

Spenser Starke is a game designer at Critical Role, one of the designers behind the TTRPG “Kids on Brooms” and he’s also the brilliant mind behind “Icarus: A Storytelling Game About How Great Civilizations Fall”. His latest game, “Alice is Missing” was recognized in 2021 with multiple Ennie awards and is a personal fave of our W&F hosts.

Get ready for the sad boi emo hour on Willing & Fable with Rowan Hall and Spenser Starke!

Sources

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus_and_Eurydice

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus#:~:text=For%20the%20Greeks%2C%20Orpheus%20was,Orpheus%20were%20regarded%20as%20oracles.

“Eurydice” by Sarah Ruhl

https://www.quia.com/files/quia/users/teritter/eurydice.pdf

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhaepLsP5eg

Greeka

https://www.greeka.com/greece-myths/orpheus-eurydice/

Schmoop

https://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/mythology/orpheus-eurydice/themes/death

Shaffrillas (Youtube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGF76aNf_o8

Psychology Today

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/triggered/202011/the-psychology-orpheus-why-do-we-look-back#:~:text=Ovid's%20 Metamorphoses%2C%20for%20 instance%2C%20flatly,%3A%20he%20stopped%2C%20and%20forgetful%2C

Bustle

https://www.bustle.com/articles/164544-the-one-thing-you-didnt-know-about-moulin-rouge#:~:text=Yes%2C%20really%3A%20Moulin%20Rouge!,essentially%20end%20the%20same%20way.

The Toast

https://the-toast.net/2015/01/26/gleeful-mobs-women-murdering-men-western-art-history/

Daily Art Magazine

https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/dionysus-maenads/

Interesting Literature

https://interestingliterature.com/2021/01/orpheus-eurydice-myth-summary-analysis/

PennState - Electronic Theses and Dissertations for Graduate School

https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/9251#:~:text=Evidence%20from%20inscriptions%20supports%20the,as%20important%20to%20the%20Athenians.

Thea has successfully convinced her old friend, the very nervous librarian Byron, to join the team and gain them access to the restricted portion of the Lassera Library. Now, the unlikely trio should be able to steal the heretical texts fairly easily…If Roslyn can cause a large enough distraction to stop the city guard from catching them (again).

To hear the previous chapter of The Wizard & The Rogue, join us in Episode 72.