Tag: women in history

Episode 26 – A Midwife’s Tale and an Interview with Dr. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

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Who was Martha Ballard? How has she changed history? Find out from Dr. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Pulitzer and Prize winning historian and author in this episode of the Of Witches and Women Podcast; a herstory podcast.

 

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SOURCES

A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812

Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History

https://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1035.htm

http://historichallowell.mainememory.net/page/1495/display.html

https://scholar.harvard.edu/laurelulrich/home

 

Episode 19 – Thargelia and Aspasia, Spies at War

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Thargelia and Aspasia were two real women and excellent spies and politicians from Ancient Greek history who faced off during the attempted Persian Invasion of the Greek city-states.  What are their stories? Listen to Of Witches and Women: A Herstory Podcast to find out!

 

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SOURCES

https://www.kqed.org/arts/13866072/the-bullying-of-meghan-markle-continues-a-long-tradition-for-royal-wives

https://abc7.com/duchess-of-york-calls-for-end-to-toxic-trolling-pitting-royals-against-each-other/5134244/

https://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/2015/09/11/thargelia/

https://www.ancient.eu/article/737/ten-noble-and-notorious-women-of-ancient-greece/

She Captains: Heroines and Hellions of the Sea - https://amzn.to/2YWKfje 

https://biography.yourdictionary.com/aspasia

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