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Best of: Lizzie Borden
Season 3 Episode 303
Lizzie Borden (1860-1927) was a famous suspected axe murderer.
In honor of the spookiest month, we’re revisiting our favorite Womanica episodes featur…
3 years, 6 months ago
Best of: Helena Blavatsky
Season 3 Episode 285
Helena Blavatsky (1831-1891) was a Russian spiritualist, author, and co-founder of the Theosophical Society.
In honor of the spookiest month, we’re re…
3 years, 6 months ago
Best of: Elizabeth Bathory
Season 3 Episode 284
Elizabeth Bathory (1560 - 1614) was a countess accused of murdering hundreds of women.
In honor of the spookiest month, we’re revisiting our favorite …
3 years, 6 months ago
Best of: Sada Abe
Season 3 Episode 283
Sada Abe (1905-1971) was a Japanese murderer convicted of killing her lover. Her case became a national sensation in Japan, where it took on mythic a…
3 years, 6 months ago
BONUS: Introducing Teaching Texas
Season 3
Introducing Wonder Media Network's latest audio documentary, Teaching Texas. In 1961, Norma and Mel Gabler were a quiet couple living in Longview, Te…
3 years, 6 months ago
Resisters: Florence Finch
Season 3 Episode 282
Florence Finch (1915-2016) risked her own safety to bring aid to American forces imprisoned by the Japanese during World War II.
This month, we’re hi…
3 years, 6 months ago
Resisters: Yaa Asantewaa
Season 3 Episode 281
Yaa Asantewaa (1840-1921) has been called Ghana’s Warrior Queen. A farmer, politician and military leader, she led her people in battle against Briti…
3 years, 6 months ago
Resisters: Mercy Otis Warren
Season 3 Episode 280
Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814) used her writing to help fuel a revolution. As a playwright, poet and satirist, her work inspired early American Patrio…
3 years, 6 months ago
Resisters: Ani Pachen
Season 3 Episode 279
Ani Pachen (1933-2002) was a celebrated warrior nun who led the Tibetan resistance against the Chinese. Even though she was imprisoned for 21 years, …
3 years, 6 months ago
Resisters: Mary Wollstonecraft
Season 3 Episode 278
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) was one of the earliest and most influential figures in the modern fight for women’s rights. Her writings became the …
3 years, 6 months ago