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SYMHC Classics: Zoë and Theodora
This 2021 episode covers two women rulers of 11th-century Constantinople. Sometimes Zoë ruled alongside one of her husbands, sometimes she and Theodo…
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Behind the Scenes Minis: Accidental Mary Week
Holly talks about Mary Lease's racism, and the barriers to accessing the one biography that really examines it. Tracy traces the steps she took into …
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Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune was an educator, activist, and civil servant who dedicated her entire life to the pursuit of racial and gender equality. Her impr…
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Mary Elizabeth Lease
Mary Elizabeth Lease was a progressive political activist who fought big business, worked on behalf of the common man, and believed strongly in the i…
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SYMHC Classics: Griffith Jenkins Griffith
This 2021 episode covers G.J. Griffith, who today is associated with the Los Angeles park and the observatory. But during his time, Griffith was asso…
1 year, 3 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Stitching Hangovers
Holly and Tracy talk about sewing machines in their lives. Tracy talks about how she thought hangover research would be easy, but it turned out to be…
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A Hodgepodge of Hangover History
Humans probably started fermenting things on purpose by about 10,000 BCE. But when did they start discussing the aftereffects that come from drinking…
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Helen A. Blanchard, Sewing Machine Innovator
A lot of sewing techniques being taught and used today came from the mind of one innovator: Helen Blanchard. She held 28 patents, most related to sew…
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SYMHC Classics: F.W. Murnau
This 2019 episode covers F.W. Murnau, most well known for directing the first vampire film. But the German-born creator went on to make a number of i…
1 year, 3 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Pumpkin Spice Christmas
Tracy and Holly discuss the seasonal nature of pumpkin spice, and medicinal uses of nutmeg. They then talk about artificial versus real Christmas tre…
1 year, 3 months ago