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Elizabeth Taylor Part 1
Episode 202
One word simply won't do - Elizabeth Taylor was a daughter, an actor, a wife (a wife, a wife, a wife, a wife-wife, a wife, and a wife), an activist, …
4 years, 6 months ago
Julia Child
Episode 201
In honor of Susan's mom, and as a refresh as we all dive into the new HBO Max series, Julia, we revisit the life of this iconic and effervescent tele…
4 years, 7 months ago
Hurrem Sultan ( Empress Roxelana )
Episode 200
Kidnapped as a young girl and sold into slavery in a foreign land, Hurrem Sultan captured the heart of a king... and transformed the course of an emp…
4 years, 7 months ago
Jane Addams Revisit
Episode 199
In addition to National Women's History Month and International Women's Day in March, we also celebrate National Social Work Month. With all that in …
4 years, 8 months ago
Edmonia Lewis
Episode 198
Edmonia Lewis broke barriers as the first African-American and Native American sculptor to achieve worldwide renown for her neoclassical works in mar…
4 years, 8 months ago
Elizabeth Keckley
Episode 197
Elizabeth Keckley was born into slavery and turned a talent for design into her pathway to freedom. She bore witness to the American Civil War from a…
4 years, 9 months ago
Emily Dickinson Part 2
Episode 196
Emily Dickinson retreated from society as she got older, concentrating her passion and power into her work, though she did find love - and enjoy publ…
4 years, 9 months ago
Emily Dickinson Part 1
Episode 195
Poet Emily Dickinson has often been painted as a recluse and an oddball by history, though she had a passionate nature and a rich inner life. She wro…
4 years, 9 months ago
Mrs. Claus: A Biography, 2021
Episode 194
Just like her husband, Mrs. Claus makes an appearance every December at the top of your podcast queue when we shine the spotlight on this re…
4 years, 10 months ago
Tattooed Ladies
Episode 193
During an era in which a woman showing her ankle was seen as transgressive, a group of radical women broke societal norms by using their bodies as ca…
4 years, 10 months ago