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Sarah Winchester and the Mystery House
Episode 138
The Winchester Mystery House has intrigued us for almost a century. Its story has always been a dramatic one, full of ghosts, guns, and desperation -…
7 years ago
Florence Nightingale
Episode 137
Florence Nightingale was forced to hide her light under a bushel until her thirties, when she broke free in spectacular fashion to become th…
7 years ago
Mary Seacole
Episode 136
Mary Seacole didn't let the open ocean stop her, nor fire, war, discrimination or bureaucracy. She made *several* places for herself in a world that …
7 years, 1 month ago
Louise Brooks
Episode 135
Louise Brooks made bridge-burning her hobby; as a result, this almost-forgotten star of stage and screen has only recently begun to shine again.
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7 years, 1 month ago
Gilded Age Servants and Heiresses, Revisited
Episode 134
We double time travel back to the Gilded Age and The House of Wood, 2011, for this combined revisit to look at the lives of servants and heiresses wh…
7 years, 2 months ago
Isabella of Castile Part 2
Episode 133
We wrap up the story of Isabella of Castile with a few more of her long-lasting legacies (including supercharging the role of the queen in the game o…
7 years, 2 months ago
Isabella of Castile Part 1
Episode 132
Never before have we covered a woman with such far reaching influence. This determined woman began by pulling off a coup, then branched out into such…
7 years, 3 months ago
Seven Women Revisited
Episode 131
We revisit the lives of seven women with amazing stories including Hedy Lamarr and Judy Garland
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7 years, 3 months ago
Joan of Arc
Episode 130
Joan of Arc, Jeannette, Jean, The Maid, La Pucelle, Hero, Heretic, Visionary, Lunatic…that’s a lot of names and titles for a teenage girl wh…
7 years, 4 months ago
Elizebeth Friedman
Episode 129
"America's first female cryptanalyst" only hints at the contributions of this codebreaking war hero.
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7 years, 4 months ago