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Jane Addams (Part 2)
Episode 113
Jane's life of far-reaching social service and her work for peace didn't prevent her from being called "America's most dangerous woman." …
7 years, 5 months ago
Jane Addams (Part 1)
Episode 112
Later known as "The Mother of Social Work", Jane Addams took a circuitous route to find her life's calling.
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7 years, 6 months ago
Clara Barton Revisited and Refreshed
Episode 111
The life of Clara Barton was so full of humanitarian accomplishments it's worthy of another, refreshed, look.
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7 years, 7 months ago
Georgia O'Keeffe
Episode 110
Georgia O'Keeffe is known as the mother of Modernism; she created a vast body of work, always finding a novel way to express what he wanted …
7 years, 8 months ago
Grace O'Malley
Episode 109
Grainne Ui Mhaille (Grace O'Malley) was a terror of the open seas; living her life on her own terms during a turbulent time in her country. …
7 years, 8 months ago
The Statue of Liberty
Episode 108
The life of an American icon from her birth at a French dinner table to her place in the hearts of people all over the world.
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7 years, 9 months ago
Mary Pickford
Episode 107
Mary Pickford was so much more than an adorable head of hair. She was a hard-headed businesswoman who broke new ground in a brand new indust…
7 years, 9 months ago
Beatrix Potter Revisited and Refreshed
Episode 106
We take a look back at one of our most delightful subjects with a remastered classic episode.
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7 years, 10 months ago
Dowager Empress Cixi of China
Episode 105
The story of a Chinese concubine who rose to power from behind a curtain of yellow silk.
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7 years, 11 months ago
Louisa May Alcott
Episode 104
Louisa May Alcott fictionalized (and sanitized) her childhood reality in her novel Little Women; she left out life in a commune, starvation,…
8 years ago