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Back to SearchMartha Gellhorn - Greatest War Correspondent
Season 2 Episode 14
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Martha Gellhorn was one of the greatest war correspondent of the 20th Century.
When she was refused credentials as a reporter to cover…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
She Made a Fortune by Eavesdropping on Wealthy Men
Season 2 Episode 13
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Mary Ellen Pleasant made a fortune as a domestic by listening to the conversations of the white men of means that she was serving. S…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Women Making History - An Explorer and a Daredevil!
Season 2 Episode 12
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Louise Arner Boyd was the first woman to explore the Arctic in the 1920s.
Annie Edson Taylor was the first person to plunge over Niaga…
1 year ago
Women Who Followed Their Passions
Season 2 Episode 11
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Florence Parpart, inventor extraordinaire! Beginning at the age of 25 she revolutionized health and safety with two very different i…
1 year ago
When Women Ruled Hollywood
Season 2 Episode 10
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From the late 1800s through the late 1920s women were a major force in filmmaking. They were producers, directors, screenwriters and…
1 year ago
SPIES!
Season 2 Episode 9
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If you don't know Josephine Baker or think you know Josephine Baker, think again. The most celebrated American entertainer around th…
1 year ago
Women Who Built and Maintained the Railroads
Season 2 Episode 8
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If you think only men built the railroads, think again.
Enslaved black women were "rented" to railroad companies by their "slave owner…
1 year, 1 month ago
Crazy Fads Over the Centuries
Season 2 Episode 7
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There have been crazy fads throughout the centuries.
Hair PinningRing TurningFlagpole SittingPhonebooth StuffingGoldfish SwallowingPan…1 year, 1 month ago
The Great Escape from Slavery
Season 2 Episode 6
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The story of Ellen and William Craft's escape from slavery in 1848 is epic.
Disguised as a white man Ellen travelled 1,000 miles wit…
1 year, 1 month ago
Two Great Ladies of New York
Season 2 Episode 5
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The stories behind the Statue of Liberty and the erection of the Brooklyn Bridge are more interesting than you can imagine.
The constr…
1 year, 1 month ago