The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast

This week's episode will be ready for your ears in a couple of days, but this is a quick note to let you know that the History Chicks Field Trip to Japan, October 1-10, 2027 is now open for registration! Join us as we start in Tokyo, then take the Shinkansen to Kyoto. Along the way, we'll be introduced to Japanese culture, learn about the Suffragist movement of Japan, Geisha life, sushi making, and so much more. Head to Like Minds Travel for more details and to register. We hope to see you there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We just got back from a brand new field trip that we have nicknamed “Helleaux Chateaux!” Along with dozens of friends, we went on an excursion across the Loire Valley where we visited castle after castle… and met many women that we have talked about on the show: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Joan of Arc, Catherine de medici, Marie Antoinette, and so many more… learning about others from experts as we traveled.  A special shout out to King Francis the First who seemed to appear wherever we went - and also to Leonardo da Vinci whose home provided an afternoon of adventure. The travelers join us for this episode to tell you about our trip!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gertrude Jekyll could turn her hand to anything; deeply involved with the Arts and Crafts movement, she mastered dozens of specialties in her quest to explore the relationship between human lives and their environments. As her eyesight failed, she turned to large scale endeavors, and changed how the world thought about gardens; turning them from formal displays into living, breathing works of art. She used color, texture, and shape like a painter on a large, ever-changing canvas. Gertrude’s innovations within her finished gardens - and decades of written work - made her an inspiration for generations of gardeners and landscape architects. And she became one of the most influential garden designers of all time. Registration is now open for both our September 2027 Field Trip to San Francisco, and the final night Dinner Cruise! For more information and to register, please visit Like Minds Travel! We hope to see you there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this revisit from 2019, we wonder: was Annie Londonderry a flim-flam artist or a true pioneer? Maybe both? Her trip around the world on a bicycle may have been controversial - but she was always up for both an adventure and a tall tale. For information and to register for the recently opened spots on our upcoming (as in early October, 2026, it's coming up fast) Field Trip to Italy, or any of our upcoming Field Trips, visit ⁠Like Minds Travel!⁠ For links and codes to all our generous advertisers, please visit our website, ⁠TheHistoryChicks.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Hall wanted to be a diplomat, but the State Department kept shutting doors in her face …and then she lost her leg in a hunting accident, which seemed like she’d reached a dead end. Never one to accept defeat, she learned how to walk again on a wooden leg nicknamed “Cuthbert,” and headed straight into the world of espionage.Once she got to France, she ran circles around the Nazi intelligence services during WW2. The Gestapo actually called her “the most dangerous Allied agent in France”; her actions, and those of her compatriots, changed the course of the war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices