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Have you ever wondered where all of the women were in your history books? You're not alone! Join long time gal pals, Kelley & Emily, as they swap stories about incredible women from history over a cheap bottle of wine. They take wining to a whole new level. Women's history has never been this tipsy!
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If you're looking for cats, traitorous seamen, and a man's opinion about 'woman sports' then you've come to the right place! This week, Emily discovers her own personal savior, St. Gertrude of Nivelles, who used her love of service to avoid throngs of thirsty suitors. Then, Kelley tells the incredible story of Mary Ann Brown Patten, a ride or die bitch who captained her husband's ship when he became ill, contending with violent seas, craven crew members, and an utterly thankless world. Grab your favorite feline and climb aboard because we're wining about herstory!
This week the ladies cover two ladies who defied the physical odds in the face of incredibly tragedy! First, Kelley covers Wanda Rutkiewicz, a mountaineer who defied gender, nature, and death itself. The, Emily tells the story Elizabeth Thorn who, when the Battle of Gettysburg left her home and town devastated, undertook the gruesome but necessary work of burying the bodies. Coworkers beware because we're wining about herstory!
This week the ladies are wining about two power couples who have set the bar high for relationship goals! First, Emily shares the story of Frances Hamerstrom, a naturalist who loved prairie chickens, conservation, and biological warfare. Then, Kelley tells the story of Katia Krafft who turned her volcano phase into a full-blown career and lifestyle, going so far as to travel to erupting volcanoes to study them. Grab your space suit and get Jeremey Bearimy because we're wining about herstory!
The ladies had their second ever live show at the Olmsted County History Center to celebrate Minnesota Mavens! This episode is a rare gem in that it is actually family friendly, so feel free to share with your kiddos who want to learn more about bada** babes from herstory! First, Kelley tells the story of Sarah Burger Stearns, an avid feminist and suffragist who traveled all over the country, campaigning for women's rights, particularly the right to vote, and even came to Rochester, MN, to start the first Women's Suffrage organization in Minnesota! Then, Emily revisits one of her all-time favorite group projects with the Willmar 8, a group of brave bank workers who endured subzero weather to fight for gender equality in the workplace. Grab some coffee (or alcohol- we don't judge) and get ready because we're wining about herstory!
This week the ladies revisit an old favorite and discuss a woman who rose from the dead! First, Kelley revisits Sameera Moussa, a scientist of atomic energy who had the crazy idea that maybe this incredibly powerful technology should be regulated and it MAY have led to her untimely death. Then, Emily tells the terrifying tale of Anne Greene, a scullery made who found herself on the wrong end of her boss' grandson and was sentenced to death. But what should have been the end of Anne's story, was just the beginning. Grab a bottle of wine (or water if you're old) because you're a feminist baby and we're wining about herstory!
The ladies are JAZZED for Women's History Month (if y'all couldn't tell) and are coming at you with some incredible women who pissed off all the right people! First, Emily covers Marie C. Bolden, a 14-year-old girl who just wanted to win a spelling bee, but ended up delivering a blow to racist shit-heads everywhere! Can you spell bad babe? Then, Kelley tells the story of Emily Warren Roebling, (a credit to her name) an intellectual and a ride-or-die babe. When her husband became ill while helping to build the Brooklyn Bridge, she stepped up and made a family dream come true. Grab your rooster and use it in a sentence, because we're wining about herstory!
The ladies are kicking off Black History Month with two incredible women who defied expectations and stuck it to the man! First, Emily shares the story of Amelia Boynton Robinson, a lifelong activist who worked to ensure black Americans had the same voting rights as white Americans, leading her to a fateful march that would come to be known as Bloody Sunday. Then, Kelley covers Violette Neatley Anderson, a woman who did anything and everything she put her mind to, leading to an impressive career in law! Empty your nasty bladders because we're wining bout herstory!
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Have you ever made a mistake? Have you ever felt unsafe in your own home? Then do we have the ladies for you! First, Kelley tells the story of Marie Van Brittan Brown who had a dream of never opening her front door for a stranger and invented one of the first security systems that allowed her to tell people to fuck off from her own bed! Then, Emily takes her Dad's recommendation and covers Bette Nesmith Graham, an all-about-that-hustle single mom and receptionist who wasn't going to let a few typos stand in the way of her and her destiny. Pour your wine into glasses for this drunk report because we're wining about herstory!
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This week's episode is electric! First, Emily covers Caroline Haslett, a shining revolutionary with some shocking ideas for her time, who combined her love of electricity with her passion for feminism. Then, Kelley covers Laura Bassi, a woman whose intelligence was so immense that even the Pope had to acknowledge her brilliance. Grab your state-mandated orange snow suite and be safe on your journey to Target, because we're wining about herstory!
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It's a snowy, blustery day in Minnesota, so today's episode was recorded remotely which means frequent fur baby interruptions and drinking the cold away! First, Kelley tells the story of Fanny Blankers-Koen, a woman who had the totally unrelatable problem of being too good at too many sports. She would pursue running and use her athleticism to reach international stardom and to tell the Nazis to go to hell! Then, Emily brings another daughter of the corn into the spotlight with Lizzie Magie! Lizzie believed in a more equitable economic system which led her to create a board game that would become the third most popular game on the planet. Swallow your shame and go back for your bottle of wine because we're wining about herstory!
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One year- ahem- week into the new year and the ladies are finally covering women with pictures! First, Emily shares the story of Mary Ann Bickerdyke, an American Civil War nurse who only took her orders from God and not even the Union's top generals could do a damn thing about it. Then, courtesy of Jasmine from Germany (LOVE YOU GIRL), Kelley covers Gladys Ingle, an adrenaline junkie girl, turned adrenaline junkie woman, turned airborne mechanic! Defying the laws of gravity and sanity, Gladys not only waked on planes in flight, but she did damn near everything you could imagine. Check the obits and get yourself a good egg, because we're wining about herstory!
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As we cautiously move into 2024, the ladies are both covering women without birth dates, photos, or worse, photos of the entirely wrong woman! First, Kelley tells the story of inventor Alice H. Parker who filed the first patent for a natural gas heating system so that people wouldn't burn their houses down and could finally sleep naked. But why did this revolutionary patent that is the basis of all forced-air heating systems never get built?? Then, Emily covers Rosalie 'Rose' Bamberger who founded one of the first, and best known lesbian activism groups, but we know little about her personal life. Don't let old bottles forgot and catfish white supremacists for the FBI because we're wining about herstory!
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The ladies are paying tribute to this season with stars, magic, and disembowelment! First Emily tells the legend of Frau Perchta, a Christmas Witch who loves tidiness and timeliness, but should you not meet her expectations, you may find yourself with a belly full of straw! Then, Kelley covers Henrietta Swan Leavitt who took her fascination with the brightness of stars and cracked the celestial code of measuring distance in space! Grab your standard candle and tidy your spinning room, because we're wining about herstory!10% Off Your First Month of BetterHelp: betterhelp.com/herstory www.buymeacoffee.com/wahpod
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Whether your wine is red or white, we hope your holiday season is merry and bright! Kelley tells the story of Altina Schinasi, an epic artist, filmmaker, and the designer of the fiercest eyeglasses on the market. Then, Emily tells the tale of Molly Williams, an enslaved woman who worked in a New York City firehouse and, on a stormy day when the men were stricken with illness and a fire broke out, Molly jumped into action. Grab your favorite specs and don't skip arm day, because it's time to wine about herstory! 10% Off Your First Month of BetterHelp: betterhelp.com/herstory www.buymeacoffee.com/wahpod
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Grasping victory from the jaws of defeat, the ladies are thankful to wine about two amazing women! First, Emily delivers on her promise to cover Chief Pine Leaf, a badass warrior chief who used a combination of diplomacy and her warrior prowess to keep the peace. Then, Kelley shares the story of (the still living and hopefully not listening to this) Tu Youyou, a chemist who used her combined knowledge of modern medicine and traditional Chinese practices to create a treatment for malaria. Knock on wood and be thankful because we're wining about herstory!
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In honor of Indigenous American Heritage Day, the ladies are learning more about their own country's history that was DEF not taught in school! First, Kelley tells the story of Sarah Winnemucca, a Pieute woman who tried to act as a bridge between her people and the European settlers in the face of increasing violence against Indigenous peoples. Then, Emily discusses the history of Indian Boarding Schools and shares testimonials from survivors that show just how horrific and insidious the cultural genocide funded by the U.S. Government truly was. Donate to the The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition: https://boardingschoolhealing.org10% Off Your First Month of BetterHelp: betterhelp.com/herstory www.buymeacoffee.com/wahpod
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Winter may be coming (and coming and coming) but the ladies aren't stopping with the fiery femmes! First, Emily tells the story of Queen Salamasina who through a series of political moves and marriages united ancient Samoa and brought about an era of peace. Then, Kelley covers Lilian Lindsay who had a groundbreaking career as one of the earliest women dentists all thanks to her spite for a toxic teacher. Grab your maps and say 'ah' because we're wining about herstory! 10% Off Your First Month of BetterHelp: betterhelp.com/herstory www.buymeacoffee.com/wahpod
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The ladies are bidding adieu to spooky season with two frightening phantoms! First, Emily travels to Nigeria to tell the tale of Madam Koi Koi, a sadistic teacher who continues to torture students even in death. Then, Kelley tells the story of La Llorona, a murderous mother who is doomed to stalk the earth in search of her children, but she'll take yours in a pinch. Look out for red heels and stay away from the water, because we're wining about herstory! 10% Off Your First Month of BetterHelp: betterhelp.com/herstory www.buymeacoffee.com/wahpod
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The ladies' bodies are killing them, much like the wicked women in this week's episode! First, Kelley tells the tragic tale of Oiwa, a young woman who was betrayed by her lemon of a husband, but exacted brutal revenge on him. Then, Emily tells the legend of the Baobhan Sith, a beautiful woman of Scottish lore who will literally eat you up (or at least drink your blood.) Grab some iron and stop talking smack about women's bodies, because we're wining about herstory! 10% Off Your First Month of BetterHelp: betterhelp.com/herstory www.buymeacoffee.com/wahpod
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Flying cats, cracking joints, and hysterical nuns oh my! First, Emily tells a tale that seems perfectly crafted for her- when the nuns in an isolated French convent begin caterwauling without end, the townsfolk call in the police put a stop to the meowing musical. Then, Kelley tells the story of the Fox sisters, spiritualist celebrities who traveled the country claiming they could talk with spirits. But when the truth comes out, it's darker and more dramatic than any ghost story. Are you ready for this right meow? Because we're wining about herstory! 10% Off Your First Month of BetterHelp: betterhelp.com/herstory www.buymeacoffee.com/wahpod
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two of the best ladies in podcasting! keep up the great work!