The #HerStory Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The great-great-great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens, Lucinda Hawksley shares the story of Katey Perugini, her ancestor and artist daughter of Charles Dickens.
Harlem Renaissance sculptor Augusta Savage by Ashley Remer, founder of the Girl Museum.
Singer, song-writer, and activist Cathy Grier shares the story of one of America’s most beloved poets, Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Known as the little woman who started the US Civil War, the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe is told by historian and museum professional Jamie Glavic.
Kenyan environmental and political activist, Wangari Maathai left a lasting legacy for her country and the world. International business strategist and executive Bonnie Koenig shares her story.
The life of US Civil War nurse and soldier Emma Edmonds is discussed by author Karen Abbott.
Feminist activist Janice Formichella shares the story of the great American poet Emily Dickinson.
Social reformer and founder of the National Council for Jewish Women is shared by one of its members, Hannah Solomon.
The legendary silent-film actress Mary Pickford is discussed by museum professional Eloise Batic.
The life of Kate Warne, America’s first female detective, is shared by author and museum professional Lauren Silberman.
The life of Georgia O’Keeffe, American icon and artist, is shared by feminist scholar Monica Casper.
Lisa Maatz, Director of Government and Public Affairs at AAUW shares her story of one of America’s political giants, Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Maryland Delegate Maggie McIntosh kick-starts the #HerStory Podcast with the story of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
Educator Stacy Klingler shares the story of Italian physician Maria Montesorri and her ground-breaking work with child education.
One of the preeminent writers of 19th century African-American life, the story of Zora Neale Hurston is shared by academic and poet Tonya Matthews.
Katherine Kane, Director of the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, tells the story of one of history's most beloved figures, Queen Elizabeth I.
Activist and young women’s leader Shelby Knox shares the story of Zitkala-Sa, Sioux writer, musician, composer, and political activist.
Maggie Marconi, historian and museum professional, shares the story of one of the most infamous leaders of the American Women’s Suffrage Movement, Alice Paul.
She saved more jewish lives than Oscar Shindler during WWII but her story has been lost until recently. Activist Holly Kearl shares the incredible story of Irena Sendler.
Museum professional Tamara Hemmerlein shares the life and times of 17th century Spanish-Mexican scholar Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz.
Singer, business woman, and Feminist icon, Patsy Cline’s remarkable but short-lived life is shared by fellow singer Audrey Auld.
Dina Bailey, historian and museum professional, shares the turbulent and inspiring life of Southern abolitionist, suffragist, and activist Ida B. Wells.
Archivist Melissa Mannon shares the story of Ida Annah Ryan, a lucrative architect forgotten by time until she was uncovered in the family archives.
Ground-breaking academic and second President of Bryn Mawr College, M. Carey Thomas was a leading scholar during her time. Irish and women’s history scholar Jennifer Redmond shares her story.
Thousands of women and families evacuated the island of Guernsey during WWII. Gillian Mawson shares the story of one of those women, Eva Le Page.
Gloria Blackwell, VP of Fellowships at the American Association of University Women, shares the story of an African-American woman who unknowingly became one of the largest science experiments in US history.
Famous for her quick shot, Annie Oakley is one of the most famous figures from the American West movement. Non-profit specialist and author Teresa Bohannon shares her story.
Eclipsed by her famous husband Charles Lindbergh and the kidnapping story of her son, Anne Morrow Lindbergh was a poet, activist, and pilot. Former Disney executive Michele Steckler shares the story of this remarkable woman.
Historian Ashlie Jensen talks about the life of Twelfth Century Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Leading artist during the Feminist Art Movement, the work of Maya Deren is shared by Pia Guerrero, founder of Adios Barbie and executive director of SheHeroes.
Christy Jones, of the American Association of University Women, discusses the Anonymous Woman throughout art, literature, and history.
Maryland Delegate Barbara Frush reminisces on the life and legacy of First Lady Claudia Alta Taylor, a.k.a., Lady Bird Johnson.
Professor and historian Frances Davey discusses the life and work of Senda Berenson Abbott, the inventor of women’s basketball.
The famed British spy and WWII heroine Violette Szabo is discussed by author Kaye Jones.
For Mother’s Day, Marguerite Kearns shares the story of her grandmother, Edna Buckman Kearns, a leader in the suffrage movement for the state of New York.
Educator and Tufts University Literature Professor Kristina Aikens shares the story of English author and poet Charlotte Brontë.
Marceline White, the Executive Director at Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, discusses one of the more colorful, and controversial figures of the Women’s Reform Movement, Victoria Woodhull.
Author Kat Smutz shares the story of one of the most controversial and misunderstood US Civil War spies, Elizabeth Van Lew.
Writer, teacher, and filmmaker Cindy Gueli shares the story of Martha Putney, one of the first African-American members of the Women’s Army Corp of WWII.
Director of the Abbe Museum, Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, talks about pioneering Anthropologist Margaret Mead.
Artist Janet K. Lee discusses a trio of women working as illustrators at the turn-of-the-century, known as The Red Rose Girls.
Kristen Harbeson, former museum professional and Chief of State of Maryland Delegate Maggie McIntosh, talks about Karen Blixen, author of Out of Africa.
Nancy VanReece, social media consultant and community activist, shares the story of scholar and poet Katharine Lee Bates, best known as the author of America the Beautiful.
Elizabeth Kerri Mahon, author of Scandalous Women, talks about the life of early American colonist, midwife, and religious preacher Anne Hutchinson.
Designer and artist Tonantzin Warmoth shares the life of Mexican painter and icon Frida Kahlo.
The story of Cleopatra Selene, lesser-known but equally impressive daughter of Cleopatra the Great, is shared by historical fiction author Stephanie Dray.