Ignaz Semmelweis and the War on Handwashing
Ignaz Semmelweis made a connection between hand hygiene and the prevention of childbed fever in the 19th century. He wasn’t taken seriously then, but today he’s known as everything from the father of ...
21 Mar 201836min
Constance Markievicz
Born Constance Georgine Gore-Booth to a wealthy Protestant family, Constance Markievicz made a somewhat surprising transition to become a leader in the Irish Nationalist movement. Learn more about yo...
19 Mar 201836min
SYMHC Classics: The Easter Rising of 1916
Today's show revisits one of the most pivotal events in modern Irish history. It was a precursor to a number of other events that have happened since then, both within and outside of Ireland. Learn m...
17 Mar 201825min
The Daring Imposter Cassie Chadwick
Cassie Chadwick (born Elizabeth Bigley) committed fraud at a level that would be almost impossible to pull off in today’s world of instant communication. Her biggest con was convincing banks that she ...
14 Mar 201829min
The Minuscule Science of Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
Leeuwenhoek wasn’t REALLY a scientist -- he had no formal training. But he made dozens of scientific discoveries. He’s credited with discovering microscopic life in a variety of forms, using lenses he...
12 Mar 201825min
SYMHC Classics: The Luddites
This classic revisits the Luddite uprising -- protests in northern England, in which workers smashed machines in mills and factories. This wasn't the first organized violence against mechanization, bu...
10 Mar 201825min
Giorgio Vasari
Vasari was an artist and architect in 16th-century Italy. But what really made him famous was his writing. He penned biographies of famous artists, but he wasn't exactly exacting about the details. L...
7 Mar 201830min
Phillis Wheatley
Perceptions and interpretations of Phillis Wheatley's life and work have shifted since the 18th century. This episode examines Wheatley's published writing while enslaved, and how her place in the wor...
5 Mar 201835min
