Mary Hunter Austin
Mary Hunter Austin was a U.S. writer known for walking throughout the American Southwest. But her life of activism was far more complicated than brief bios usually mention. Research: "Mary Hunter A...
19 Mar 202545min
Children’s Morality Code of 1916
In 1916, the National Institution for Moral Instruction had a contest to see who could come up with the best morality code. For kids. Evolving views on childhood, child labor laws, patriotism, and eug...
17 Mar 202535min
SYMHC Classics: Dr. Couney's Baby Sideshow
This 2019 episode looks at Couney's incubator sideshows of premature babies. This is complicated; Couney made money from this, and his medical experience was questionable. But premature babies weren’t...
15 Mar 202528min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Incorrect Lillian and Reading Kids
Tracy notes the wild array of incorrect information that circulates about Lillian Exum Clement. Then she and Holly talk about childhood reading habits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...
14 Mar 202525min
Gertrude Chandler Warner: ‘The Boxcar Children’ and Beyond
Gertrude Chandler Warner's most well known writing is "The Boxcar Children." But that series is far from the only professional writing Chandler did – she made a career as a writer while also teaching ...
12 Mar 202539min
Exum Clement, Attorney at Law
Lillian Exum Clement Stafford was one of the first women in North Carolina to practice law, and the first woman in the South to be elected to a state legislature. Research: “Letter from Elias Eller S...
10 Mar 202543min
SYMHC Classics: Lost Cause of the Confederacy
This 2020 episode covers the myth of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy. The Lost Cause was a distortion of the history of the U.S. Civil War that’s still affecting the world today.See omnystudio.com/l...
8 Mar 202540min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Tracy’s Frustration
Tracy shares issues she has with overly reductive internet videos that misrepresent the story of nixtamalization. She and Holly also discuss the various ways they like to eat corn.See omnystudio.com/l...
7 Mar 202520min
