Jane Whorwood & Lucy Hay
In episode thirteen of Heroine City, host Lynsey Shaw welcomes Professor Ted Vallance through the gates to talk about the 17th-century British political landscape and the role of women in the Civil Wa...
27 Jun 20231h 5min
Florence Baker - Part 2
Part 2In this week's Heroine City episode, host Lynsey Shaw continues her conversation with Dr. Pat Shipman about explorer Florence Baker (1841-1916).Warning: This episode contains adult themes and d...
12 Jun 202338min
Florence Baker - Part 1
Part 1'In 1859, at age fourteen, Florence Szász stood before a room full of men and waited to be auctioned to the highest bidder. But slavery and submission were not to be her destiny: Sam Baker, a we...
5 Jun 202343min
Anne Sancho
In episode ten of Heroine City, host Lynsey Shaw talks with Montaz Marche about Anne Sancho. Anne, a middle-class wife, mother, proprietor and second-generation migrant, born and raised in London, was...
15 Mai 20231h 3min
Women and the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens
This week, through the gates of Heroine City and into our very own pleasure gardens, host Lynsey Shaw talks with Professor Penelope Corfield about Women and the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens. Together, th...
24 Apr 202358min
Kate Meyrick
Inside the gates of Heroine City for episode nine is writer, Lucinda Gosling. In this episode, host Lynsey Shaw discusses Mrs. Meyrick, the nightclub queen of 1920s London. Frequented by royalty, film...
10 Apr 202341min
Anne Boleyn's Women
In this Heroine City episode host Lynsey Shaw talks with the historian Kate McCaffrey about Anne Boleyn, her formative years and the women who shaped, influenced and inspired her. They discuss the mul...
27 Mar 20231h 2min
Noor Inayat Khan
In this episode, host Lynsey Shaw is joined by acclaimed author and journalist Shrabani Basu to talk about World War II wireless operator and special operations executive, Noor Inayat Khan.Shrabani's ...
13 Mar 202358min
