Missing History

Katie and Michael discuss an American high-fashion designer and an American psychiatrist/author this week. Anne: https://nypost.com/2016/10/16/jackies-wedding-dress-designer-is-finally-recognized/ h...

7 Mar 20191h 4min

This week we have a Kenyan environmental political activist and an American blues singer, pianist, and entertainer. Wangari Maathai https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wangari-Maathai https://www.th...

26 Feb 20191h 12min

In honor of Valentines Day we bring you an artist/business woman who made Valentine's Day cards popular and a poet. Esther: http://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/esther-howland-valentine-innova...

15 Feb 201955min

The ladies who did it first - this week we look at the first black woman to enlist in the Coast Guard and the first published African American female poet. Olivia Hooker https://www.bbc.com/news/worl...

7 Feb 201952min

The silver screen takes centerstage this week as we look at two women who had a huge influence on the early American film industry. Lois Weber http://www.loisweber.net/lois-weber.html https://www.bri...

31 Jan 20191h 28min

An English politician who later became a member of the House of Lords and a short review of Becoming by Michelle Obama. Jean Barker https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/obituaries/lady-trumpington-dead...

20 Jan 201958min

An obstetrical anesthesiologist, who also invented a way to quickly assess the health of a newborn child immediately after birth and the woman known as the "Grande Dame of Champagne" Virginia Apgar ...

14 Jan 20191h 31min

Eastern Europe in the 30's and 40's: what a time to be alive! One teen and two women defy gender expectations to participate in one of the greatest historical conflicts of the 20th century. Irena htt...

3 Jan 201954min