Gloria Steinem "A Woman Needs a Man Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle" Quote or No Quote?
The number of different images and different sayings or phrases printed on t-shirts exploded in the early 70s. And one of the most striking was the t-shirt from the women’s rights movement which said,...
11 Mar 20204min
When Women Won the Right to Vote: an American Fiction
Do women have a constitutional "right to vote" in America? Didn't the 19th Amendment resolve that issue? Professor Lisa Tetrault enlightens us about this very thorny issue in American history and poli...
10 Mar 202042min
Programmed Inequality: Women and British Computing
Professor Marie Hicks joins us to talk about gender and employment in the emerging field of computing in Britain, and all the historical myths that surround them. In 1944, Britain led the world in ele...
6 Mar 202051min
George Washinton Carver and Peanut Butter: Mini-Myth Monday!
It's a Mini-Myth Monday! Like all good Americans, I just had a PB&J for lunch. I couldn’t help thinking of George Washington Carver, the reputed inventor of peanut butter. You won’t be surprised to he...
2 Mar 20205min
Henry Johnson: Man Crush Monday!
William Henry Johnson eventually became one of the most decorated soldiers in World War I. His medals and military decorations came only eventually, however. He acted bravely and heroically in the Arg...
2 Mar 202018min
Lincoln: "Government of the people, by the people, for the people." #WisdomWednesday
Anybody who's completed an elementary school education knows that Abraham Lincoln finished his dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863 by saying...
19 Feb 20204min
Levi and Catharine Coffin - The Underground Railroad
Episode #338 - Levi and Catharine Coffin were early leaders of the Underground Railroad. Opposed to slavery from childhood, they helped over 3,000 slaves escape to freedom by the end of the Civil War....
18 Feb 202034min
"Your Valentine" St. Valentine: Quote or No Quote?
Valentine’s Day is here again, Buzzkillers, and you can be certain that we’re depleting the Buzzkill bank account at a rapid clip so that we can give Lady Buzzkill all the best tokens of love and affe...
14 Feb 20204min
