Marie Curie (Part 1)
A lot of people only know Marie Curie as a woman who won a Nobel prize (or two...spoilers) but that's just a small part of the life of this physicist, wife and mother. Learn more about your ad ...
28 Aug 20161h 21min
Agrippina the Younger
Agrippina the Younger lived a dramatic and dangerous life as the sister of an emperor, the wife and niece of another, and mother of a third in ancient Rome. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
7 Aug 20161h 29min
Elizabeth Keckly
When we were researching Mary Lincoln we both admired her friend, Elizabeth Keckly, so much that we knew that had to talk about her. She was born a slave, eventually bought her freedom and built a ver...
16 Juli 20161h 20min
The Schuyler Sisters - a conversation with author Amanda Vaill
Since the musical Hamilton opened on Broadway, we've been getting a lot of requests to cover the Schuyler sisters, Angelica, Eliza and Peggy. (You sang that, right?) But we couldn't make it work becau...
26 Juni 20161h 9min
Mary Todd Lincoln (Part 2)
In our last episode we talked about Mary's childhood, education and life as the wife of Abraham Lincoln. She was described as, "amiable, accomplished, gracious and a sparkling talker," by members of t...
11 Juni 20161h 21min
Mary Todd Lincoln (Part 1)
Mary Todd Lincoln's life can't be defined by who she married and her husband's legacy--she was a lot more than simply a southern born wife of a president. Actually, she wasn't simple at all. Le...
4 Juni 20161h 7min
Madam CJ Walker
When Madam C.J. Walker solved one of her own personal problems, she also created an opportunity to leave behind a life as a laundress for one as a successful businesswoman, philanthropist and civil ri...
14 Maj 20161h 9min
Q and A
What would you serve Dorothy Parker for dinner? What are your favorite things from pop culture? When will you cover the Schuyler Sisters? Listeners' burning questions, answered. Learn more abou...
30 Apr 201654min
