Wining About Herstory

Podcast where Kelley & Emily swap stories about incredible women from history over a bottle of 🍷. #WomensHistory has never been this tipsy! Logo: @DevilsRoost

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The women in '#TheWarQueens' by daughter/father writing team Emily & Jon Jordan, features women who ruled & slayed- literally! These women were some of the most powerful and feared rulers of their time. Meet even more of these badass queens through The War Queens podcast!

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👑Ep 174👑 Emily covers Amelia Bloomer who popularized pants among women and Kelley covers Sonja Henie, an Olympic ice skater who set ice skater trends we still see today!

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👑173👑 Did you catch our interview with this amazing daughter-father writing/podcasting team? Authors of the book War Queens and hosts of the podcast by the same name explore the stories of some of history's most powerful and deadly women!

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#OTD in 1936, barrier-busting politician #BarbaraJordan was born! She broke color & gender barriers in TX & the USHOR until she took on one of the most infamous American political scandals on national television- #watergate. Hear her whole story in ep 147! #Herstory

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#OTD #IrenaSendler was born! When the Nazis invaded & forced Jewish citizens into the #WarsawGhetto, Irena put her life on the line to help children escape. Hear her whole story in ep 117! #HERstory #Womenshistory

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#OTD in 1911 (?) #Bessie Stringfield was born! Dubbed the #MiamiMotorcycleQueen she taught herself to ride a motorcycle. She'd 'plan' her trips by throwing a penny on a map and riding there. However, this would take her through deadly Klan country.
Hear her whole story in ep 46!

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👑Ep 172👑 Kelley traces #StLucia back to her pagan origins and Emily covers a hot mess ghost #OshiroiBaba who we can all identify with.

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Never forget that a black trans woman helped lead the fight for gay liberation! Hear #MarshaPJohnson's whole story of perseverance, betrayal, and tenacity in ep 13! #BlackHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #HERstory #LGBTQHistory

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👑Ep 171👑 Emily covers Jewish heroine #Judith who took on an army to save her people. Kelley covers #VirginiaLeoneBicudo who scientifically proved racism is real (but we're still arguing about it for some reason??) #HERstory #WomensHistory

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#EdmoniaLewis was a skilled artist & sculptor but was forced to move to Rome to find artistic opportunities. Rome wasn't free of racism/sexism but was a more welcoming environment & she became one of the most influential artists of her time! Hear her story in ep 168! #HERstory

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#JosephineBaker dreamed of becoming an entertainer, but racism inthe U.S. kept her from advancing, so she traveled to France where she became a hit! She served as a spy during #ww2 & fought for civil rights in the U.S. Hear more about this black queer icon in ep 4! #HERstory

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In ep81, we teamed up w/@HashtagHistory_ to cover #TheRadiumGirls, inspired by @KateBooks book. Meet the girls who worked in the factories, suffered radium poisoning, & fought to hold the companies, who were well aware of the dangers, accountable. #HERstoryBookClub #HERstory

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👑Ep 167👑 Emily covers #DeborahSampson who went above and beyond to serve as a soldier in the #AmericanRevolution. Kelley covers #AnnieDodgeWauneka who worked to bring healthcare to the Navajo Nation. Listen now! #HERstory #WomensHistory

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Need a gift for the history nerd in your life? Need something to make holidays with your family more bearable? Read 'The Nazi's Granddaughter: How I discovered my Grandfather Was a War Criminal' by Silvia Foti. Buy it anywhere & and don't miss our interview with Silvia in ep 167!

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👑Ep 166👑 We interview the author, journalist, English teacher, and generally EXTRAORDINARY #SilviaFoti, author of #TheNazisGranddaughter in which she shares her journey of investigating her family's past and the lies and horrors she uncovered. Buy the book anywhere. #HERstory

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Happy #VeteransDay! Remember the amazing women veterans who have fought, sacrificed, & died for our country.
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1. #CathayWilliams, #AmericanCivilWar, Ep 12.
2. #SarahEmmaEdmonds, American Civil War, Ep 5.
3. #HazelYingLee, #WorldWar2, Ep 101.

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☠️Ep 165☠️ Kelley covers #ChrsitianaEdmunds who was so hung up on her married lover that she poisoned his wife & strangers through candy fraud. Emily covers #KuchisakeOnna, an insecure demon who asks victims two simple questions with deadly results. Listen now! #HERstory

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#HappyHalloween #Witches! Drink up!

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#OTD in 1908 the label defying #TotoKoopman was born! Toto was many things in her life- a parton of the arts, model, #bisexual icon, spy, nazi resistance fighter, victim, survivor, and more. Hear her whole unbelievable story in episode 110! #HERstory #Womenshistory