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Legendary Lasses is a weekly podcast about the ladies of the past and present who like to make waves and change the course of history. Hosts Ashley, KB, and Sally discuss the underrated female change-makers who have and are continuing to shape their cultures and the world. Support this podcast: http…

Legendary Lasses


    • Apr 2, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 8m AVG DURATION
    • 36 EPISODES


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    Episode 35: Catalina de Erauso- The Lieutenant Nun

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 78:26


    Ashley tells us the story of Catalina de Erauso, who disguised herself as a man and traveled around Spain and The New World in the first half of the 17th century! There are pirates, fighting with nuns, and a lot more chaos! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 34: Theories on Witch Trials-Sally Ruins the Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 57:14


    Join us this week while Sally presents us with some interesting facts and theories on witch trials...and we go off on a big conversation on the duality of man, and that history is repeating itself. Be ready to take a depression nap after this episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 33: The Trials of Valais

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 90:04


    This week, KB is teaching us about the witch trials that took place in Valais! Join us while we hate on the Duke of Savoy, and wish he has legos in his shoes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 32: The Pendle Witch Trial Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 100:20


    Join us this week on our series on witch trials, where we talk about our first case, the Pendle Witch Trial Case! We discuss King James and a possible scandal involving him, sexism, and the separation of church and state…all the while you hear our blood pressure rising! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 31: Palette Cleanser 1- The Samwise Gamgee Fan Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 37:36


    Our brains needed a break from talking about witch trials and having an ice-pocalypse happen. Join us while we talk about Saturday plans, dating apps, stationery, and creating the Samwise Gamgee Fan Club! We'll be back next week with continuing with our series on witch trials! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 30: She's a Witch!!!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 84:15


    Join us while we start on a series on witch trials. This episode is about context before we dive into the world of witch trials. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 29: Rowdy Regency Rigmarole

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 87:09


    Please do join us for delightful afternoon tea and all the steaming hot goss you can stand. This week we talk all things Regency Era, Bridgerton, and spiciness. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 28: Violet Jessop, Miss Unsinkable

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 39:32


    Pull up a chair as we tell you the story of Final Destination: Edwardian Edition, starring Miss Unsinkable herself. Violet Jessop. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 27: Lucille Bogan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 62:34


    We're finally back after a long hiatus and bring you a singer that sang about some naughty stuff. Join our hosts Ashley, KB, and Sally while they to figure out how to podcast again! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 26: Models of the Mod Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 63:35


    Get in the way back time machine as we travel to the Swingin' Sixities and discuss The Mod Era and supermodels of the decade --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 25: Trota, Medieval Physician

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 55:27


    During this quarantine season, we thought the most appropriate topic was to cover a female physician! Join us as we discuss medieval medical practices, lady doctors, and THE CHURCH. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 24: Queen Christina, The Girl King

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 66:43


    Join us for a tale about Queen Kristina of Sweden, otherwise known as The Girl King! We will have another episode coming out tomorrow, Saturday, to help you get through another hour of quarantine! Stay safe folks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 23: Body Positivity

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 96:05


    We're back, baby! Join us for an honest and compelling conversation about the Body Positivity Movement. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 22: Josephine Baker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2020 38:26


    Actress, dancer, singer, burlesque performer, spy, activist, and mother, Josephine Baker is our star today! Come join us for her story! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 21: Louisa May Alcott

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 69:11


    Join us as we talk about the author, Civil War nurse, sister, abolitionist, and suffragette, Louisa May Alcott. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 20: Elizabeth Siddall

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2019 65:52


    Happy Birthday to Sally! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to our listeners! This week we discuss poet, painter, and model of the Pre-Raphaelite period in London, Elizabeth Siddall. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 19: Saintly Shenanigans & Martyr Mahem

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 87:00


    This week we discuss three sainted ladies while parsing the larger topic of purity (with many Monty Python & The Holy Grail quotes thrown in for fun). You might want to take a shower after this episode as a disclaimer. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 18: Anne Hamilton-Byrne & The Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 52:22


    Join us this week, on the spookiest Friday, when we discuss a not so legendary lass, Anne Hamilton-Byrne & her cult, The Family. Warning: short description of child abuse. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 17: Olive Oatman, The Girl with the Blue Tattoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 61:54


    This week we cover the story of Olive Oatman, The Girl with the Blue Tattoo. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 16: Beatrix Potter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 68:50


    Join us in talking about Beatrix Potter; author, illustrator, natural scientist, and many other titles. Thank you for being patient with us as we figure out our new schedule. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 15: Well...this happened...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 62:49


    This week is a weird one. We are one co-host down for this week. But you can join Ashley and Sally talk about a variety of things starting from Jane Eyre and ending with plans for future episodes....It is an episode...in a way.... we guess. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 14- Marsha P. Johnson: Pay it No Mind.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 57:22


    Disclaimer: there are a couple of topics that come up that can be trigging, please make sure to listen to the opening to decide whether this episode is for you. BUT! If it is then please join us in discussing the life and legend of LGBTQ+ activist Marsha P. Johnson. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 13- Mary Shelley: Puttin' on the Ritz

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 116:18


    Happy Halloween 2019! Learn a little bit about the Goth Queen herself, Mary Shelley, her work, how Frankenstein came to be, and her legacy including film adaptations. We introduce a new section called "Sally's Movie Corner." This time she tells us about a film adaptation of Mary Shelley's masterpiece....kind of. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 12: Ladies of Meteorology: Like Lightning, Very Striking

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 91:53


    Don't rain on our parades and mist out on the opportunity to hear us talk about Ladies of Meteorology. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 11: Bad Behavior

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 75:10


    This week the lasses discuss brash behavior, "beat" bashing, and "bad" books. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 10: Little Edie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 77:51


    Welcome to the story about Little Edie and Gray Gardens, dahling! PSSST! We have a mic now thanks to a good friend, so let us know what you think about the sound quality. We're slowly but surely making it the best it can be for you all! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 9: Lilith

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019 78:03


    To start Spooky-tober off right we are jumping into mythic figures. Join us in discussing the demon Lilith and her origin story. Happy Halloween Month! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 8: Frida Kahlo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 106:35


    Come join us in a conversation in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month! This week we discuss the life of and work of Frida Kahlo along with some interesting debate on her legacy, intersectionality, and advocacy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 7: Nun-Sense!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 81:08


    GET THEE TO A NUNNERY! Listen to us talk about fake history and then discuss real KICKASS nuns of WWII! And you can hear our pitch for our History Channel TV show, "Nuns?" Beware....we ramble...A LOT in this episode. ENJOY! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 6: Sappho, the Tenth Muse

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2019 80:12


    Happy Friday the 13th! Want to hear about an ancient Greek poetess, hairy knees, and some literary analysis thrown in just for fun? Enjoy our Sappho episode as we introduce you to the Tenth Muse of Greece. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 5: The Worst Women in Sydney

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 86:09


    Get your sly grog and jazz music ready because we're heading back to the 1920s-1930s Australia. Join us for the tales of Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine, The Worst Women in Sydney. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Dr. James Miranda Barry

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 39:36


    Want to hear a tale about a doctor in Queen Victoria's army who had a spat with Florence Nightingale and got in a pistol duel? Check out Dr. James Miranda Barry. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 3: Female-Centric Societies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 54:57


    In this episode we discuss different cultures who have turned from patriarchal societies to focus on the maternal line....and some rabbit holes are explored. Visit us at legendarylasses.wordpress.com Facebook/Twitter/Instagram: @legendarylasses. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 2: Female Tattoo Artists

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 38:42


    Let us tell you about the badasses Maude Stevens Wagner and Jessie Knight! Two of the first female tattoo artists in the Western tradition. We will be posting pictures on our website so be sure to visit us at legendarylassies.wordpress.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: @legendarylasses. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Episode 1: Artemisia Gentileschi

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 61:32


    What happens when you challenge a headstrong teenage baroque painter? Listen and find out as we talk about Artemisia Gentileschi. Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: @legendarylasses Visit us at legendarylasses.wordpress.com Email us at legendarylasses@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

    Welcome to Legendary Lasses

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2019 0:45


    Trailer for Legendary Lasses, a weekly history podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/legendary-lasses/support

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