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The #HerStory Podcast tells the stories of 50 historical women, not through names and dates of textbooks, but through the voices of contemporary women. Hear elected officials, academics, mothers, filmmakers, authors, activists, CEO’s, and more offer snaps

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    • May 5, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
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    #HerStory 50: Maria Montesorri by Stacey Klingler

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2015


    Educator Stacy Klingler shares the story of Italian physician Maria Montesorri and her ground-breaking work with child education.

    #HerStory 49: Bea Arthur by Kelsey Brannan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2015


    Video Producer Kelsey Brannon shares the story of actress and comedian Bea Arthur.

    #HerStory 48: Zora Neale Hurston by Tonya Matthews

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2015


    One of the preeminent writers of 19th century African-American life, the story of Zora Neale Hurston is shared by academic and poet Tonya Matthews.

    #HerStory 47: Queen Elizabeth I by Katherine Kane

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2015


    Katherine Kane, Director of the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, tells the story of one of history's most beloved figures, Queen Elizabeth I.

    #HerStory 46: Zitkala-Sa by Shelby Knox

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2015


    Activist and young women's leader Shelby Knox shares the story of Zitkala-Sa, Sioux writer, musician, composer, and political activist.

    #HerStory 45: Alice Paul by Maggie Marconi

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2015


    Maggie Marconi, historian and museum professional, shares the story of one of the most infamous leaders of the American Women's Suffrage Movement, Alice Paul.

    #HerStory 44: Irena Sendler by Holly Kearl

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2015


    She saved more jewish lives than Oscar Shindler during WWII but her story has been lost until recently. Activist Holly Kearl shares the incredible story of Irena Sendler.

    #HerStory 43: Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz by Tamara Hemmerlein

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2015


    Museum professional Tamara Hemmerlein shares the life and times of 17th century Spanish-Mexican scholar Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz.

    #HerStory 42: Patsy Cline by Audrey Auld

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2015


    Singer, business woman, and Feminist icon, Patsy Cline's remarkable but short-lived life is shared by fellow singer Audrey Auld.

    #HerStory 41: Ida B. Wells by Dina Bailey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2015


    Dina Bailey, historian and museum professional, shares the turbulent and inspiring life of Southern abolitionist, suffragist, and activist Ida B. Wells.

    #HerStory 40: Ida Annah Ryan by Melissa Mannon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2015


    Archivist Melissa Mannon shares the story of Ida Annah Ryan, a lucrative architect forgotten by time until she was uncovered in the family archives.

    #HerStory 39: M. Carey Thomas by Jennifer Redmond

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2015


    Ground-breaking academic and second President of Bryn Mawr College, M. Carey Thomas was a leading scholar during her time. Irish and women's history scholar Jennifer Redmond shares her story.

    #HerStory 38: Eva Le Page by Gillian Mawson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2015


    Thousands of women and families evacuated the island of Guernsey during WWII. Gillian Mawson shares the story of one of those women, Eva Le Page.

    #HerStory 37: Katey Perugini by Lucinda Hawksley

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2015


    The great-great-great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens, Lucinda Hawksley shares the story of Katey Perugini, her ancestor and artist daughter of Charles Dickens.

    #HerStory 36: Augusta Savage by Ashley Remer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2015


    Harlem Renaissance sculptor Augusta Savage by Ashley Remer, founder of the Girl Museum.

    #HerStory 35: Henrietta Lacks by Gloria L. Blackwell

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2015


    Gloria Blackwell, VP of Fellowships at the American Association of University Women, shares the story of an African-American woman who unknowingly became one of the largest science experiments in US history.

    #HerStory 34: Annie Oakley by Teresa Bohannon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2015


    Famous for her quick shot, Annie Oakley is one of the most famous figures from the American West movement. Non-profit specialist and author Teresa Bohannon shares her story.

    #HerStory 33: Edna St. Vincent Millay by Cathy Grier

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2015


    Singer, song-writer, and activist Cathy Grier shares the story of one of America's most beloved poets, Edna St. Vincent Millay.

    #HerStory 32: Harriet Beecher Stowe by Jamie Glavic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2015


    Known as the little woman who started the US Civil War, the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe is told by historian and museum professional Jamie Glavic.

    #HerStory 31: Wangari Maathai by Bonnie Koenig

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2015


    Kenyan environmental and political activist, Wangari Maathai left a lasting legacy for her country and the world. International business strategist and executive Bonnie Koenig shares her story.

    #HerStory 30: Anne Morrow Lindbergh by Michele Steckler

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2015


    Eclipsed by her famous husband Charles Lindbergh and the kidnapping story of her son, Anne Morrow Lindbergh was a poet, activist, and pilot. Former Disney executive Michele Steckler shares the story of this remarkable woman.

    #HerStory 29: Eleanor of Aquitaine by Ashlie Jensen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2015


    Historian Ashlie Jensen talks about the life of Twelfth Century Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.

    #HerStory 28: Maya Deren by Pia Guerrero

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2015


    Leading artist during the Feminist Art Movement, the work of Maya Deren is shared by Pia Guerrero, founder of Adios Barbie and executive director of SheHeroes.

    #HerStory 27: Emma Edmonds by Karen Abbott

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2015


    The life of US Civil War nurse and soldier Emma Edmonds is discussed by author Karen Abbott.

    #HerStory 26: Emily Dickinson by Janice Formichella

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2015


    Feminist activist Janice Formichella shares the story of the great American poet Emily Dickinson.

    #HerStory 25: Anonymous by Christy Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2015


    Christy Jones, of the American Association of University Women, discusses the Anonymous Woman throughout art, literature, and history.

    #HerStory 24: Hannah Solomon by Donna Gutman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2015


    Social reformer and founder of the National Council for Jewish Women is shared by one of its members, Hannah Solomon.

    #HerStory 23: Lady Bird Johnson by Barbara Frush

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2015


    Maryland Delegate Barbara Frush reminisces on the life and legacy of First Lady Claudia Alta Taylor, a.k.a., Lady Bird Johnson.

    #HerStory 22: Senda Berenson Abbott by Frances Davey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2015


    Professor and historian Frances Davey discusses the life and work of Senda Berenson Abbott, the inventor of women's basketball.

    #HerStory 21: Violette Szabo by Kaye Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2015


    The famed British spy and WWII heroine Violette Szabo is discussed by author Kaye Jones.

    #HerStory 20: Edna Buckman Kearns by Marguerite Kearns

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2015


    For Mother's Day, Marguerite Kearns shares the story of her grandmother, Edna Buckman Kearns, a leader in the suffrage movement for the state of New York.

    #HerStory 19: Charlotte Brontë by Kristina Aikens

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2015


    Educator and Tufts University Literature Professor Kristina Aikens shares the story of English author and poet Charlotte Brontë.

    #HerStory 18: Victoria Woodhull by Marceline White

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2015


    Marceline White, the Executive Director at Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, discusses one of the more colorful, and controversial figures of the Women's Reform Movement, Victoria Woodhull.

    #HerStory 17: Elizabeth Van Lew by Kat Smutz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2015


    Author Kat Smutz shares the story of one of the most controversial and misunderstood US Civil War spies, Elizabeth Van Lew.

    #HerStory 16: Mary Pickford by Eloise Batic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2015


    The legendary silent-film actress Mary Pickford is discussed by museum professional Eloise Batic.

    #HerStory 15: Martha Putney by Cindy Gueli

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2015


    Writer, teacher, and filmmaker Cindy Gueli shares the story of Martha Putney, one of the first African-American members of the Women's Army Corp of WWII.

    #HerStory 14: Kate Warne by Lauren Silberman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2015


    The life of Kate Warne, America's first female detective, is shared by author and museum professional Lauren Silberman.

    #HerStory 13: Margaret Mead by Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2015


    Director of the Abbe Museum, Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, talks about pioneering Anthropologist Margaret Mead.

    #HerStory 12: Dolley Madison by Kate Marks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2015


    Museum professional Kate Marks shares the story of First Lady Dolley Madison.

    #HerStory 11: The Red Rose Girls by Janet K. Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2015


    Artist Janet K. Lee discusses a trio of women working as illustrators at the turn-of-the-century, known as The Red Rose Girls.

    #HerStory 10: Georgia O'Keeffe by Monica Casper

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2015


    The life of Georgia O'Keeffe, American icon and artist, is shared by feminist scholar Monica Casper.

    #HerStory 9: Karen Blixen by Kristen Harbeson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2015


    Kristen Harbeson, former museum professional and Chief of State of Maryland Delegate Maggie McIntosh, talks about Karen Blixen, author of Out of Africa.

    #HerStory 8: Katharine Lee Bates by Nancy VanReece

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2015


    Nancy VanReece, social media consultant and community activist, shares the story of scholar and poet Katharine Lee Bates, best known as the author of America the Beautiful.

    #HerStory 7: Anne Hutchinson by Elizabeth Kerri Mahon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2015


    Elizabeth Kerri Mahon, author of Scandalous Women, talks about the life of early American colonist, midwife, and religious preacher Anne Hutchinson.

    #HerStory 6: Frida Kahlo by Tonantzin Warmoth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2015


    Designer and artist Tonantzin Warmoth shares the life of Mexican painter and icon Frida Kahlo.

    #HerStory 5: Evelyn Nesbit by Maegan Carberry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2015


    The first “It Girl,” Evelyn Nesbit by political analyst and activist Maegan Carberry.

    #HerStory 4: Cleopatra Selene by Stephanie Dray

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2015


    The story of Cleopatra Selene, lesser-known but equally impressive daughter of Cleopatra the Great, is shared by historical fiction author Stephanie Dray.

    #HerStory 3: Anne Bonny by Jennifer Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2015


    Documentary filmmaker Jennifer Lee tells the story of runaway pirate Anne Bonny.

    #HerStory 2: Elizabeth Cady Stanton by Lisa Maatz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2015


    Lisa Maatz, Director of Government and Public Affairs at AAUW shares her story of one of America's political giants, Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

    #HerStory 1: Eleanor Roosevelt by Maggie McIntosh

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2015


    Maryland Delegate Maggie McIntosh kick-starts the #HerStory Podcast with the story of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

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