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The idea of teaching writing in the social studies classroom can be daunting for even the most experienced educator. SOLs force teachers to push content on students at an unrelenting pace, which means that any kind of skill-based learning must effortlessly weave into an already jam-packed curriculum. But luckily, Encyclopedia Virginia and VCSS are here to help.  In this episode, Sam interviews Patti Miller, Editor of Encyclopedia Virginia, and Contributor, Margaret Edds, about their work as journalists, authors, and historians. Together, they explore methods of writing in the social studies and how to use Encyclopedia Virginia entries as mentor texts for informational writing projects in any social studies classroom.  Visit Encyclopedia Virginia's beautiful new website! Buy their books! We Face the Dawn, Margaret Edds Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age and the "Powerless" Woman Who Took on Washington, Patti Miller Resources on mentor texts: A Teacher's Guide to Mentor Texts: Grades 6-12, Rebekah O'Dell and Allison Marchetti NYT article on mentor texts Contact the host, Sam Futrell: sfutrell@stmschool.net

In 1893, Madeline Pollard did the unthinkable. She went public with her ruin by filing a lawsuit against her older, married lover Congressman Willie Breckinridge, the silver-tongued orator known for his long-winded speeches about monogamy. Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly talk about the double standard that destroyed women's lives and how things are so hunky-dory now. Wait--are they? Theme music: Resting Place by A Cast of Thousands. Cite your sources: “3 Red Flags Of The Damaged Woman.” DARK TRIAD MAN®, 14 Dec. 2017, darktriadman.com/2015/11/23/3-red-flags-of-the-damaged-woman/. Dreier, Peter. “Trump And Gingrich: Two Men. Six Wives. Family Values.” The Huffington Post, TheHuffingtonPost.com, 7 Dec. 2017, www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-dreier/trump-and-gingrich-two-men_b_10689992.html. Ioffe, Julia, et al. “The Millennial's Guide to Newt Gingrich.” POLITICO, POLITICO, 14 July 2016, www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/07/2016-newt-gingrich-scandals-accomplishments-veepstakes-running-mate-trump-gop-republican-214050. Miller, Patricia. Bringing down the Colonel: a Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "Powerless" Woman Who Took on Washington. Sarah Crichton Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018. Vermes, Geza. “Mary Was Probably Not a Virgin in the Modern Sense of the Word, Says Geza Vermes.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 16 Dec. 2006, www.theguardian.com/world/2006/dec/16/religion.commentisfree.

This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we look at a #MeToo incident from the Gilded Age. It involved a powerful congressman and a mistress he kept for ten years. But when he broke his promise to marry her, she did the unthinkable – she sued him for “breach of promise.” The scandal and subsequent trial captivated the nation. To explain how this young women took down a congressman, I speak with Patricia Miller about her new book, “Bringing Down The Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the ‘Powerless’ Woman Who Took on Washington.” The #MeToo movement originated in 2007 when civil rights activist Tarana Burke coined the phrase to unite women who were victims of sexual violence. But it really took off in 2017 with revelations in the New York Times and New Yorker magazine about women coming forward to accuse film mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault and rape. It has since gained increased momentum and legitimacy as more and more powerful men have been exposed for their abusive and often criminal behavior towards women. It’s quite common when stories of this magnitude make the news for journalists to look to the past for historical precedents. Think of the many stories about past financial scams that were written up in the wake of the Bernie Madoff scandal. Or past environmental disasters in the wake of the catastrophic B.P. Oil spill in 2010. Not surprisingly, the #MeToo movement has likewise elicited stories about sexual predators from the past, including re-examinations of the Clinton-Lewinsky affair and a renewed debate over filmmaker Roman Polansky who in 1977 pled guilty to raping a 13-year old girl and then fled the country to avoid prison. He’s continued to make films, several of which have been honored with Academy Awards. But as any good historian will tell you, one can always go much further back in time to find individuals and incidents that connect with our present. For example, have you ever heard of Elizabeth Jennings? Well, in 1854 – 101 years before Rosa Parks resisted a racist segregation policy on a Birmingham, Alabama bus, Elizabeth Jennings did much the same on a New York City streetcar. And like Parks, her resistance led to the desegregation of the city’s streetcars. Well, in this episode we meet Madeline Pollard, a young woman who in the 1890s stood up to the patriarchy and took down an abusive and exploitive congressman. Here to tell us more about it is Patricia Miller, author of the new book, Bringing Down The Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the “Powerless” Woman Who Took on Washington.   In the course of our conversation, Patricia Miller discusses: How women in the Gilded Age began to take on new roles, including the pursuit of higher education, entry into the paid workforce, and participation in a wide array of reform movements. How a 47-year old Kentucky lawyer and Congressman named Col. William Breckinridge began a sexual relationship with a 17-year old girl named Madeline Pollard. And how this relationship lasted a decade and produced two babies until it was exposed. Why the woman at the center of this story decided, despite the likelihood that she would be condemned as a gold-digging harlot, to go public in 1894 and sue Col. Breckinridge. How and why wealthy and socially prominent women supported Pollard in her lawsuit against Col. Breckinridge. How in the aftermath of the trial, women in Washington, DC and Kentucky successfully mobilized to bring about the political demise the Col. Breckinridge.  Patricia Miller is an award-winning author and journalist. Her work on the interplay of politics and sexual morality has appeared in The Atlantic, Salon, The Nation, Huffington Post, and Ms. Magazine. She is with me today to talk about her first book, Bringing Down The Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the “Powerless” Woman Who Took on Washington (Sarah Crichton Books, an imprint of Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Recommended reading:  Patricia Miller, Bringing Down The Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the “Powerless” Woman Who Took on Washington (Sarah Crichton Books, 2018). Jean V. Matthews, The Rise of the New Woman: The Women's Movement in America, 1875-1930 Edward T. O’Donnell, Henry George and the Crisis of Inequality: Progress and Poverty in the Gilded Age Martha H. Patterson, Beyond the Gibson Girl: Reimagining the American New Woman, 1895-1915 Cecelia Tichi, What Would Mrs. Astor Do?: The Essential Guide to the Manners and Mores of the Gilded Age Richard White, The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States During Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896 More info about Patricia Miller - website  Follow In The Past Lane on Twitter  @InThePastLane Instagram  @InThePastLane Facebook: InThePastLanePodcast YouTube: InThePastLane   Related ITPL podcast episodes: 044 Historian Richard White talks about his book, The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States During Reconstruction and the Gilded Age 052, 053, 054 a three-part series on What Was the Gilded Age?  Music for This Episode Jay Graham, ITPL Intro (JayGMusic.com) Kevin McCleod, “Impact Moderato” (Free Music Archive) Andy Cohen, “Trophy Endorphins” (Free Music Archive) The Womb, “I Hope It Hurts” (Free Music Archive) Jon Luc Hefferman, “Discovery” (Free Music Archive) Jon Luc Hefferman, “Winter Trek” (Free Music Archive) The Bell, “I Am History” (Free Music Archive) Production Credits Executive Producer: Lulu Spencer Technical Advisors: Holly Hunt and Jesse Anderson Podcasting Consultant: Dave Jackson of the School of Podcasting Podcast Editing: Wildstyle Media Photographer: John Buckingham Graphic Designer: Maggie Cellucci Website by: ERI Design Legal services: Tippecanoe and Tyler Too Social Media management: The Pony Express Risk Assessment: Little Big Horn Associates Growth strategies: 54 40 or Fight © In The Past Lane, 2019  Recommended History Podcasts  Ben Franklin’s World with Liz Covart @LizCovart The Age of Jackson Podcast @AgeofJacksonPod Backstory podcast – the history behind today’s headlines @BackstoryRadio Past Present podcast with Nicole Hemmer, Neil J. 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Episode 6: Ohio v. the Patriarchy (Madeline Pollard) Alex sits down with author Patricia Miller to discuss her hit new book, Bringing Down the Colonel. Miller’s novel tells the story of a sex scandal involving a young Cincinnati college student, Madeline Pollard, and a powerful Congressman, William Breckinridge that would grip the nation’s attention in the spring of 1894. The landmark case of Pollard v. Breckinridge is analyzed for its groundbreaking verdict and how this story still resonates today in the midst of the #MeToo Movement. We strongly encourage you to purchase Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age and the Powerless Woman Who Took on Washington. (https://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Down-Colonel-Powerless-Washington/dp/0374252661) We also finish our chat with the Ohio History Connection’s Megan Wood. Megan shares how the OHC and its extensive archives can assist in any persons’ genealogy research for free. It’s our last show of 2018 and Patti Miller helps us go out with a bang. Check out her book Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age and the Powerless Woman Who Took on Washington. (https://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Down-Colonel-Powerless-Washington/dp/0374252661). Rate and review the show and SUBSCRIBE already! Send us show ideas or buy an Ohio v the World t-shirt by emailing the show at ohiovtheworld@gmail.com.

For Real is sponsored this week by Book Riot Insiders, In the Name of the Children: An FBI Agent’s Relentless Pursuit of the Nation’s Worst Predators by Jeffrey Rinek from BenBella Books and Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom by Ariel Burger. FOLLOW UP Who Was series Holiday Gift Guide Episode! Email kim@riotnewmedia.com by November 20th if you need a nonfiction recommendation for a present, or want a book to put on your own gift list.   NEW BOOKS Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome by Venki Ramakrishnan Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the “Powerless” Woman Who Took on Washington by Patricia Miller Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward by Gemma Hartley A Tale of Two Murders: Guilt, Innocence, and the Execution of Edith Thompson by Laura Thompson First Comes Marriage: My Not-So-Typical American Love Story by Huda Al-Marashi End of the Megafauna: The Fate of the World’s Hugest, Fiercest, and Strangest Animals by Ross D.E. MacPhee   Shout-Outs to: Dirty Tricks: Nixon, Watergate, and the CIA by Shane O’Sullivan Beyonce in Formation: Remixing Black Feminism by Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey by Mark Dery   WEEKLY THEME: Book Awards! Carnegie Award Shortlist: The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border by Francisco Cantu Longlist: High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing by Ben Austen National Book Award Finalist: Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh Longlist: One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression is Destroying Our Democracy by Carol Anderson   SEGMENT THREE: Colonialism King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, the First Americans, and the Birth of the Nation by Colin G. Calloway (Oxford University Press) 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created by Charles C. Mann   READING NOW Brothers of the Gun: A Memoir of the Syrian War by Marwan Hisham and Molly Crabapple Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll I’d Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life by Anne Bogel   CONCLUSION Find us on Twitter @itsalicetime and @kimthedork.

Episode 81 - Patti Miller Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Patricia Miller. Patti is an award-winning author and journalist whose fascination with the untold stories of women led her on a 10-year journey to unearth the story of the Breckinridge–Pollard scandal. Her work on the interplay of politics and sexual morality has appeared in The Atlantic, Salon, The Nation, Huffington Post, and Ms. Magazine. She received a master's degree in journalism from New York University and lives outside of Washington, DC, with her husband and dog. To learn more, visit Patti's website: http://patti-miller.com Visit www.indiebound.org to purchase Patti's books: * Bringing Down The Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the “Powerless” Woman Who Took on Washington * Good Catholics (Hardcover) The Battle over Abortion in the Catholic Church Note: Guests create their own bio description for each episode. The Curiosity Hour Podcast is hosted and produced by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund. Please visit our website for more information: thecuriosityhourpodcast.com Please visit this page for information where you can listen to our podcast: thecuriosityhourpodcast.com/listen/ If you would like to share your story or have a suggested guest, please complete the "Contact us" form: thecuriosityhourpodcast.com/contact-us/ Disclaimers: The Curiosity Hour Podcast may contain content not suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion advised. The views and opinions expressed by the guests on this podcast are solely those of the guest(s). These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of The Curiosity Hour Podcast. This podcast may contain explicit language.