To Marry An American President-Part 3
Edith Wilson, the oldest of our presidential brides, took her job as the President's partner very seriously.
Oct 10, 2016•20 min
History's Hotties
A podcast that discusses the sometimes forgotten but influential women in American history.
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Ep 22 - Part 2 of To Marry an American President
The second in our 3 part series on the women that married a sitting American president.
Apr 27, 2016•23 min
To Marry an American President (part 1)
How did young Frances Folsom become the first woman to marry her powerful prince right in the White House?
Feb 23, 2016•26 min
Was Godey's Good Enough? History's Hotties-20
The era of the Lady's magazine was ambitious and safe at the same time and Sarah Josepha Hale managed both with style.
Nov 25, 2015•14 min
History's Hotties Episode 19: Elizabeth Keckley and Her Tell-All Memoir
Elizabeth Keckley went from seamstress, to dressmaker of the First Lady, to the tell-all writer of the 1800's.
Oct 04, 2015•20 min
Episode 18: The Revolutionary "Politicks" of Motherhood
What the mothers of our new nation had to do with "Politicks."
Oct 27, 2012•19 min
History's Hotties Ep. 17
What is all this flap about the Flapper? What was really behind that fun loving gal of the 1920s?
Aug 14, 2012•23 min
Ep. 16: How Annie Got Her Gun, a Hard Job, and a New Life in the Wild West
Women pioneers moving West faced unimaginable challenges.
Feb 20, 2012•25 min
Ep. 15: The Nurses of Pearl Harbor
On our trip to Hawaii I discovered a History's Hottie that told her own story of December 7, 1941.
Jan 22, 2012•21 min
Ep. 14: The Myth of Scarlett - Scarlett Who? (part 4)
Part 4 discusses the Slave Woman and her total separation from the myth of Scarlett and Southern womanhood.
Jan 08, 2012•20 min
Ep. 13: How They Survived. A Tribute to American Military Wives
How life changed for many women when the men were away, and some love letters for good measure.
Dec 12, 2011•37 min
Ep. 12: No one ever accused me of being like Scarlett (part 3)
The women who would have never been confused with Scarlett. Would the real Scarlett please stand up? Part 3
Nov 06, 2011•29 min
Ep. 11: What a few African American women created from nothing.
In 1915 Wake County, North Carolina a few African American women cleaned up a community and created schools with a bigger purpose.
Oct 23, 2011•13 min
Ep. 10: Would the real Scarlett please stand up? (part 2)
This is the second part of our series on the plantation mistress and her mythical life.
Oct 08, 2011•27 min
Ep. 9: Would the real Scarlett please stand up? (part 1)
In this episode we are discussing the myth of the mistress, the plantation mistress that is...
Sep 24, 2011•21 min
Ep. 8: Eliza Pinckney
Eliza Pinckney defied convention and grew an empire.
Sep 06, 2011•11 min
Ep. 7: Martha Ballard delivered her neighbors babies and gave us a record of history at the same time.
This podcast discusses women in the Colonial Northeast in the 1700's and the wonderful resource Martha Ballard, midwife and business woman, left us in her diary.
Aug 17, 2011•26 min
Ep. 6: Harriet Jacobs (part 2)
Harriet Jacobs, after deciding she could no longer live with her cruel master, finds a way to escape, but gives 7 years of her life for her freedom.
Jul 19, 2011•27 min
Ep. 5: Harriet Jacobs (part 1)
What Harriet Jacobs (Linda Brent) Taught Us About Slavery.
Jul 16, 2011•29 min
Ep. 4: Carry A. Nation
If you were considering heading out for a beer tonight beware of Carry A. Nation.
Jul 06, 2011•22 min
Ep. 3: Bride of the Chesapeake
Was being a bride of the Chesapeake colonies like being the bride of Frankenstein?
Jun 26, 2011•24 min
Ep. 2: Catharine Beecher (part 2)
The sometimes forgotten but influential women in American history. Episode 2 continues the discussion of Catharine Beecher and her impact on the teaching profession in the United States.
Jun 20, 2011•35 min
Ep. 1: Catharine Beecher (part 1)
The sometimes forgotten but influential women in American history. Episode 1 features a discussion of Catharine Beecher and her impact on the teaching profession in the United States.
Jun 19, 2011•26 min
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