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The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast

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The History Chicks | QCODE

Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour. Join us on an award-winning journey through herstory! The History Chicks celebrates the lives of remarkable women from ancient times to the modern day, exploring women’s history in engaging episodes full of deep research, pop culture references, and the occasional tumble down a rabbit hole.

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Martha Washington, 2025

As a tie-in to our coverage of Betsy Ambler and Ken Burn's American Revolution documentart... more

10 Dec 2025

2 HR 36 MINS

2:36:12

10 Dec 2025

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Sarah Rector

Once upon a time, an eleven-year-old girl named Sarah Rector struck it rich with a discove... more

25 Nov 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:48

25 Nov 2025

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ITALY TRAVELOGUE - 2025

Viva l'Italia! We took 50 listeners on an epic journey filled with history, architecture, ... more

12 Nov 2025

1 HR 44 MINS

1:44:26

12 Nov 2025

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BONUS - The American Revolution on PBS - Our interview with co-director Sarah Botstein

The American Revolution changed the way the world worked; the principles of governance in ... more

06 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:59

06 Nov 2025

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Betsy Ambler - and an interview with Sarah Botstein from the PBS documentary The American Revolution

Life during the Revolutionary War was more than military strategy; there were plenty of ba... more

24 Oct 2025

2 HR 04 MINS

2:04:22

24 Oct 2025

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Elizabeth Packard

In 1860, Elizabeth Packard was committed to a mental institution by her husband - for YEAR... more

08 Oct 2025

1 HR 58 MINS

1:58:38

08 Oct 2025

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Frida Kahlo, 2025

We're going back to our 2013 coverage of this iconic artist who turned her pain, passion, ... more

24 Sep 2025

1 HR 30 MINS

1:30:50

24 Sep 2025

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Catherine De Medici Part 2

Catherine de Medici lived in a century defined by the the contributions of remarkable wome... more

11 Sep 2025

2 HR 20 MINS

2:20:23

11 Sep 2025

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Catherine de Medici, Part 1

As the last legitimate heir to a powerful family, Catherine de Medici was married at only ... more

28 Aug 2025

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:15

28 Aug 2025

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Philadelphia 2025 Travelogue

It's field trip time again! We took 50 listeners with us to the cradle of our country - Ph... more

13 Aug 2025

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:24

13 Aug 2025

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Suzanne Valadon

Suzanne Valadon was born on the wrong side of the tracks, and the wrong side of the blanke... more

23 Jul 2025

1 HR 33 MINS

1:33:03

23 Jul 2025

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Alice Paul Part 2

The road to equality has never run smooth - in part 2, Alice Paul and the suffragists fina... more

09 Jul 2025

1 HR 57 MINS

1:57:11

09 Jul 2025

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Early Suffragists, 2025

Years before Alice Paul was even born, the women's suffrage movement began with Elizabeth ... more

27 Jun 2025

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:13

27 Jun 2025

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Alice Paul, Part 1

Alice Paul was one of the most prominent activists of the 20th-century women's rights move... more

13 Jun 2025

2 HR 00 MINS

2:00:08

13 Jun 2025

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Paris Field Trip Travelogue, 2025

We lived the dream... and traveled to Paris in the springtime! Fifty of our friends joine... more

28 May 2025

1 HR 33 MINS

1:33:30

28 May 2025

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Anne Frank 2025

During our coverage of Miep Gies, we presented the story of the events that were happening... more

14 May 2025

2 HR 22 MINS

2:22:30

14 May 2025

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Miep Gies Part 2

Miep Gies risked her life in order to help her Jewish friends hide from the Nazis during W... more

23 Apr 2025

2 HR 03 MINS

2:03:45

23 Apr 2025

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Miep Gies Part 1

In a land fraught with turbulence and oppression, Miep Gies helped to shelter and supply A... more

10 Apr 2025

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:15

10 Apr 2025

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A Conversation with Anne Sebba: The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz

To leave you with a bit of lagniappe for Women's History Month, we broke our usual format ... more

31 Mar 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:00

31 Mar 2025

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Wallis Simpson, 2025

Puppet? Manipulating social climber? Misunderstood? Deeply in love? However you see her, t... more

26 Mar 2025

3 HR 16 MINS

3:16:44

26 Mar 2025

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Wangari Maathai Part 2

We continue the story of Nobel Prize winning environmentalist Dr Wangari Maathai, who defi... more

20 Mar 2025

1 HR 38 MINS

1:38:51

20 Mar 2025

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Wangari Maathai Part 1

Wangari Maathai understood the vital connections between living things and the Earth; of l... more

13 Mar 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:24

13 Mar 2025

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Marie Laveau, 2025

How much of the New Orleans Voodoo Queen's legend is myth? (Hint: A lot) Happy Mardi Gras ... more

04 Mar 2025