Episodios

  • Lady Gregory, Augusta - Bonus Easter Special
    Apr 6 2021

    Gillian and Kendra didn't know what to do with themselves during the Season 1 break. So looking for any excuse to get behind the mic and combine their two favorite pastimes, talking and eating chocolate, they get together for this bonus Easter episode of Badass Woman of History and discuss the life and works of Irish dramatist Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory. #ladygregory #irishliteraryrevival #awomanssonnets #yeats #theoldladysaysno #theabbey #irishhistory


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    1 h y 15 m
  • Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Sometimes, love really does conquer all.
    Mar 22 2021

    Badass Woman of History’s Season 1 finale sees Gillian and Kendra sharpening their quills to write sonnets about English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and discuss how to live an authentic life, social reform and embracing love, when it comes your way. #badasswomenofhistory #socialreform #victorianlovestory #elizabethbarrettbrowning #womenshistorymonth #sonnetsfromtheportuguese #robertbrowning


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    1 h y 5 m
  • Simone de Beauvoir - Why we should never meet our heroes.
    Mar 5 2021

    In this episode, Gillian and Kendra reminisce about a time when they were allowed to get on planes and travel to romantic cities to drink coffee in Parisian cafes and, discuss the need to hold people accountable for their actions. The latest badass woman to feel their wrath is Simone de Beauvoir, the Godmother of second-wave feminism. #badasswomenofhistory #feminism #thesecondsex #ledeuxièmesexe #simonedebeauvoir #womenshistorymonth #iwd


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    1 h y 5 m
  • Charlotte Corday - Fighting fake news one bathtub stabbing at a time.
    Feb 24 2021

    In this weeks show, Kendra and Gillian are reading Plutarch and fighting fake news, as they discuss Charlotte Corday and her role in the death of Jean-Paul Marat and the French Revolution. And Gillian wrestles with a deeply rooted urge to travel back in time, and punch Maximilien Robespierre in the dick! #badasswomenofhistory #frenchrevolution #madameguillotine #frenchpolitics #sansculotte #charlottecorday


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    1 h y 2 m
  • Empress Theadora - How to turn bear dancing into a lucratice career in politics.
    Feb 10 2021

    For this week's Badass Women of History, Kendra and Gillian have been practicing their bear dancing moves and mosaic making skills as they examine the remarkable and influential life of Empress Theodora - co-ruler of the Byzantine Empire, and explore what she can teach us about creating our best lives and not letting social constraints get in our way. #byzantines #byzantineempire #justinian #bwoh


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    55 m
  • Jeanne de Clisson - Considering a late life career change? Try piracy!
    Jan 30 2021

    This episode of Badass Women of History has Gillian and Kendra reaching for their calico shirts and plundered silk-wears, as they talk about one of the most successful pirates in European history, Jeanne de Clisson - aka The Lioness of Brittany, aka Jeanne de Belleville. And, how to use her midlife career change as inspiration, when life throws you a curve ball. #jeannedeclisson #femalepirate #piracy #midlifecareerchange


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    1 h y 10 m
  • Artemisia Gentileschi - No means no, even in 17th century Italy.
    Jan 23 2021

    In today’s show, Kendra and Gillian take a deep, dark look into the life of 17th-century Italian Baroque artist, Artemisia Gentileschi. And, how the trauma that informed her art and life, can help assault survivors today, regain a sense of self and control. This episode of Badass Women of History discusses adult themes that may be triggering. Listener discretion is advised. #womenofhistory #ArtemisiaGentileschi


    If you or anyone you know have found themselves the victim of, or exposed to any kind of sexual or domestic violence and or abuse, you may find the following helplines, resources and support networks, helpful.

    North America - http://www.aardvarc.org

    U.K. - Supportline https://www.supportline.org.uk/problems/rape-and-sexual-assault/

    European Rape Crisis Network - https://www.rcne.com/

    Global - Innocence in Danger https://www.innocenceindanger.ch/en/


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    58 m
  • Lady Margaret Beaufort - “Women are too flighty to get stuff done” and other lies the patriarchy tells us.
    Jan 10 2021

    In this episode, Gillian and Kendra briefly resurface from the safe haven of their Covid-free bunkers, to discuss how Margaret Beaufort, during the Wars of the Roses, used her Badass motherly instincts to become a political mastermind, overthrow a tyrant, and establish England’s best-known royal dynasty - all while navigating one of the most tumultuous periods in British history.

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    1 h y 2 m