Why Whiskey?

Ian McGlynn
Why Whiskey?

This podcast will talk about history, whiskey, and everything in between. Ian McGlynn hosts a light-hearted show that aims to educate and inspire those on a journey through history and whiskey. New cover art by D-Sane https://www.instagram.com/dsane8/ Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/why-whiskey/support

  1. 09/12/2022

    The American Legend Series Part 1 - Molly Pitcher with Alycia from Civics and Coffee Podcast

    In this episode, I am joined by my wonderful friend and fellow history nerd Alycia as we kick off the American Legend Series. A series of shows dedicated to looking into American Legends and seeing if we can find enough evidence to give the big red FACT stamp OR... send back to the story books with the Fiction stamp.  Molly Pitcher was the name given to multiple women throughout the Revolutionary War. We are focusing on the two most prominent characters who may have earned this title. Both women found themselves on the battlefield, both saw their husbands go down, and both took up their spouse's positions and started fighting back. Join us for that story and more! CORRECTION: In the EP I state that I was in the room when the first women infantry officers were "commissioned" - that is not true. I was in the room when they were "branched" or selected to serve as Infantry officers. I did not edit or remove that statement for transparency. Thank you.  Sources: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn00065127/1896-07-03/ed-2/seq-6/#date1=1777&index=7&rows=20&words=Corbin+Margaret&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1963&proxtext=margaret+corbin&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 Margaret Corbin - https://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/the-american-revolution/margaret-corbin/#:~:text=On%20July%206%2C%201779%2C%20Congress,what%20a%20man%20would%20receive. Molly Pitcher or just a legend? https://allthingsliberty.com/2013/05/mary-hays-mccauleys-claim-to-fame/ Camp Followers https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/molly-pitcher-most-famous-american-hero-who-never-existed-180977229/ Not Margaret Buried here https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/margaret-corbin-grave-west-point Who is Molly Pitcher https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1999/summer/pitcher.html#nt1 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/why-whiskey/support

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This podcast will talk about history, whiskey, and everything in between. Ian McGlynn hosts a light-hearted show that aims to educate and inspire those on a journey through history and whiskey. New cover art by D-Sane https://www.instagram.com/dsane8/ Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/why-whiskey/support

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