Walks In Time

Cathy Krimmer

Have you ever wondered what life was like for women born in different centuries or places? How did they navigate their daily challenges and relationships? What barriers did they face to education, work and society? And what did they wear and eat? Walks in Time puts you in the shoes of women at different points in history to experience a day in their life - the sounds, sights, smells and activities. 

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  1. Devotion and advocacy: Barbara Wilberforce, wife of William Wilberforce, 1820 London

    15.12.2025

    Devotion and advocacy: Barbara Wilberforce, wife of William Wilberforce, 1820 London

    Episode Overview: 1820: London. In this episode, you put yourself in the shoes of Barbara Wilberforce, the wife of British trans-Atlantic slave trade abolitionist and politician William Wilberforce. Hear about the impact of typhoid on 1820s London society, including Barbara’s own ongoing health, the role of women in society and William Wilberforce’s long arduous fight to abolish slavery. Episode Highlights & Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction to Barbara 01:35 – Gore House, and the architectural features of the time 02:07 – Barbara’s noble heritage contrasted with the poverty and injustice in 1820 London 03:57 – Breakfast with William and the underpinning forces of the Wilberforce marriage 05:27 – Barbara’s place as a woman in society – caring, supporting, and managing the household 06:57 – Typhoid and its ongoing impact on Barbara’s life and others in London 08:18 – William’s long arduous fight to abolish the slave trade 09:50 – Barbara’s daily chores including caring for her children, including wayward William Jnr 12:04 – Evening solace in the garden References & Further Reading: ‘A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians: In the Higher and Middle Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity’, William Wilberforce 1829 https://books.google.com.au/books?id=-usOAAAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/wilberforce-william-1759-1833 Credits: Opening and closing music: 'Esmerelda's Waltz' from Dusan Bogdanovic's Book of Unknown Standards, played by Daniel McKay, used with permission of the performer. Background music includes Meditation Charch Music by Natalia; Fur Elise (Beethoven) by Clavier-Music; Amazing Grace William Walker Version 1835 arranged for piano by Gregor Quendel all sourced from Pixabay Other copyright and royalty-free music and sound effects self-created, or from: freesound_community, Alexander Jauk, Universfield, Scottish Guysourced from Pixabay;  Contact & Feedback: Email: walksintime@gmail.com https://walksintime.podbean.com/

    14 Min.
  2. Dear mother: letters, loss and motherly love during World War I

    01.12.2025

    Dear mother: letters, loss and motherly love during World War I

    1915, Paddington, London. Your 20-year-old son Dudley is serving on the Western Front in World War I. Most days he has written you a letter, requesting items and letting you know how he is going. But it’s been a few days since his last letter, which came with the alarming news that he was moving closer to the firing line. Experience a day in the life of Katherine Stewart-Smith, as she manages her emotions, family-life and life in late Edwardian Britain during the First World War. Episode Highlights & Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction to Katherine and the morning routine 03:30 – Revisiting Paddington Station, where Katherine last saw Dudley 05:04 – House and home: Katherine’s domestic life, Dudley’s most recent letters and keeping up appearances 10:30 – A trip into town 11:08 – News from the Western Front 11:49 – Living in the present, with the children at your side 13:49 – Dinner and evening routine References & Further Reading: https://awayfromthewesternfront.org/research/soldiers-stories/dear-mother/ Credits: With thanks to James Stewart-Smith, grandson of Dudley Cauley Stewart-Smith for providing the transcribed letters between Dudley and his mother and his diary as a Prisoner of War to aide research for this story. Opening and closing music: 'Esmerelda's Waltz' from Dusan Bogdanovic's Book of Unknown Standards, played by Daniel McKay, used with permission of the performer. Other copyright and royalty-free music and sound effects self-created, or from: freesound_community, Alexander Jauk, Universfield, Scottish Guy sourced from Pixabay; other music: 'His eye is on the sparrow'; 'Schubert Moment Musical', 'Old Photo' sourced from ClipChamp.  Contact & Feedback: Email: walksintime@gmail.com https://walksintime.podbean.com/ Thank you for listening. If you enjoy this podcast, please share it with your friends and family. https://linktr.ee/walksintime

    15 Min.
  3. Elizabeth Blackwell - January 1849, Geneva

    17.11.2025

    Elizabeth Blackwell - January 1849, Geneva

    Step into the shoes of Elizabeth Blackwell, a true trailblazer and the first woman to earn a medical degree in the US. In this episode, you'll experience a day in Elizabeth's life in January 1849. Take on Elizabeth's perspective as she awakes in her boarding house and takes a short walk to Geneva Medical School where she is the only female amongst her class of male students. Take time to consider Elizabeth's determination and discipline, standing against inequality or discrimination and the barriers she faced to education, which would otherwise have held her back from achieving.   Key Topics & Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction to Elizabeth Blackwell 01:00 – Morning routine and life at the boarding house 03:18 – Attending Geneva Medical School 03:43 – Facing opposition and breaking barriers 05:25 – Elizabeth's motivation for being a trailblazing female medical student  06:30 – Elizabeth as a student 09:15 – Hospital visits and patient care 10:18 – An evening walk in Geneva, dinner and further study 11:33 – Elizabeth's thesis on 'Ship Fever'    Read Elizabeth's Blackwell's thesis on Ship Fever in the Buffalo medical journal and monthly review v.4 (1848-1849) – Blackwell’s thesis on ship fever p 523 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044103052585&view=1up&seq=535  Beginning and ending music 'Esmerelda's Waltz' from Dusan Bogdanovic's Book of Unknown Standards, played by Daniel McKay, used with permission. Other copyright and royalty-free music and sound effects self created, or from: freesound_community from Pixabay; Mendelsohn Venetian Boat song Music by Gregor Quendel from Pixabay; Nostalgic Sad Piano by Music by Music by Tunetank from Pixabay.   Read more on the Walks In Time webpage: https://walksintime.podbean.com/

    14 Min.

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Have you ever wondered what life was like for women born in different centuries or places? How did they navigate their daily challenges and relationships? What barriers did they face to education, work and society? And what did they wear and eat? Walks in Time puts you in the shoes of women at different points in history to experience a day in their life - the sounds, sights, smells and activities.