The Wyf Who The Wyf Who

In our Halloween Special we talk about the 16th century woman who is in the Guinness Book of Records as having the record for being the most prolific murderer in human history... a gruesome tale set in Transylvania.  Was Elizabeth Bathory the original FEMALE Dracula??  Or was it all just a politically-motivated smear campaign?  You decide...

This week we learn about two Native American women: badass gender-bending "Sitting in the Water Grizzly" Kaúxuma Núpika, followed by the real life story behind the famous (in the US, at least!) Sacajawea / Sacagawea.

Nellie Bly: the world-famous female investigative journalist who in 1889 set off to become the FIRST PERSON to travel round the world in 80 days (in just 72 days in fact) - alone and with only a handful of items she could carry.  Adventurer, writer, even an inventor - this woman is a real inspiration to all young adventurers!

Laskarina Bouboulina is this week's heroine: a Greek wyf born in 1771 who led a revolt on the high seas against the Ottoman Empire - and with a shocking twist too.  This week's episode includes official pronunciation from our friend and Greek ambassador Vicky (thank you Vicky!)

Did you spot this recent Google Doodle? We'd just recorded our episode before it appeared to celebrate her 280th birthday! Introducing the indefatigable Jeanne Baret: expert botanist and the first woman to circumnavigate the globe and WHAT a life story...

The wyf who... was a real life Arya Stark?  Julie D'Aubigny kicked a lot of male butt in her lifetime and found herself on the wrong side of the law several times in her various adventures in duelling, love affairs and the opera.  She truly was a passionate, fiesty wyf and we loved learning about her!