Wining About Herstory Wining About Herstory

It's Dairy Appreciation Month y'all so naturally, we're wining about LGBTQ ladies! First, Kelley tells the story of Mary Frith, AKA Mol Cutpurse, used her affinity for masculine clothes to further her criminal enterprises. Then, Emily talks about Kitty Tsui, a multi-hyphenate living legend who helped to establish the AAPI Lesbian community in California, wrote groundbreaking LGBTQ literature, was a champion bodybuilder, leather educator, actor, and SO MUCH MORE! Pet a rainbow cow and oil up, because we're wining about herstory!

Queering the Family Farm: https://www.wpr.org/agriculture/queering-family-farm-despite-obstacles-lgbtq-farmers-find-fertile-ground-midwest

Falling uteruses! Epic gore! A vindicated grandma! Author of 'Better Faster Farther: How Running Changed Everything We Know About Women,' Maggie Mertens joins the ladies to talk about these topics and more! Better Faster Farther explores the history of women in running, the myths that were designed to hold women back, and the liberation women have found in running. Get your copy of Better Faster Farther NOW wherever you get your books!
Find Maggie on:
https://maggiemertens.com/
Instagram: @maggiejmertens

With thanks to Li Perez, the ladies are drinking some GORG Stella Pino Grigio to wine about boobs, women, and how history hates women! First, Emily tells the story of author Nobuku Yoshiya, an open lesbian who defined the Shojo and Yuri genres and went to extreme legal lengths to be with her partner! Then, Kelley tells the story of Vasilissa Vasilyenva, a Russian woman who preferred wearing men's clothes, much to the confusion of the Tsar. When the Tsar began going to great lengths to determine Vasilissa's sex (none of which involved having a conversation) things got weird. Prep the adoption papers and bring on the girlish trash, because we're wining about herstory!

If you like obscure LGBTQ+ women from history that you DEF should have heard of, then BRING YA ASS to this week's episode! First, Kelley tells the story of the ultimate odd couple, Ana Lezama de Urinza and Eustaquia de Sonza, who bonded over a love of swordplay and vigilante justice. Then, Emily brings her ass back to Minnesota to tell the story of Cecelia Regina Gonzaga, who was arrested in Minneapolis for the sensational crime of wearing women's clothes and became an icon. Grab some Minnesota sushi and BRING YA ASS because we're wining about herstory!

Secret double lives! Aerial jail breaks! Extreme sandwiches! This week's episode has it all. First, Emily explores the history of LGBTQ+ folks in the military through the story of Master Sergeant Helen Godvin. Throughout her 20 year career in the Air Force, Helen was forced to live a double life due to the U.S. Military's homophobic policies. At work, she was a single straight woman and at home, she was a loving mother and partner. Despite the incredible stress and paranoia of hiding her sexuality from the military, Helen never faltered and never failed. Then, Kelley tells the twisty (and a little too relatable) tale of Nadine Vaujou who fell into a toxic relationship with a chronic criminal that spiraled into an epic prison break involving fruit, secret cake notes, and a helicopter. Chow down on some Milk Duds and stay strapped with nectarines because we're wining about herstory!

Sources:
From Handcuffs to Rainbows: Queer in the Military by Morgan Godvin: https://daily.jstor.org/from-handcuffs-to-rainbows-queer-in-the-military/
Helen Godvin's Obituary: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/gresham-or/helen-godvin-5792331

How do you tell if a toy is for a boy or a girl? What's the most magical word in the English language? Learn all of this and more in this week's episode! Kelley travels back to the Philippines to tell the incredible story of Josefa Llanes Escoda, a woman who worked to support the women and children of her country through education and scouting- and then the Fire Nation attacked. Then, Emily tells the story of Harita Kaur Deol, a girl who had a love of flying and, thanks to changes in the military, was able to fulfill her dream as an Indian Air Force pilot, flying full speed through the glass ceiling. Meet your new favorite grandpa and slide into diet summer, because we're wining about herstory!