Feminist History

Maggie Coomer
Feminist History

Feminist History is a podcast that explores the lives of women who have impacted the acceptance of female equality.

Episodes

  1. 16/04/2021

    Women in Journalism: The Life of Mary Shadd Cary, Part 1

    In this episode of Feminist History, Maggie tells about the adventures and struggles of the first half of Mary Shadd Cary's life, an activist who shook up the abolitionist discourse in the Antebellum period and went on to become the first black female newspaper editor in North America. Source list available at darknostalgiaworks.com.

    39 min
  2. Feed Hack: Killing Nostalgia Podcast- INJUSTICE: Blackwell's Island Asylum

    24/03/2021

    Feed Hack: Killing Nostalgia Podcast- INJUSTICE: Blackwell's Island Asylum

    This week, Maggie from Feminist History joins Jasmin as they discuss Blackwell's Lunatic Asylum's history and horrors. Built in the early 19th century, the asylum was initially only meant to house 250 people. It quickly became overcrowded, and lack of funding combined with a host of bad ideas lead to egregious human rights violations. The stories that made it out of the asylum have served as the inspiration for countless pop culture pieces over the last century, including AHS: Asyl...

    45 min

  3. 20/03/2021 · BONUS

    Minisode 1: Nellie Bly and Love O' Mike

    In Feminist History's first minisode, Maggie tells the wild story of a mystery baby left in Grand Central Station in NYC in December 1919. At the time, Nellie Bly was writing a column for the NY Evening Journal in which she detailed her activities as an unofficial social worker placing needy babies in affluent homes. The story of Love O' Mike proved to be one of the most sensational of her career. Please subscribe to Feminist History wherever you listen to podcasts and don't forget to rate an...

    8 min

  4. 11/03/2021

    Women in Journalism: The Life of Nellie Bly, Part 2

    In the second episode of Feminist History, Maggie takes you through the second-half of Nellie Bly's life. For a complete source list, please visit darknostalgiaworks.com. Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts, and remember to SUBSCRIBE!!! You can find the lost Nellie Bly novels https://www.davidblixt.com.

    33 min

  5. 28/02/2021

    Women in Journalism: The Life of Nellie Bly, Part 1

    In episode 1 of Feminist History, we are exploring the life of famed stunt reporter/investigative journalist Nellie Bly. Source list available on request. Follow Feminist History on Twitter and Instagram @femme_history. Link to Sheet Music Singer rendition of "Nellie Bly"

    32 min

  6. 21/01/2021

    Feminist History: Trailer

    Feminist History is a creative nonfiction storytelling podcast about nonconformist women: the rule-breakers, the ones who clawed their way to victory through sheer force of will, or perhaps, died while trying to take the hill. Through honest biographical sketches, Feminist History will examine the different ways individual women have advanced the acceptance of female equality, or in some cases, stunted its growth. This podcast is for anyone who enjoys hearing about the lives of interesti...

    1 min

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Feminist History is a podcast that explores the lives of women who have impacted the acceptance of female equality.

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  • Creator
    Maggie Coomer
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Feminist History
  • Show Website
    Feminist History

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