25 episodes
Asterisk History Asterisk History
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4.8 • 11 Ratings
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We are a history(ish) podcast focused on women, their stories, and their culture.
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21. Christine Granville: Kickass Spy
Season 2, Episode 10: In the final episode of Season 2, a slightly intoxicated Alex tells a completely sober Jay about Christine Granville, a polish woman who defied the odds to become a English spy. (We apologize for the audio quality for this episode!)
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20. Yaa Asantewaa: Rebel Queen Mother
Season 2, Episode 9: Jay tells Alex about Yaa Asantewaa, the Queen Mother who led the Ashanti in their final Rebellion against British Colonialism.
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19. Truganini and Fanny Cochrane Smith: The Last Indigenous Tasmanians
Season 2, Episode 8: In the second switcheroo episode, Alex and Jay discuss Truganini and Fanny Cochrane Smith, two women who bear the title "last Aboriginal Tasmanian" and who worked tirelessly to protect their cultures and their way of life from colonialism.
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18. Anne Lister: Traveler, Diarist, Seducer of Widows
Season 2, Episode 7: In the first switcheroo episode, Jay and Alex discuss Anne Lister, the "first modern lesbian" who traveled Europe, managed her own monetary affairs, and wrote four MILLION words in her detailed and encoded diaries.
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17B. Mary Church Terrell: Spirited Globetrotting Educator
Season 2, Episode 6: In the second part of a two-part episode, Alex finishes telling Jay about Mary Church Terrell, a woman who fought for suffrage, education, and civil rights.
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17A. Mary Church Terrell: Spirited Globetrotting Educator
Season 2, Episode 6A: In the first part of a two-part episode, Alex tells Jay about Mary Church Terrell, a woman who fought for suffrage, education, and civil rights.
Customer Reviews
Definitely worth checking out!
An informative and fun podcast! I appreciate Jay and Alex’s funny commentary along with great stories about women in history. Great job ladies!
Pros and cons
Listened to the Lucy Parsons episodes - and it sounded like the hosts didn’t know much about American labor history or 19th century socialism in general. There was even some confusion as to whether this eventually morphed into the NSDAP, the Nazi party!
The performance of the hosts was also a little disappointing. At times, it sounded like a student reading their PowerPoint slides during an in-class presentation.
I applaud the effort - more people should know about the parts of history that weren’t necessarily written by the winners - and I know I’ve been critical, but I want to encourage the hosts to continue.
They’re young women who have created this platform to inform others about important people and events and ideas that can help us process the issues we face today. That’s a good thing. Just do it accurately and be thoughtful about the performance.
Thanks for coming to my unsolicited, oddly-specific Ted talk.
Singing praises for the unsung
I love hearing about our unsung women, who are asterisks in our history. Thanks for introducing ordinary women who did the extra-ordinary.