Broadly Underestimated

Woman In Time
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Broadly Underestimated is the podcast dedicated to understanding the underestimated aspects of our lives. Every object, institution, historical event – even the most mundane – has its own revolutionary story. And it’s often the underestimated women behind those stories that have shaped life as we know it today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. 03/04/2025

    Snow Widows 2: The Women Who Created Legends

    In this episode, we’ll continue our conversation with Snow Widows author Katherine MacInnis. Where we left off in the previous episode, three men from the infamous Robert Scott and Arctic Expedition were lying dead in their tent, and two men were missing.In part 2, we'll talk about disappearances, when you're truly the last one in the world to know something, and creating legends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min

  2. 03/04/2025

    Snow Widows 1: The Women Behind the Race to the South Pole

    The story of the Robert Scott Expedition is one of the most well-documented exploration stories out there, but there's this entire other side of the story that's never been told - until a book by the name of Snow Widows was published. In today’s episode we’ll sit down with author Katherine MacInnes to talk about this incredible untold story. Recommended Reading: Snow Widows by Katherine MacInnes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    47 min

  3. 03/04/2025

    Bike Racing - Tillie Anderson and the Forgotten Female Bike Racers - A Conversation with Roger Gilles

    In the 1890s, a group of women burst onto the American bike racing scene. That they were competing publicly was shocking enough. But that they forced to the fore the conversation about whether women should be athletes, made them women to be reckoned with. In this episode, I speak with Dr. Roger Gilles, the author of Women on the Move, a chronicle of female bike racers in the 1890s.   Recommended Reading: Tillie the Terrible Swede by Sue Stauffacher Women on the Move by Roger Gilles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 14m

  4. 02/15/2022

    Childfree Women - A Conversation With Millennial Emma

    In this episode, Emma Duval and I dive into the concept of childfree women in history, and how women without children push boundaries and help us redefine womanhood.   You can find Emma Duval on Instagram @millennialemma   Recommended Reading: Single women in the European Past Edited by Judith M. Bennett and Amy M. Froide A History of Celibacy by Elizabeth Abbott How to be Childless by Rachel Chrasthil Marie Marvingt, Fiancee of Danger: First Female Bomber Pilot, World-Class Athlete and Inventor of the Air Ambulance by Book by Rosalie Maggio   Recommended Viewing: Ammonite Dickinson The Girl King Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 9m

  5. 01/15/2022

    Defying Silence: Jane Franklin & Abigail Adams – A Conversation with Civics & Coffee

    In this episode, Alycia from Civics & Coffee and I jump into a conversation about Jane Franklin and Abigail Adams, two women whose lives both reflect the women of their generation and defy the roles they were expected to fill.     Recommended Reading / Listening: Book of Ages by Jill Lepore Abigail Adams, a Life by Woody Holton Civics & Coffee Podcast – Miss Independent: Abigail Adams Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr
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Broadly Underestimated is the podcast dedicated to understanding the underestimated aspects of our lives. Every object, institution, historical event – even the most mundane – has its own revolutionary story. And it’s often the underestimated women behind those stories that have shaped life as we know it today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Woman In Time
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Broadly Underestimated