So, Who is She?

Kirsten Wirth
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Behind every great moment in history lies a woman the world forgot to mention. So, Who is She? peels back the layers of time to reclaim the stories of brilliant, daring, and unapologetic women whose accomplishments were lost to the shadows. From forgotten revolutionaries to overlooked icons, discover the incredible lives of women who changed everything, even if history didn't give them credit. Each episode features one woman's amazing story. Stayed tuned to the end to where her name will be revealed. So, Who is She? is hosted by Kirsten Wirth.

Episodes

  1. Oct 6

    Freiheit

    She picks up the last stack of leaflets and she throws it over the railing. Paper goes flying everywhere. Hundreds of sheets fluttering down through that open space like snow, drifting onto the heads of students walking out of class. It's beautiful and catastrophically stupid and soon she will learn what it takes to spread an idea, gain freedom and a new start. So, Who is She? is about telling the stories of women the world forgot to mention and whose accomplishments were buried, forgotten or lost. This episode will feature one woman’s amazing story. Be sure to listen to the end where I will reveal her name. Episode References: 1. [Wikipedia — Sophie Scholl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Scholl) — biographical timeline, 1937 arrest, trial quote, execution times 2. [Wikipedia — White Rose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rose) — leaflet texts and quantities, distribution cities, graffiti dates, trials, Churchill/RAF drop 3. [Weiße Rose Stiftung (White Rose Foundation) — The White Rose Resistance Group](https://www.weisse-rose-stiftung.de/white-rose-resistance-group/) — official account, leaflet production, "Freiheit" on indictment 4. [The National WWII Museum — Sophie Scholl and the White Rose](https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/sophie-scholl-and-white-rose) — BDM, leaflet quotes, arrest, international aftermath 5. [Times Higher Education — review of Frank McDonough, *Sophie Scholl: The Real Story*](https://www.timeshighereducation.com/books/sophie-scholl-the-real-story-of-the-woman-who-defied-hitler/406082.article) — **torture and broken-leg claims refuted**; critique of the atrium toss 6. [Denise Heap — History of the History of the White Rose](https://deniseelaineheap.substack.com/p/history-of-the-history-of-the-white-409) — Inge Scholl's shaping of the record, Otl Aicher's testimony, graffiti correction 7. [St Edmund Hall, Oxford — How should you remember an icon?](https://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/blog/sophie-scholl) — iconization critique, collective nature of the group, other women 8. [Alexandra Lehmann — Translation of Sophie Scholl's Gestapo Interrogation Notes](https://alexandralehmann.com/translation-sophie-scholls-gestapo-interrogation-notes/) — her confession, selective denials protecting Graf, Probst, Hartnagel, Lafrenz 9. [Spartacus Educational — Sophie Scholl](https://spartacus-educational.com/GERschollS.htm) — Heine incident, Labour Service, letters to Hartnagel, stamp-buying, mother's farewell 10. [The Gospel Coalition — 75 Years Ago Today](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/75-years-ago-hans-sophie-scholl/) — leaflet count Feb 18, parents' visit, father's words 11. [Raoul Wallenberg Foundation — Sophie Scholl and the White Rose](https://www.raoulwallenberg.net/holocaust/articles-20/sophie-scholl-white-rose/) — father's arrest, logistics, leaflet quotes 12. [L'Osservatore Romano — Sophie's Choice](https://www.osservatoreromano.va/en/news/2021-04/sophie-s-choice.html) — the christening-gown dream and her interpretation 13. [Wikiquote — Sophie Scholl](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sophie_Scholl) — sourced quotes; **documents that her "last words" are disputed** 14. [Holocaust Historical Society — Hans and Sophie Scholl](https://www.holocausthistoricalsociety.org.uk/contents/germanbiographies/hansandsophiescholl.html) — used as an *example* of the torture/crutches claim that McDonough refutes; not relied on for fact 15. [Wikipedia — Else Gebel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Else_Gebel) — cellmate's account and the informant question

  2. Sep 15

    Promoter

    Imagine having 200-plus canvases that no one wants to buy stacked in your apartment, a baby next you and no idea how you're going to pay your rent in Paris. That was the situation our mystery lady found herself in at age 28. Listen to find out what happened and how she created the brand for the most famous painter in the world. So, Who is She? is about telling the stories of women the world forgot to mention and whose accomplishments were buried, forgotten or lost. This episode will feature one woman’s amazing story. Be sure to listen to the end where I will reveal her name. Episode Sources: Wikipedia : Johanna van Gogh-Bonger : biographical overview VGGallery : Jo van Gogh-Bonger's Memoir : primary source memoir, direct quotes The Art Newspaper : Jo Bonger Made Vincent Famous (2022) : legacy, Van Gogh Museum opening detail The Art Newspaper : New Biography (2019) : Hans Luijten biography, quotes DailyArt Magazine : Jo van Gogh-Bonger : courtship, Paris life, campaign details Smithsonian Magazine : New Biography Spotlights Jo Bonger : Luijten biography overview Curious Minds : The Woman Who Made Van Gogh Famous : narrative details, timeline ArtPublika Magazine : Johanna Bonger : life story, second marriage Strong Women in History : Johanna Bonger : gender obstacles, campaign Sophia Society : The Woman Who Made Van Gogh Famous : quotes, key life moments Monstrous Regiment of Women : Johanna van Gogh-Bonger : Rijksmuseum rejection detail Her Half of History : Jo van Gogh-Bonger : early life, diary quotes, courtship Van Gogh Museum : After Vincent's Death : official museum account Wikipedia : Van Gogh Museum : museum opening, Vincent Willem

  3. Jul 30

    Marvin

    Before there was Monopoly, there was another game that is nearly identical, down to the board layout, the properties, the railroads, the jail, and the rule about collecting money every time you pass start aka GO. Before Charles Darrow, there was someone, who didn't just stumble onto the idea at a dinner party, but spent years designing the game with a specific, radical purpose. Someone filed a patent in 1903, which was before women could even vote and she never saw a dime of what the game was eventually worth. So, Who is She? is about telling the stories of women the world forgot to mention and whose accomplishments were buried, forgotten or lost. This episode will feature one woman’s amazing story. Be sure to listen to the end where I will reveal her name. Episode References: Wikipedia : Lizzie Magie : biographical overview and patent details Wikipedia : The Landlord's Game : game design history Wikipedia : History of Monopoly : folk transmission and Darrow chain History.com : Monopoly Inventor Elizabeth Magie : narrative overview British Library : Lizzie Magie and the History of Monopoly : primary source details Public Domain Review : The Landlord's Game : original patent and design images Philadelphia Encyclopedia : Monopoly : Quaker Atlantic City connection Mary Pilon : Behind the Cardboard Streets (Medium/Galleys) : Atlantic City board origins Mental Floss : The Board Game Trial of the Century : Anspach lawsuit Wednesday's Women : How Monopoly Inventor Elizabeth Magie Lost Her Game : Magie biography Portside : The Landlord's Game : Georgist context and game rules Arlington Magazine : Monopoly and Elizabeth Magie : Arlington/DC context, 1940 Census detail Wikipedia : Henry George : Single Tax context Wikipedia : Ralph Anspach / Anti-Monopoly : lawsuit and buried game boxes CDE Almeria : The Story of Monopoly : Darrow deal details

  4. Jun 18

    Survivor

    The woman at the center of our story was a young French noblewoman. She owned land. She was educated. She could read. She was, by the standards of her age, someone of standing and the kind of woman who, might have learned Latin, played music, read philosophy, corresponded with intellectual peers. She didn't deserve what happened to her. So, Who is She? is about telling the stories of women the world forgot to mention and whose accomplishments were buried, forgotten or lost. This episode will feature one woman’s amazing story. Be sure to listen to the end where I will reveal her name.

  5. Jun 7

    The Climber

    She climbed the highest peak in more than seventy countries by then. She led forty-four all-female mountaineering expeditions around the world. Somewhere in the sky above us, an asteroid bears the number she was assigned when astronomers named it in her honor. Pluto, the farthest thing we can reach from where she was born in that small printing family in northern Japan, a mountain range carries her name. So, Who is She? is about telling the stories of women the world forgot to mention and whose accomplishments were buried, forgotten or lost. This episode will feature one woman’s amazing story. Be sure to listen to the end where I will reveal her name. Episode References 1. Japan Society Boston , Junko Tabei Biography https://www.japansocietyboston.org/post/junko-tabei 2. The Conversation,  50 Years Since Tabei's Everest Summit https://theconversation.com/fifty-years-ago-junko-tabei-became-the-first-woman-to-summit-everest-why-do-so-few-people-know-her-story-248800 3. Outside Online, Final Interview with Junko Tabei https://www.outsideonline.com/2252936/junko-tabei-anniversary 4. National Geographic, Obituary https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/first-woman-to-climb-everest-junko-tabei-dies 5. Sports Illustrated Vault 1996 https://vault.si.com/vault/1996/04/29/no-mountain-too-high-for-her-junko-tabei-defied-japanese-views-of-women-to-become-an-expert-climber 6. Carryology, The Life of Junko Tabei https://www.carryology.com/insights/insights-1/the-life-of-junko-tabei-from-everest-to-pluto/ 7. Explorer's Web, 50th Anniversary https://explorersweb.com/50-years-ago-junko-tabei-became-the-first-woman-to-summit-everest/ 8. Yahoo Sports, Changed the Game  https://sports.yahoo.com/changed-the-game-junko-tabei-the-first-woman-to-ascend-everest-quietly-moved-mountains-for-womens-rights-125002567.html 9. Gripped Magazine, 50th Anniversary https://gripped.com/profiles/50-years-ago-junko-tabei-became-first-woman-to-climb-everest/ 10. Rejected Princesses ,Junko Tabei   https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/blog/modern-worthies/junko-tabei   11. Nippon.com ,Tohoku Youth Fuji Program   https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g02343/ 12. Alpinist ,Obituary  https://alpinist.com/newswire/junko-tabei-first-woman-to-summit-everest-dies-at-77 13. NPR ,Obituary  https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/10/22/498971169/japanese-climber-junko-tabei-first-woman-to-conquer-mount-everest-dies-at-77 14. Women in Exploration ,Junko Tabei Timeline  https://womeninexploration.org/timeline/junko-tabei/ 15. Tranquil Kilimanjaro ,Seven Summits  https://www.tranquilkilimanjaro.com/junko-tabei-the-first-woman-to-summit-mount-everest/

  6. May 16

    Astrologer

    What makes her story truly remarkable isn't just what she accomplished. It's how she accomplished it. She did it as a woman in an era when women weren't supposed to run businesses. When women weren't supposed to break engagements or question authority or fight in court. She did it while being arrested, while being called a fraud, while facing constant scrutiny and resistance. So, Who is She? is about telling the stories of women the world forgot to mention and whose accomplishments were buried, forgotten or lost. This episode will feature one woman’s amazing story. Be sure to listen to the end where I will reveal her name. Sources Encyclopedia.com — Adams, Evangeline Smith — Comprehensive biographical entry with key life dates, achievements, and historical context. Wikipedia — Evangeline Adams — Overview of her life, career, legal cases, and critical reception of her predictions. Karen Christino's Biography Website — Author of the definitive biography shares research notes, photos, and commentary on Adams's life and work. Jersey City: The Birthplace of American Astrology — Hoboken Girl — Engaging narrative about Adams's Jersey City origins, her rise, her influence on Wall Street, and her legacy in astrology. The Stars on Trial: Evangeline Adams and the Legal Fate of Fortune Telling — In-depth analysis of her 1914 trial, the legal arguments, and the historic precedent it set for astrology practice. Evangeline Adams: The Mother of Astrology in America — Wyrd Books — Narrative overview of her rise during the Gilded Age and her influence on American culture. Evangeline Adams, Astrology, and the Professions of the Future — Yale History of Science & Medicine — Academic paper examining her role in legitimizing astrology as a profession and her strategic use of scientific language. UB researcher explores astrological speculation and capitalism in Gilded Age America — University at Buffalo — Scholarly research on the entanglement of astrology and market prediction in early 20th-century America. PBS — The Crash of 1929 Program Transcript — Historical account of her role in stock market predictions leading up to 1929 crash. Who Predicted World War II? She Did — The Psychic Power Network — Documentation of her early war predictions and the Windsor Hotel fire story with historical context. The Stock Market Crash of 1929 – Part 1: To The Moon! — Conflicted History — Historical narrative of her advisory role to wealthy investors and her failed pre-crash predictions. Judge Freschi and Evangeline Adams — Karen Christino — Detailed analysis of Judge John J. Freschi's decision and why he sided with Adams in her 1914 trial. The Biography of Evangeline Adams — Explore Astrology — Comprehensive biographical overview covering her early life, career milestones, arrests, and legacy. Evangeline Adams (astrologer) — Grokipedia — Detailed reference entry with emphasis on her early life in Andover, her mentors, and historical context. Foreseeing the Future: Evangeline Adams and Astrology in America — Ellis Nelson — Book review and summary of Christino's definitive biography, with analysis of her business model and self-promotion.

  7. May 1

    Defier

    Have you ever been told you couldn’t do something? She was told time and time again that she could not, should not, will not, but she did not let that stop her. She chartered a bank, launched a boycott, scared some powerful men and then designed her own wheelchair! She didn’t do some things, she did everything! So, Who is She? is about telling the stories of women the world forgot to mention and whose accomplishments were buried, forgotten or lost. This episode will feature one woman’s amazing story. Be sure to listen to the end where I will reveal her name. References for story: National Park Service Biography of Maggie L. Walker Memorable Quotes from Maggie L. Walker Russell E.T. Walker Armstead Walker State & Regional History Encyclopedia Virginia — Maggie Lena Walker (1864–1934) Encyclopedia Virginia — Richmond Colored Normal School Virginia Museum of History & Culture — Maggie Lena Walker Virginia Museum of History & Culture — Jim Crow to Civil Rights in Virginia Library of Virginia — Dictionary of Virginia Biography Library of Virginia — Virginia Changemakers: Maggie Lena Walker Banking & Economic History Library of Congress — First Black Woman to Charter a Bank FDIC — Maggie Lena Walker: America's National Treasure in Banking Federal Reserve — St. Luke Penny Savings Bank Harvard Business School — Maggie Lena Walker and the Independent Order of St. Luke Fraternal Order National Museum of African American History & Culture — Independent Order of St. Luke Britannica — Independent Order of St. Luke Journalism & Media History The UncommonWealth (Library of Virginia) — Banker, Editor, Activist, Woman: Maggie Walker's St. Luke Herald Women's Suffrage & Civil Rights National Women's History Museum — Biography Liberty University Digital Commons — Black Women and the Suffrage Movement Power in Place Project — Maggie Lena Walker: Financial Pioneer, Suffragist, and Advocate General Biography Biography.com — Maggie Lena Walker PBS American Masters — Civil Rights Activist and Entrepreneur Virtual Tour Google Arts & Culture — In Her Footsteps: A Virtual Tour of Maggie L. Walker's Home

  8. Apr 22

    The Doctor

    For nearly a century, this doctor kept a secret. Had anyone found out, jail would have been certain and a lifetime of accomplishments would have been wiped away. Accomplishments that included a groundbreaking caesarean section and decades of public health reform across the British Empire. This doctor proved, by simply doing the work, that every argument ever made for keeping women out of medicine was fiction. Not a matter of opinion. The proof is in the surgeries performed, the lives saved, the hospitals transformed, the water supply improved, the patients who went home when they would otherwise have died. So, Who is She? is about telling the stories of women the world forgot to mention and whose accomplishments were buried, forgotten or lost. This episode will feature one woman’s amazing story. Be sure to listen to the end where I will reveal their name. References for Episode: James Barry (surgeon) — Wikipedia The Extraordinary Secret Life of Dr. James Barry — HISTORY The Extraordinary Life of Margaret Ann Bulkley aka Dr James Barry — Guide London Margaret Ann Bulkley (James Barry) — Embryo Project Encyclopedia, ASU James Barry — University of Edinburgh College of Medicine How History Keeps Ignoring James Barry — Science History Institute Why This Groundbreaking British Doctor Was Almost Erased From the History Books — Atlas Obscura Dr James Barry: The surgeon defying gender norms — Thackray Museum of Medicine James Barry: The Girl Who Became a Man, Fought with Florence Nightingale — War History Online Dr James Barry — The National Archives A Surgeon and a Gentleman: The Life of James Barry — Hektoen International Ghost That Lingers: Dr James Barry and Lord Charles Somerset — Chavonnes Battery Museum Breaking Barriers, Bending Gender: The Remarkable Tale of Dr James Barry — PAJT Herstory: James Barry — RTÉ Culture

  9. Mar 30

    Pharoah

    Fourteen centuries before Cleopatra, she was one of the first female pharaohs, not queen, not regent, Pharaoh. She proved something that wasn’t supposed to be possible, women could be Pharaohs. So, Who is She? is about telling the stories of women the world forgot to mention and whose accomplishments were buried, forgotten or lost. This episode will feature one woman’s amazing story. Be sure to listen to the end where I will reveal her name. Episode References: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hatshepsut https://www.worldhistory.org/hatshepsut/ https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/hatshepsut https://www.history.com/articles/hatshepsut https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatshepsut https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_el-Bahari Reference on relations: Thutmose I (Father/Pharaoh) and Ahmes (Mother/Queen) of She Thutmose I and other wife (Mother) of Thutmose II (son) Thutmose II (Father/Pharaoh) and She (Mother/Queen) of Neferua (Daughter) Thurmose II (Father/Pharah) and other wife (Mother) of Thutmose III (son) Thutmose III (co-Pharaoh) and Neferua (Queen)

  10. Mar 20

    Disguised

    This story is about a mysterious woman who didn’t let something like a silly idea about jobs women should have or not have, stop her from trying to do what she wanted.  So, Who is She? is about telling the stories of women the world forgot to mention and whose accomplishments were buried, forgotten or lost. This episode will feature one woman’s amazing story. Be sure to listen to the end where I will reveal her name.  Sources for episode: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-kate-warne-americas-first-woman-detective-foiled-a-plot-to-assassinate-abraham-lincoln-180979829/ https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn86079037/1868-03-19/ed-1/?sp=2&r=0.182,0.134,0.252,0.15,0 https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2015/03/celebrating-womens-history-americas-first-female-p-i/ https://pinkerton.com/our-insights/blog/from-detective-to-clairvoyant-kate-warnes-legendary-fortune-teller-disguise https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2011/03/kate-warne.html

  11. Mar 9

    ShapeShifter

    This is my first episode and I'm still learning, but would love your help by leaving a comment letting me what you love...or hate or maybe you just want to say hi! Thanks! This episode will feature one woman’s amazing story. I love this story because it features a woman who not only helps other women, but also proves how resilient she is. Stay tuned to the end where I reveal her name. Sources for this episode are below: https://wrightmuseum.org/the-soviet-night-witches/  https://thefemalesoldier.com/blog/marina-raskova https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/night-witches-soviet-women-pilots-who-terrified-nazi-soldiers

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Behind every great moment in history lies a woman the world forgot to mention. So, Who is She? peels back the layers of time to reclaim the stories of brilliant, daring, and unapologetic women whose accomplishments were lost to the shadows. From forgotten revolutionaries to overlooked icons, discover the incredible lives of women who changed everything, even if history didn't give them credit. Each episode features one woman's amazing story. Stayed tuned to the end to where her name will be revealed. So, Who is She? is hosted by Kirsten Wirth.

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  • Creator
    Kirsten Wirth
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Kirsten Wirth
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