Podcasts by The Wyf Who
Welcome to The Wyf Who, the podcast where women talk about women who did extraordinary things that challenged gender roles in society.
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Halloween Special 2020: The Blood Countess! from 2020-10-30T16:24
In our Halloween Special we talk about the 16th century woman who is in the Guinness Book of Records as having the record for being the most prolific murderer in human history... a gruesome tale...
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Episode 15 - A Native American Duet from 2020-10-02T18:31:41
This week we learn about two Native American women: badass gender-bending "Sitting in the Water Grizzly" Kaúxuma Núpika, followed by the real life story behind the famous (in the US, at least!) ...
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Episode 14 - Around the World in 80 days (72 in fact!): Nellie Bly from 2020-09-18T17:15
Nellie Bly: the world-famous female investigative journalist who in 1889 set off to become the FIRST PERSON to travel round the world in 80 days (in just 72 days in fact) - alone and with only a...
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Episode 13 - The wyf who... led a Greek naval rebellion: Laskarina Bouboulina from 2020-09-04T08:00
Laskarina Bouboulina is this week's heroine: a Greek wyf born in 1771 who led a revolt on the high seas against the Ottoman Empire - and with a shocking twist too. This week's episode includes ...
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Episode 12 - Jeanne Baret: the wyf who... was the first woman to circumnavigate the globe from 2020-08-21T08:30
Did you spot this recent Google Doodle? We'd just recorded our episode before it appeared to celebrate her 280th birthday! Introducing the indefatigable Jeanne Baret: expert botanist and the fir...
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Episode 11 - Swordwomanship, escapades&opera: Julie D'Aubigny from 2020-08-07T12:00:29
The wyf who... was a real life Arya Stark? Julie D'Aubigny kicked a lot of male butt in her lifetime and found herself on the wrong side of the law several times in her various adventures in du...
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Episode 10 - The Bold Pharoah Queen of Ancient Egypt: Hatshepsut from 2020-07-24T08:15
Was she power crazed or just a strong leader?? Join us as we learn about the obsessively prolific Hatshepsut, the Kim Kardashian of Ancient Egypt who ruled the social media of her day! Includi...
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Episode 09 - Heroines for China: Glayds Aylward&Pearl Buck from 2020-07-10T18:23:40
Two women, a Nobel prize and a Hollywood movie... this episode we celebrate two amazing women who fought for Chinese people suffering in the floods, famines and wars of 1930s China at a time whe...
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Episode 08 - Founding Mother of Feminism: Mary Wollstonecraft from 2020-06-26T12:26:12
This week we explore the life of the wyf who... was a "founding mother of feminism" as well as the mother of famous author Mary Shelley - but did you know her life story took some incredible twi...
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Episode 07 - Josephine Baker and her incredible life story from 2020-06-14T16:27:51
Josephine Baker is a Black icon celebrated on 20th May every year on Josephine Baker Day, created during her lifetime. Her life story is astonishing: she became famous as the woman who danced s...
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Episode 06 - The wyf who... was pivotal in creating the BBC but was then written out of history? from 2020-05-29T13:56:14
This episode we explore the pioneering woman who played a pivotal role in creating the BBC we know today: the BBC's first ever Director of Talks, Hilda Matheson. But why does she seem to have b...
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Episode 05 - Warrior Tornadoes of Justice! from 2020-05-15T08:34:30
In this action-packed episode, we're lucky enough to hear about a hat trick of wyves from Ancient times, including a medical heroine, an ancient Empress and our favourite - the Warrior Tornadoes...
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SPECIAL EPISODE - The wyf who... discovered&named coronavirus: Dr June Almeida from 2020-05-01T08:15
A Coronavirus Special in which we celebrate the life story of Dr June Almeida: the woman who was the first person to identify a new virus under her microscope and call it "coronavirus". Join us...
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Episode 04 - The wyf who... was "Queen of the Desert" and formed modern day Iraq from 2020-04-17T08:15
Known as "Gertrude of Arabia", "Queen of the Desert", it's been said that Lawrence of Arabia should have been known as "the female Gertrude Bell"! We explore Gertrude's amazing life story and h...
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Episode 03 - The wyf who... took revenge through art from 2020-04-02T12:14:18
This eminent artist was a contemporary of our episode 1 heroine and they may even have met... join us as we learn about Artemesia Gentileschi, the Italian artist who took the power back through ...
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Episode 02 - The wyf who... paved the way for modern computing from 2020-04-02T12:11:36
We delve into the life of Ada Lovelace, the maths genius who achieved so much there's now an annual Ada Lovelace Day to celebrate women in maths and technology.
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Episode 01 - The Wyf Who... wrote the first sci-fi story (extended episode) from 2020-04-02T12:05:09
In this extended introductory episode, Caroline and Louise explore of the life of Margaret Cavendish: writer, philosopher, scientist and trailblazer of the 1600s.
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