What’sHerName Podcast

THE MYSTERY The Ivory Lady — What'shername When a history-making Copper Age burial was unearthed in southern Spain in 2008, the world was stunned by the incredibly beautiful – and utterly unprecedented – artifacts found in the tomb of the so-c...

New episode! When a history-making Copper Age burial was unearthed in 2008, the world was stunned by the incredibly unprecedented artifacts found in the tomb of the so-called ‘Ivory Man.’ But 15 years later came the more astonishing discovery – that 5,000-year-old Ivory Man was actually Ivory LADY!

It's the U.S. Book Birthday for our latest - Tales of Pirates!!

It’s got ALL the swashbuckling, all the time periods and geographical locations, and of course, all the women put back in! We hope you love it! #History #BookBirthday

THE FOLKLORISTA Violeta Parra — What'shername Violeta Parra needs no introduction in Latin America: not only did she record the greatest album in Chilean history, she also collected two thousand folk songs, danced in the Poor Circus, sang in the ...

New season starts today! Violeta Parra recorded the greatest album in Chilean history. She also collected two thousand folk songs, danced in the Poor Circus, sang in the streets, and –incredibly– exhibited at the Louvre. Over the years she also broke …*checks notes*… 48 guitars over people’s heads.

We're so excited to announce our next book coming in September! Pirates!!!🏴‍☠️

THE TUGBOAT PIONEER Thea Foss — What'shername 135 years ago, Norwegian immigrant Thea Foss lived in a ramshackle driftwood houseboat on the coast of Tacoma Washington. Kind, capable, and hard-working, she was an anchor for hundreds more immigrant...

New episode! 135 years ago, Norwegian immigrant Thea Foss lived in a ramshackle driftwood houseboat on the coast of Tacoma Washington. Then she built the largest maritime company west of the Mississippi. (Plus there’s a boat parade, a catastrophic fire, and a truly delightful cow.) Join us! 👇

Words to live by! 😊 (and thanks for listening!)

THE SHAMAN QUEEN Himiko What'sHerName · Episode

“When in doubt, blame the Victorians.” Thanks for the laugh @whatshernamepod.bsky.social

One of the very best and most approachable podcasts for learning more about women who made and impacted history
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This is so cool!!! Looks like some people found our recently translated book in stores in Slovakia! Love these photos!!!

What are you listening to, Bluesky?
I highly recommend the “What’s Her Name” podcast, for info on truly lost women of history!
Find it on all the usual podcasting sources. #podcast #podcasts #womeninhistory
And give @whatshernamepod.bsky.social a follow!

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This reminds me of an episode of @whatshernamepod.bsky.social I listened to recently about Gerda Taro - born and raised in Germany, she became not German in the eyes of the Nazis.
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THE INDOMITABLE SPIRIT Artemisia Gentileschi — What'shername Artemisia Gentileschi was one of the most famed and respected painters in 17th century Europe. But after she died, her story (and many of her works) were lost – and over the years, Artemisia has becom...

Ooooh, @whatshernamepod.bsky.social did an excellent episode on her!

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THE VAGABOND PRINCESS Gulbadan Begum — What'shername At the dawn of the Mughal Empire, a bold and brilliant Princess outlived three Emperors, and managed to create an adventurous, wildly unexpected life for herself during one of the most tumultuous eras in history. And luckily for the rest of us – she wrote it all down! Award-winning historian and author Dr. Ruby Lal is back to introduce us to THE VAGABOND PRINCESS, Gulbadan Begum.     Ruby Lal is Professor of South Asian Studies at …

The Vagabond Princess author, Ruby Lal, sat down with the @whatshernamepod.bsky.social  for an interview. Click the link below for the full interview.

A History of the World in 80 Lost Women - Dr Katie Nelson A fresh, informative and entertaining pop history of the world told through the biographies of eighty fascinating women you may not have heard of...

A History of the World in 80 Lost Women

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Ordinary My love, what if you were not Nietzsche and I was not Gloria Steinem. And I was not Ruth Bader Ginsberg, or Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, and you were not Isaac Newton, or Einstein, or Hegel, and we lived Ordinary lives, here and there, foraging for mushrooms in the swamps and children's minds and sometimes find ing chickory root for inflammation, poke for lymphatic tincture, honey for mead. What if sometimes you sang in the kitchen while making bone broth from chicken feet, and played happy snippets on the violin, and I periodically baked bread in a clean (ish) kitchen, sang Broadway, laughed, and sometimes, we held hands in the grocery, took kids to the Asian market, watched Netflix with our eyes closed, spooned in bed, and weren't the next Nobel Prize Winner, breakout academic Wunderkind, surprise New York Times Best-selling magical fairy child. What if we went wild: Mowed lawns. Got mail. Refused to live up to the potential somebody wrote on our report cards long ago, and instead utterly wasted our lives on loving and living and loving and refused to yield to the expectations that anything less fiscally responsible is imprudent. What if what we saved did not end up being millions, my sweet, but our own souls? And all along there will be enough for the movies sometimes, enough for croissants and soft pretzels, and enough to sit and do the crossword and kiss you goodnight. What if instead of being memorable, we make memories, responsible to not the whole world but our world. And what if it is ordinary, and we are inordinately enough. Heather Harris-Bergevin

Ordinary My love, what if you were not Nietzsche and I was not Gloria Steinem. And I was not Ruth Bader Ginsberg, or Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, and you were not Isaac Newton, or Einstein, or Hegel, and we lived Ordinary lives, here and there, foraging for mushrooms in the swamps and children's minds and sometimes find ing chickory root for inflammation, poke for lymphatic tincture, honey for mead. What if sometimes you sang in the kitchen while making bone broth from chicken feet, and played happy snippets on the violin, and I periodically baked bread in a clean (ish) kitchen, sang Broadway, laughed, and sometimes, we held hands in the grocery, took kids to the Asian market, watched Netflix with our eyes closed, spooned in bed, and weren't the next Nobel Prize Winner, breakout academic Wunderkind, surprise New York Times Best-selling magical fairy child. What if we went wild: Mowed lawns. Got mail. Refused to live up to the potential somebody wrote on our report cards long ago, and instead utterly wasted our lives on loving and living and loving and refused to yield to the expectations that anything less fiscally responsible is imprudent. What if what we saved did not end up being millions, my sweet, but our own souls? And all along there will be enough for the movies sometimes, enough for croissants and soft pretzels, and enough to sit and do the crossword and kiss you goodnight. What if instead of being memorable, we make memories, responsible to not the whole world but our world. And what if it is ordinary, and we are inordinately enough. Heather Harris-Bergevin

For all my extra gifted 80's and 90's kids who are discovering they are tired, burned-out adults:

real bummer finding out that literally everything was on the honor system this whole time

Pearl DeVere What'sHerName Podcast Women's History Pearl DeVere was one of the most famous and successful madams in the history of the American West. In an interview with Charlotte Bumgarner at Pearl's brothel-turned-museum in the gold rush boomtown o...

The business acumen to handle the wealthy and her empathy to care for the poor, ensured that her legend endures to this day in the gold rush town of Cripple Creek. Listen to her amazing and unique story (still one of our favorites)! #WomensHistory

Pearl DeVere, famous madam of the Old West died #OTD 1897. Her impact on the town of Cripple Creek was so great that the whole town turned out for her funeral. As they headed back to town following her burial, the people started singing "A Hot Time in the Old Town" in her honor. #WomenInHistory

THE DOER Fulvia — What'shername The Roman Republic is collapsing and everything hangs in the balance. It’s a political game of kill-or-be-killed, and Fulvia did not come to play. You’ve heard of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Cleop...

New episode! The Roman Republic is collapsing and everything hangs in the balance. It’s a political game of kill-or-be-killed, and Fulvia did not come to play.

You’ve heard of Caesar, Antony, and Cleopatra. But what about Fulvia, there at the eye of that infamous Roman storm? 🎧👇 #WomenInHistory

THE CLAIRVOYANT QUEEN Seondeok — What'shername Queen Seondeok of Silla was revered for her wisdom, her compassion, and most importantly – her ability to use nature’s signs to foretell the future! And with some truly audacious international diploma...

New! Queen Seondeok of Silla was revered for her wisdom, her compassion - and her ability to use nature’s signs to foretell the future! Author Karen Wang Diggs helps us uncover the life of the queen that would lay the foundation for the unification of The Three Kingdoms. #WomenInHistory

This is absolutely amazing. I love it!

An original digital illustration by Loadofolbobbins of a Mother Shipton moth. It has it's wings closed behind itself and is a mixture of deep rich browns with white markings. Some of the main white markings form a stereotypical hag like face outline, which is how it got it's name. It has a fluffy upper body it tones of blue grey and dark antennae. The moth looks as if it's landed on a piece of white paper with a dark shadow beneath it and some inky black splash marks in the bottom right corner of the image.

I chose today's #MothMay offering after listening to the fab @whatshernamepod.bsky.social episode about Mother Shipton and discovering a moth named after her! You can listen to the episode here...

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#BugSky #SciArt #Moths #Illustration #Procreate

Under the spell of Hildegard: A new album reboots ancient music The 12th century abbess, scientist and composer inspires new interpretations of her music, and new works, on an album spotlighting soprano Barbara Hannigan.

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Cover of Women Warriors, which includes a Japanese print of a woman samurai charging on horseback. I love this cover.

My next three book events are about my previous book Women Warriors. It's been awhile, so I am madly re-reading. I am pleased to report that it's pretty dang good.

Mary Lou Williams was born #OTD 1910. Music was everything to her. She'd talk about having a song in her that had to released & friends would find her at parties in a closet frantically writing music. Truly one of the great musical minds. #WomenInHistory 👉 bit.ly/2WgDVkY

Fantastic!

THE SAUSAGE MAKER Johanna O'Brien — What'shername 150 years ago, Irish farmer Johanna O’Brien created a secret recipe for black pudding. Today, her sausage is beloved by Michelin-star chefs across the world (and the recipe is still secret!) Join Kati...

Today starts season 20!! 🤯

150 years ago, Irish farmer Johanna O’Brien created a secret recipe for black pudding. Today, it is beloved across the world. Hear about the penniless girl who survived the Great Famine, built a thriving farm, and created one of Ireland’s iconic flavors. #WomenInHistory

Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104 Soon after her officer training in Washington, she was recruited to a classified code-breaking team. She kept her work secret for decades, even from her family.

Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U-boats, has died at 104.

You know your What’sHerName listener tour is off to a good start when there is an impromptu art reenactment at the base of the Acropolis!

THE STRONGWOMAN Katie Sandwina — What'shername When world-famous strongman Eugen Sandow finally met his match, nobody expected it to be at the hands of an 18-year-old girl. But whether it was bending metal bars, beating horses in a tug-of-war, or ...

Here's a tremendously fun @whatshernamepod.bsky.social podcast about Katie Sandwina, the world's strongest woman, just out in February. So fun. Her overhead press world record stood for 61 years, from 1906 till 1987. whatshernamepodcast.com/katie-sandwi...

Ha! That’s just how we roll! 💪