Ep303. Pursued by the President

Ep303. Pursued by the President

This week the ladies are celebrating Juneteenth with the story of Ona Judge, an enslaved woman who ran from her enslaver, desperate for freedom. But when the person enslaving you is the President of the United States, escape is not simple or easy. Grab your favorite 'roommate' because we're wining about herstory! Join the Funerary Cult: https://www.patreon.com/winingaboutherstory Sponsor a Glass of Wine: https://buymeacoffee.com/wahpod Get Merch: https://wining-about-herstory.myspreadshop.com/   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ep302: LOAF & The Volunteers

The ladies are HERE, QUEER, and a WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS! Kelley shines a light on an underserved demographic- old lesbians- in her story about Arden Eversmeyer who, after her partner of over 30 years passed away, found herself looking for friends. When she couldn't find any, she created a network of old lesbians that still exist today! Then, Emily recognizes Memorail Day with the stories of two women who were DEFINITELY in Vietnam (despite what some would have you believe). Grab your Monster tea and some tissues, because we're wining about herstory! LOAF: https://loaftx.org/ Old Lesbian Oral Herstory Project: https://www.olohp.org/ Lesbian Herstory Archives: https://www.lesbianherstoryarchives.org/ Join the Funerary Cult: https://www.patreon.com/winingaboutherstory Sponsor a Glass of Wine: https://buymeacoffee.com/wahpod Get Merch: https://wining-about-herstory.myspreadshop.com/   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ep301. A Sister of Compassion & The Last Victorian Courtesan

This wee's episode is packed with hoarding weapons, pretty horsebreakers, and exploding seltzers! First, Emily tells the story of Élise Rivet, a nun who was one badass Mother Superior, using her position to help the French Resistance fight the Nazis, until she was discovered. Then, Kelley travels to Victorian London to meet early trendsetter Catherine 'Skittles' Walters, who left behind her working class, dockside roots to become one of the most iconic and successful courtesans the world had ever seen. Grab your splash guard because we're wining about herstory! Join the Funerary Cult: https://www.patreon.com/winingaboutherstory Sponsor a Glass of Wine: https://buymeacoffee.com/wahpod Get Merch: https://wining-about-herstory.myspreadshop.com/   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ep300. Revolutionary Multiracial Babies & DIY C-Section

Against all odds (and despite several request to stop) the ladies are celebrating their 300th episode! They are celebrating with some fruity screwdrivers, an article in the local paper, and OF COURSE, the stories of two amazing women. Kelley wines about Gyo Fujikawa, an illustrator whose name you may not recognize, but you certainly know her art which shaped countless childhoods and told racists to SUCK IT. In honor of Mothers' Day, Emily tells the harrowing story of Inés Ramírez Pérez who showed the world just what a mother is capable of enduring for the love of her children. Rewatch Fantasia and brush your teeth, because we're wining about herstory! Join the Funerary Cult: https://www.patreon.com/winingaboutherstory Sponsor a Glass of Wine: https://buymeacoffee.com/wahpod Get Merch: https://wining-about-herstory.myspreadshop.com/   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ep. 299. The Crank Queen (No, Not that Kind) & My Investments

In between watching dragon-fruit-eating tutorials and cutting into cannabilistic pineapple, the ladies are wining about some badass ladies you DEF should have heard of! I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Thanks to Nancy M. Johnson who not only helped ice cream not taste like trash, but allowed it to be made in under a week! Emily travels back to the Jurassic Era to meet the animal who bears its discoverer's name, a pioneer in paleontology, Annie Montegue Alexander, who used her time, money, and privledge to better understand and preserve our natural world. Save the spiders (but fuck up the ants) and gamble on that extra scoop of ice cream, becuase we're wining about herstory! Join the Funerary Cult: https://www.patreon.com/winingaboutherstory Sponsor a Glass of Wine: https://buymeacoffee.com/wahpod Get Merch: https://wining-about-herstory.myspreadshop.com/   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.