The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast

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Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour. Join us on an award-winning journey through herstory! The History Chicks celebrates the lives of remarkable women from ancient times to the modern day, exploring women’s history in engaging episodes full of deep research, pop culture references, and the occasional tumble down a rabbit hole.

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Grace Hopper

2026-10-31 · 1 hr 59 min

Grace Hopper started out as a curious kid who took apart every clock in the house just to see how they worked - and then carried that same energy into adulthood, where she became the woman who helped invent modern…
Join us in Japan!

2026-10-29 · 2 min

This week's episode will be ready for your ears in a couple of days, but this is a quick note to let you know that the History Chicks Field Trip to Japan, October 1-10, 2027 is now open for registration! Join us as we…
LOIRE VALLEY 2026 TRAVELOGUE

2026-10-14 · 1 hr 21 min

We just got back from a brand new field trip that we have nicknamed “Helleaux Chateaux!” Along with dozens of friends, we went on an excursion across the Loire Valley where we visited castle after castle… and met many…
Gertrude Jekyll

2026-09-25 · 1 hr 59 min

Gertrude Jekyll could turn her hand to anything; deeply involved with the Arts and Crafts movement, she mastered dozens of specialties in her quest to explore the relationship between human lives and their environments.…
Annie Londonderry, 2026

2026-09-09 · 1 hr 40 min

In this revisit from 2019, we wonder: was Annie Londonderry a flim-flam artist or a true pioneer? Maybe both? Her trip around the world on a bicycle may have been controversial - but she was always up for both an…
Virginia Hall

2026-08-26 · 1 hr 5 min

Virginia Hall wanted to be a diplomat, but the State Department kept shutting doors in her face …and then she lost her leg in a hunting accident, which seemed like she’d reached a dead end. Never one to accept defeat,…
Rosa Bonheur

2026-08-13 · 2 hr 15 min

Rosa Bonheur was a wild, animal‑obsessed kid who drew before she could read, and knew she was meant for the world of art from an extremely young age. She didn’t set out to shock anyone; she simply refused to be anything…
Mercy Otis Warren

2026-07-24 · 1 hr 46 min

Mercy Otis Warren’s life is one long argument for the idea that political courage isn’t just found on battlefields or in legislatures; it’s found in writing, in conversations, in friendships, and in the willingness to…
Wonder Woman, 2026: Mega Episode

2026-07-09 · 2 hr 26 min

This is one of our favorite subjects ever! In this, we've combined both parts that originally ran in 2020 to revisit Wonder Woman, mega-episode style! She was forged in the fires of the suffragist movement, and beneath…
Chicago Travelogue 2026

2026-06-25 · 1 hr 13 min

Fifty-six travelers met in the Windy City to visit some of the subjects we've covered over the years: Bertha Palmer, Frances Glessner Lee, Anne Frank, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jane Addams, and so many more. We took a good look…

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Oldest episode in feed: 01/2011 · over 15 years
Typical length: 1 hr 22 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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