#50 A Walking Community of Bacteria & The Public Universal Friend (Lynn Margulis & The Public Universal Friend)

Welcome back to Mostly Unsung  the weekly comedy history podcast hosted by women, bringing you two bite-sized biographies of the forgotten people, overlooked pioneers, and extraordinary lives history didn’t quite know what to do with.If you enjoy funny history podcasts, women in history, science history, and unusual true stories, you’re in exactly the right place.This week, we’re diving into two fascinating figures who challenged the world around them in very different ways.First, Annie explores the life and work of Lynn Margulis, the ground breaking American evolutionary biologist who helped revolutionise our understanding of life on Earth, even if it took the scientific establishment a while to catch up.Then Andrea introduces the remarkable and mysterious figure known as Public Universal Friend.  An 18th-century preacher from early American history who, after a near-death experience, declared themselves no longer the person they once were, but a new, genderless being sent to deliver a message from Angels.Expect science, spirituality, social history, and plenty of surprising moments as we uncover two lives that pushed boundaries and challenged expectations.If you love history podcasts, forgotten women in science, early American history, gender history, and stories that make you think (and laugh), this episode of Mostly Unsung is the perfect place to start.For this episode Andrea used these sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Universal_Friendhttps://www.nypl.org/blog/2023/02/16/who-was-public-universal-friend-living-outside-gender-binary-revolutionary-timeshttps://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Public_Universal_Friendhttps://blue-stocking.org.uk/2019/06/14/an-agender-american-evangelist-the-public-universal-friend/For this episode Annie used these sources:https://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/dec/11/lynn-margulis-obtiuaryhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Lynn-MargulisWhere you can find us:https://www.instagram.com/mostlyunsung/https://www.facebook.com/share/16J4vuMy1h/https://www.tiktok.com/@[email protected] you next Wednesday!