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Have You Met Her?
by Paige
a weekly podcast about amazing women from history
Episodes
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Episode 180: Pamela Colman Smith
Imagine creating one of the most recognizable works of art in the entire world. People study your work. Memorize it. Build entire careers around it. More than a century later, people are STILL copying your style... but almost no one knows your name. We're going to do our part to change that this...
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Episode 179: Giulia Tofana
She has been called an apothecary, a poisoner, a murderer, aserial killer, a businesswoman, a criminal mastermind and, more recently, a woman who helped other women escape violent marriages in a world that gave themalmost no way out. But what do we really know about her? Support the podcast on…
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October's Junior Episode: The Fox Sisters
It's spooky season! Join me to hear about the two sisters who everyone thought could talk to ghosts... and find out what was REALLY going on. Support the podcast on its Buy Me A Coffee Page.
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Episode 178: Mary & Carrie Dann
Today's story is about sisters who spent decades standing shoulder to shoulder, refusing to back down or give in to a powerful opponent: The United States Government. Join me (and my sister Megan) to hear about these amazing sisters. Support the podcast on its Buy Me A Coffee Page.
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177: The Azmi Sisters
These six Paskistani-Canadian Muslim sisters all had one interest in common: Ball Hockey. Join me to hear how they challenged assumptions, opened the door, and KEPT THE DOOR OPEN when it comes to women in sport. To support the podcast, visit our Buy Me A Coffee Page.
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Episode 176: The Delany Sisters
Join me (and my sister April) to hear about the Delany sisters... who lived with extraordinary courage every ordinary day. Both sisters lived into their 100s, broke barriers in their careers, and bore witness to history (big and small) that is worth remembering. Support the podcast on Buy Me A...
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Episode 175: Ann Landers & Dear Abby
Join me to hear about the identical twins who helped America solve their relationship problems... while dealing with their own competitive sisterhood. Visit the Ann Landers Archives Visit Dear Abby Support the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee Page.
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Episode 174: Claribel & Etta Cone
We are celebrating stories about amazing SISTERS in HISTORY this month, and I'm joined today by my sister, Amber. Tune in to hear us tell you about the art-loving Cone sisters... and how important it is to love art that moves you. (Even if the world tell you that your taste is weird!) Support the...
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September's Junior Episode: The Seven Sutherland Sisters
Join me today to hear about the Seven Sutherland Sisters... who traveled the country singing and showing off their amazing hair. How long is YOUR hair? Support the podcast on the Buy Me A Coffee Page.
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Episode 173: Lillie Hitchcock Coit & the San Francisco Firebells
Nicknamed "Firebelle Lil" because of her love for all things firefighter, Lillie Hitchcock Coit was eccentric... she smoked cigars, wore trousers, and was an avid gambler. She also LOVED San Francisco... so much that her estate was left to the city that she loved. Doesn't it make sense that the...
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Episode 172: Lizzie Murphy & the Los Angeles Queens
Join me this week to hear about Lizzie Murphy. The novelty of a girl baseball player drew the crowds... but her natural athletic ability made the crowds love her. She was the first woman to play a game with major league ball players.... and she is the namesake of the Los Angeles Queens today....
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Episode 171: Dorothy Height & the New York Heights
Join me to learn about the woman behind the WPBL's New York Heights team. Dorothy was legendary because she spent her entire life making sure someone else had one. She believed that history wasn't only made by the people giving speeches. It was made by the people organizing the chairs before the...
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Episode 170: Harriot K. Hunt & the Boston Hunters
If you've been following the launch of the Women's Professional Baseball League, you may have noticed that the four teams are named after amazing women in history. This month, we're telling their stories (insert Law & Order "bum bum" here). Let's begin with the woman who spent her whole life...
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August's Junior Episode: The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Eighty-five years ago, when men went off to fight in World War II, women took on jobs that were typically "men's jobs." That included playing baseball.
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Episode 169: Rachel Carson
If you've ever taken an environmental science class, visited a National Park, or hear someone mention Silent Spring, you've probably heard of Rachel Carson. Join me today to MEET her... dive a little deeper into why what she did was so important. Support the podcast on its Buy Me A Coffee Page.
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Episode 168: Berta Caceres
Today's story takes us to Honduras, where one woman refused to accept that progress had to come at the expense of her people or the land that they called home. Her advocacy cost her her life, but her servant's heart and her drive to do what was right is worth celebrating. To support the podcast,...
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Episode 167: Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Today's story is about a journalist who had a typewriter... and a very strong opinion. Known for being outspoken and politically conscious, she was passionate and driven about what mattered to her. And what mattered to her? The Florida Everglades. She is credited as saving one of the most unique...
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Episode 167: Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Today's story is about a journalist who had a typewriter... and a very strong opinion. Known for being outspoken and politically conscious, she was passionate and driven about what mattered to her. And what mattered to her? The Everglades. She is credited as saving one of the most unique…
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Episode 166: Dai Qing
Join me today to learn about this amazing woman. As China was celebrating a massive construction project, she was the one to stand up and say, "Wait a minute... have we thought this through? What could go wrong?" Support the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee Page.
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Episode 165: Annie Alowa & Viola Waghiyi
Today's story is about two women who grew up on a tiny island in the Bering Sea. Both embraced their connection to the land, and both recognized that the thoughtlessness of others was spoiling and contaminating those things that mattered most to their people. Annie Alowa started the fight, and…
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July's Junior Episode: Julia "Butterfly" Hill
Join me to day to hear the story of a young woman who climbed up a tree... and lived there for more than two years.
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Episode 164: Audre Lorde
Join me this week for a snapshot overview of the amazing Audre Lorde. She famously described herself as a “Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet”... but she was so much more than that. Her life, although too short, was way to big to cover in this episode, but I hope that it will inspire you to do...
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Episode 163: Frances Thompson
Content Warning: Sexual Assault and Racial Violence Frances Thompson was a formerly enslaved, disabled, trans Black woman who survived one of the deadliest racial massacres in American history. She was brave enough to testify in front of Congress... but instead of celebrating her bravery, the…
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Episode 162: Anne Lister
Join me this week to learn about the woman who is often called "the first modern lesbian"... and why so was so much more than that! Anne had a brilliant mind, a thrilling sense of adventure, and a heart that was desperate to find love. Luckily for us, Anne was also a prolific diarist... and we…
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Episode 161: Mabel Hampton
We're celebrating PRIDE this month. Join us to learn the stories about some remarkable LGBTQ+ women and queer icons whose stories changed the world. We're starting off by talking about Mabel Hampton, one of the most important voices that witnessed twentieth-century LGBTQ+ history. Her oral...
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June's Junior Episode: Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson was an artist from Finland who wrote children's books featuring creatures called the Moomins. Through her writings and illustrations, Tove made sure to make a space for EVERYONE to fit in. You should visit your local library and see if there are any Moomin books available for you to...
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Episode 160: Jean Kilbourne
This week's episode is about a woman who looked directly at the beauty messaging that surrounds us constantly, and asked a question that changed the conversation forever: What is this doing to us?? We are wrapping up our Beauty Theme by learning from Jean Kilbourne that beauty isn't something…
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Episode 159: Elizabeth Hawes
This week's episode is the story of a woman who dared to say that beauty should feel as good as it looked. Think about your favorite outfit... you know, the one that makes you feel most like yourself. The one that you reach for over and over again. I'd bet all my podcast earnings that it's not…
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Episode 158: Anita Roddick & The Body Shop
Join me today to learn about beauty without harm. What started as a way for Anita Roddick to make some money turned into a global phenomenon. The Body Shop was a different kind of beauty brand... one that started with the idea that there was nothing "wrong" with you, and offered you products to...
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Episode 157: The Coalition behind the CROWN Act
We're talking about BEAUTY this month... specifically women who changed what beauty means. This week, we're talking about the law that was created so that beauty could never again be used to take something away. Visit the CROWN Act website. Read the Bill (HR2116)
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May's Junior Episode: Marley Dias
Today we're talking about a girl who LOVED to read... but noticed that something was missing in the books that she read. Instead of thinking that something was wrong with HER, she decided that there was something wrong with the BOOKS AVAILABLE TO HER. Explore Marley's website.
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Episode 156: Yaffa Eliach
This week's amazing woman was just a child when Nazi forces invaded the region where she lived and almost overnight her world disappeared. Against all odds, she survived the devastation, made her way to the United States, and became a scholar, historian, and teacher. She realized that behind…
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April's Junior Episode: Anne Frank
Today we're going to be talking about a girl who dreamed of becoming a writer. She kept a diary - one of the most famous diaries in the world now- and that diary helped her dream come true. To request a diary via mail, please send an email to [email protected]. Support the podcast on...
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Episode 155: Anna Essinger
Today we're talking about a woman whose courage didn't look like defiance... it looked list a classroom, a suitcase, a promise. She was a woman who saw what others refused to see and did what she knew was right. Anna Essinger started a school in Germany... and then under the Nazi noses she moved...
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Episode 154: Mildred Harnack
Inspired by a listener's suggestion (thank you, Hannah!), today's story is about a woman who believed that ideas mattered. That truth mattered. That even in a world built on fear, you could still choose to see clearly. Mildred Harnack loved Germany... even when it broke her heart. Support the...
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Episode 153: Nancy Wake aka "The White Mouse"
Today's story is about a woman who not only put her life on the line... she kind of LIVED on the line. She was a rebel from a young age who became a senior Special Operations Executive agent. She was a beautiful bombshell that became one of the most wanted resisters working against the Nazi…
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Episode 152: Sophie Scholl & the White Rose Movement
We're kicking off our month of celebrating heroes of the Holocaust by sharing the story of Sophie Scholl. Join me to hear about a young woman who didn't hide. She didn't run. She didn't stay silent. Her story is one of the clearest, most powerful reminders that even in a world ruled by fear... a...
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Episode 151: President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo
Technical difficulties this morning... so sorry! Here is your episode. Sometimes we get to meet a woman who is breaking barriers, who is a strong leader, who is making history RIGHT NOW. Today's episode is about the current President of Mexico. Support the Podcast on the Buy Me A Coffee Platform.
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Episode 150: Benazir Bhutto
Join me this week to learn about the daughter of a Prime Minister of Pakistan and how she continued his work after his politically motivated execution. She was brilliant, brave, and understood what she needed to give up in order to achieve her vision. Support the podcast here: Buy Me A Coffee
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Episode 149: Vigdis Finnbogadottir
Join me this week to learn about Iceland, the 1975 "Women's Day Off" and the first woman every democratically elected President, Vigdis Finnbogadottir. To support the podcast, visit our Buy Me A Coffee Page
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Episode 148: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
This month we're going to be learning the stories of women who were leaders... official, elected, or appointed. We begin with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman to be elected President in Africa and a woman who helped heal a nation that had been torn apart. Please follow me on instagram...
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March's Junior Episode: Mary, Queen of Scots
Today, we're going to talk about Mary, Queen of Scots. She became Queen when she was only 6 days old! At the end of this episode, there is an activity to drawn your very own Courage Crown. For a template, you can have your grown up email me at [email protected] or go to our Buy Me A...
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Episode 147: Effa Manley
There are currently 329 plagues lining the walls of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Included are players, umpires, pioneers, executives, managers, and journalists. There is also one woman... Effa Manley. Join me today to learn about her contributions to baseball. Visit the podcast's Buy Me A Coffee Page.
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Episode 146: Sister Madonna Buder
Join me this week to get inspired... maybe to sign up for your first IronMan race... maybe to just try something new. She is a Catholic Nun and an endurance athlete. Sister Madonna Buder showed (and continues to show) the world that age is just a number and that Nuns can do anything. See her Nike...
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Episode 145: Bev Francis
This week we'll be learning about the incredible Bev Francis... a woman who loved to lift heavy things. Her story encourages us to find what we love and then do it.... it also makes us think about what a strong, feminine body should look like. To watch the incredible 2-hour interview with Bev...
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Episode 144: Alice Coachman
We're celebrating National Girls & Women in Sports Month by learning about the first Black Woman to ever win an Olympic Gold Medal in Athletics (commonly known as track & field). Alice's story reminds us that hard work and patience can be even more important than fancy shoes or state-of-the-art...
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February's Junior Episode: Wilma Rudolf
Welcome to our very first Junior episode. Today, we're going to talk about Wilma Rudolph and her journey from being a tiny baby to a Gold Medalist in the Olympics. At the end of this episode, is a quick movement exercise, so that we can move our bodies like Wilma. Please share this podcast with...
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Episode 143: The Goddess Hecate
Join me this week to learn about Hecate... a goddess who has been deeply misunderstood. Although she is often associated with all things dark and dangerous, her role is actually one of a guardian or guide. We can feel her presence when we are choosing to make a change.... encouraging us to trust...
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Episode 142: Lilith
Welcome back to SEASON FOUR! My episodes this month are exploring the feminine divine... and we're starting with the first woman who was created. Join me to learn why that's not Eve and why Lilith was the woman that they tried to erase. Follow the podcast on Instagram @haveyoumetherpodcast…
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Season 3 Recap: Have You Met Her? Podcast
Happy New Year, Friends! Join me this week for a celebrations of achievements & milestones, a quick recap of season three, and a look ahead at Season 4 in 2026. Thank you for all your support. To watch Lucy Harris's documentary, click The Queen of Basketball. Visit our Buy Me a Coffee Page.
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Paige
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