Missing History

Episodes

1. 45

   Episode 45 - Inauguration and Insurrection

   We're back from our (extended) winter break with a new set of Missing History episodes. First up, Katie and Michael catch up after the holidays and - oh boy - was there a lot of catch up about. We talk Inauguration, Impeachment, and Insurrection and that doesn't even get us out of January. A note...

   Mar 11, 2021

   1h 17m
2. 43

   Episode 43 - Toilets & Toothbrushes

   For the second part of our hygiene series, we manage to cover the full range of human bodily needs. Michael walks through the history of toilets and waste removal and Katie talks about all things teeth. * Apologies about the audio quality - we're still working through some mic issues. Toilets...

   Dec 21, 2020

   1h 44m
3. 42

   Episode 42 - Feminine Hygiene Products and Shampoo

   Michael and Katie finally get to scratch a longstanding itch - not an actual itch, but a historical one! In this first episode of a two-part series, we dive into the history of self-care and discuss how people in the past dealt with some of the most fundamental human needs. Katie discusses the...

   Dec 10, 2020

   1h 19m
4. 41

   Episode 41 - Emily Balch & Molly Brant

   We have a Thanksgiving episode! (Well...not really. But Katie does talk about Puritan naming conventions, so maybe that counts?) Instead, Michael talks about Emily Balch, a turn of the century peace activist and Nobel Prize winner. Katie discusses Molly Brant, a Haudenosaunee leader before and...

   Nov 27, 2020

   1h 31m
5. 40

   Episode 40 - Electoral College & Supreme Court

   We take a slightly different journey this week and discuss two of the institutions that have been on everyone's mind: the Electoral College and the Supreme Court. Katie and Michael discuss their history, lay out some of the arguments for and against each, and try to figure out how to fix them....

   Nov 19, 2020

   1h 23m
6. 42

   Election Week Update

   We're taking the week off so we have enough time to reload the NY Times elections page every three seconds. As an antidote for election related stress, we'll just leave this video of the Desert Rain Frog here.

   Nov 6, 2020

   1m
7. 39

   Episode 39 - Mai Bhago & Charwe Nyakasikana

   In a valiant attempt to process...well, everything, this week we're discussing women who fought for the survival of their communities. Literally. Katie discusses Mai Bhago, a 17th-century Sikh warrior, and Michael introduces Charwe Nyakasikana, a medium and political leader from southern Africa.…

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   Oct 29, 2020

   1h 33m
8. 38

   Episode 38 - Diane Nash & Queen Nanny

   This week we discuss two women fighting for change in their communities - albeit in very different ways. Michael discusses Diane Nash, a leader of the Civil Rights movement committed to non-violence, and Katie introduces us to Queen Nanny, a leader of the Jamaican maroon community who waged a...

   Oct 22, 2020

   1h 32m
9. 37

   Episode 37 - Mary Elizabeth Lease & Mary Sherman Morgan

   It's back-to-back Mary's this week. Katie discusses Mary Elizabeth Lease, a Populist speaker and activist, while Michael introduces Mary Sherman Morgan, a literal rocket scientist. We also discuss The Wizard of Oz, time travel, and the importance of getting your flu shot. Mary Elizabeth Lease The...

   Oct 15, 2020

   1h 51m
10. 36

    Episode 36 – Jess Wade, Maryam Zaringhalam & Khutulun

    This week we are going big. Katie and Michael discuss three phenomenal woman, two contemporary scientists and one ancient warrior. Jess Wade & Maryam Zaringhalam https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/07/guardian-view-wikipedia-evolving-truth https://www.webmz.nyc/about/...

    May 20, 2020

    1h 05m
11. 35

    Episode 35 - Fannie Lou (Miller) Hamer & Qiu Jin

    We have some major influencers this week - we learn about the woman who co-founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and strong-willed feminist who participated in a failed uprising against the Qing Dynasty. Fannie Lou (Miller) Hamer https://www.biography.com/activist/fannie-lou-hamer...

    May 20, 2020

    1h 37m
12. 34

    Episode 34 - Florence Nightingale & Hurrem Sultan

    The stats don't lie - these two ladies are absolutely incredible. This week we learn about a statistician (who was also the founder of modern nursing) and one of the most influential women in the Ottoman Empire from the period known as the Sultanate of Women. Florence Nightingale...

    May 20, 2020

    1h 37m
13. 33

    Episode 33 - Hypatia and Julien of Norwich

    We are back! What did we miss?! We took a small break but we are back at it. Katie and Michael catch up on what we have been doing since we were last together, the new global pandemic, and learn about some awesome ladies. This week we are going ancient as we discuss a Hellenistic philosopher and…

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    May 11, 2020

    1h 13m
14. 34

    We are back!

    We are back! What did we miss?!

    May 11, 2020

    5m
15. 32

    Episode 32 - Jane Elizabeth Hodgson & Flossie Wong-Staal

    This week we learn about an American obstetrician and gynecologist and a Chinese-American virologist and molecular biologist. HODGSON https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/23/health/abortion-history-in-united-states/index.html https://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_150.html...

    Jun 13, 2019

    1h 03m
16. 31

    Episode 31 - Hallie Flanagan

    This week Katie discusses an American theatre producer and director who is known for her work with the WPA - specifically the Federal Theatre Project. Flanagan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_Progress_Administration...

    May 30, 2019

    50m
17. 30

    Episode 30 - Ruby Pickens Tartt & Wilma Rudolph

    Today we meet a folklorist who helped preserve the past for the WPA and a woman who was told she would never walk again but would go on to be the fastest woman in the world. TARTT http://www.awhf.org/tartt.html http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1132...

    May 23, 2019

    1h 12m
18. 29

    Episode 29 - Deborah Sampson & Marguerite Porete

    This week we learn about a military woman from the American Revolution and a French author who wrote The Mirror of Simple Souls in the 13th century. SAMPSON https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/deborah-sampson http://www.revolutionarywararchives.org/womansoldier.html...

    May 17, 2019

    59m
19. 28

    Episode 28 - Ella Sheppard & Josefa Llanes-Escoda

    Today we discuss a soprano, pianist, composer, and arranger of Spirituals for the original Fisk Jubilee Singers and a prominent civic leader and a social worker who founded of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines. SHEPPARD...

    May 9, 2019

    59m
20. 27

    Episode 27 - Nell Gwyn & Leona Vicario

    This week we learn about one of the first actresses on the English stage and a prominent figure of the Mexican War of Independence. (Eleanor Gwyn) NELL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nell-Gwyn-English-actress https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp01957/eleanor-nell-gwyn...

    Apr 18, 2019

    1h 10m
21. 26

    Episode 26 - Susan La Fleshe Picotte & Elizabeth Jennings Graham

    Michael and Katie discuss an Omaha Native American doctor and an African-American teacher and civil rights figure. SUSAN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_La_Flesche_Picotte https://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_253.html...

    Apr 12, 2019

    1h 13m
22. 25

    Episode 25 - The Havard Computers

    In honor of our 25th episode, Katie and Michael team up to talk about a group of women working to process astronomical data. https://www.ladyscience.com/science-with-capital-s/90dk473131kodvmc02nsftmcfhepgg?rq=pickering...

    Apr 6, 2019

    1h 00m
23. 24

    Episode 24 - Myrna Loy & Sue Kunitomi Embrey

    An American film, television and stage actress/dancer and a teacher, activist and long-time chair of the Manzanar Committee. MYRNA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Unti0LJ8g http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/117023%7C115512/Myrna-Loy/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001485/bio...

    Mar 21, 2019

    50m
24. 23

    Episode 23 - Veronica Guerin & Brigid of Kildare

    With St. Patrick's Day around the corner we had Ireland on our minds. We span 14 centuries this week as we discuss two influential women in Irelands history. Veronica Guerin http://womensmuseumofireland.ie/articles/veronica-guerin...

    Mar 15, 2019

    59m
25. 22

    Episode 22 - Anne Lowe & Jeanne Spurlock

    Katie and Michael discuss an American high-fashion designer and an American psychiatrist/author this week. Anne: https://nypost.com/2016/10/16/jackies-wedding-dress-designer-is-finally-recognized/ http://hiddenfashionhistory.com/category/ann-lowe/...

    Mar 7, 2019

    1h 04m
26. 21

    Episode 21 - Wangari Maathai & Gladys Bentley

    This week we have a Kenyan environmental political activist and an American blues singer, pianist, and entertainer. Wangari Maathai https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wangari-Maathai https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/sep/26/wangari-maathai...

    Feb 26, 2019

    1h 12m
27. 20

    Episode 20 - Esther Howland & Jessie Redmon Fauset

    In honor of Valentines Day we bring you an artist/business woman who made Valentine's Day cards popular and a poet. Esther: http://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/esther-howland-valentine-innovator/ http://www.worcesterhistory.org/bio-howland.html...

    Feb 15, 2019

    55m
28. 19

    Episode 19 - Olivia Hooker & Phillis Wheatley

    The ladies who did it first - this week we look at the first black woman to enlist in the Coast Guard and the first published African American female poet. Olivia Hooker https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46332474?ocid=socialflow_twitter...

    Feb 7, 2019

    52m
29. 18

    Episode 18 - Lois Weber & Hattie McDaniel

    The silver screen takes centerstage this week as we look at two women who had a huge influence on the early American film industry. Lois Weber http://www.loisweber.net/lois-weber.html https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lois-Weber...

    Jan 31, 2019

    1h 28m
30. 17

    Episode 17 - Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington

    An English politician who later became a member of the House of Lords and a short review of Becoming by Michelle Obama. Jean Barker https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/obituaries/lady-trumpington-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share...

    Jan 20, 2019

    58m
31. 16

    Episode 16 - VIrginia Apgar & Barbe-Nicole Clicquot

    An obstetrical anesthesiologist, who also invented a way to quickly assess the health of a newborn child immediately after birth and the woman known as the "Grande Dame of Champagne" Virginia Apgar https://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_12.html...

    Jan 14, 2019

    1h 31m
32. 15

    Episode 15 - Irena Sendler & Zinaida Portnova & Yelena Mazanik

    Eastern Europe in the 30's and 40's: what a time to be alive! One teen and two women defy gender expectations to participate in one of the greatest historical conflicts of the 20th century. Irena https://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/exhibitions/righteous-women/sendler.asp...

    Jan 3, 2019

    54m
33. 14

    Episode 14 - Katharine McCormick & M. Carey Thomas

    The woman who birthed 'The Pill' and a controversial figure of Bryn Mawr. Katharine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_McCormick https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-katharine-dexter-mccormick-1875-1967/...

    Dec 28, 2018

    1h 21m
34. 13

    Episode 13 - Holiday Special

    This week we chat about several women who influenced some of our holiday traditions. Michael and Katie will talk about holiday shopping, cookies, and the inventors of the Christmas Tree.

    Dec 24, 2018

    53m
35. 12

    Episode 12 - Pandita Ramabia & Shirley Chisholm

    Another first in the US Congress and the campaign trail as well as social reformer and a pioneer in the emancipation of women in India. Ramabai https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/obituaries/pandita-ramabai-overlooked.html http://www.bu.edu/missiology/ramabai-dongre-medhavi/...

    Dec 13, 2018

    1h 14m
36. 11

    Episode 11 Margaret Corbin, Sybil Ludington, & Olympe de Gouges

    We have some heroine of the American Revolutionary Way and a French playwright and political activist. Margaret Corbin, Sybil Ludington http://mentalfloss.com/article/78686/16-year-old-revolutionary-who-outrode-paul-revere http://www.hudsonrivervalley.org/review/pdfs/hvrr_17pt2_braley.pdf Olympe…

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    Dec 6, 2018

    1h 09m
37. 10

    Episode 10 - Madam CJ Walker & Raye Montague

    Today Katie and Michael introduce us to an entrepreneur and a naval engineer. Madam CJ Walker https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/madam-cj-walker https://www.biography.com/people/madam-cj-walker-9522174...

    Nov 24, 2018

    1h 08m
38. 9

    Episode 9 - Mercury 13 & FLATs

    It's a bunch of gals who tried to go to infinity and beyond. https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/geraldyn-jerrie-m-cobb-papers-1952-1998 https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_492.html https://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/f_mercury13.html...

    Nov 15, 2018

    1h 09m
39. 8

    Episode 8 - Barbara Jordan & Joan Robinson

    We've got the 'voice of God' and an economist with quite the life story. Barbara Jordan https://www.britannica.com/biography/Barbara-Jordan 1972 Keynote Speech at DNC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKfFJc37jjQ 1974 Watergate Speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrqVBclJVco LBJ Oral History…

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    Nov 8, 2018

    1h 10m
40. 7

    Episode 7 - Mary Church Terrell & Huda Sha'arawi

    Two raging feminists today. One from Egypt and another from the good ol' USA. Mary http://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mary-church-terrell http://apps.urban.org/features/OurChangingCity/demographics/#history https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/eras/terrell-mary-church/...

    Nov 2, 2018

    59m
41. 6

    Episode 6 - Ethel Waters & Evangelina Rodriguez

    Katie brings a Broadway, movie, and TV star. Michael brings up a boundary breaking Dominican doctor. Ethel Waters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zywZUhaUqMo https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ethel-Waters http://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/stars/ethel-waters/ Evangelina...

    Oct 25, 2018

    56m
42. 5

    Episode 5 - Eleanor of Aquitaine & George Sand (Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin)

    France is in the focus today. Michael has a French queen while Katie brings a Romantic novelist. Eleanor https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eleanor-of-Aquitaine http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/eleanor_of_aquitaine.shtml George Sand https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Sand...

    Oct 18, 2018

    1h 10m
43. 4

    Episode 4 Hildegard of Bingen & Gwen Ifill

    Quite a time gap between these two ladies but nonetheless fascinating. Katie tackles a modern day journalist. Michael gets real with a nun from medieval times. Hildegard https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Hildegard...

    Oct 11, 2018

    49m
44. 3

    Episode 3 - Jeannette Rankin & Jeannette Piccard

    We've got two Jeannette's today. One an early pioneer of suffrage in the U.S. The other, a scientific balloonist. Rankin http://history.house.gov/People/Detail/20147 https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/jeannette-rankin Piccard https://www.nature.com/articles/nchem.2702

    Sep 27, 2018

    1h 15m
45. 2

    Episode 2 - Ching Shih and Artemisia Gentileschi

    Michael brings a pirate queen to the party. Katie talks about a painter you wished you had known. Ching Shih https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-chinese-female-pirate-who-commanded-80000-outlaws https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxnrWbaWVnQ Artemesia...

    Sep 20, 2018

    55m
46. 1

    Episode 1 - Boudica and Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier

    Michael and Katie start the first ever podcast with two dynamic gals. Katie covers an ancient queen of Britain while Michael brings up a mover and shaker in the early days of chemistry. Boudica www.britannica.com/biography/Boudicca www.google.com/search?q=boudica+…&biw=1197&bih=779 Marie-Anne...

    Sep 13, 2018

    51m
47. 1

    Trailer

    Why is history filled with only dudes? If you find yourself asking this question then maybe this podcast is for you. Two friends, one history major and one casual history nerd, discuss women from history we’ve never heard of before now. Take a listen to this trailer and stay tuned for our first...

    Sep 6, 2018

    7m