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Her Half of History

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Why don"t women"s clothes have more pockets? Who are the female writers and artists my education forgot to include? How does a woman go about seizing control of her government? What was it like to be a female slave and how did the lucky ones escape? When did women get to put their own name on their credit cards? Is the life of a female spy as glamorous as Hollywood has led me to believe? In short, what were the women doing all that time? I explore these and other questions in this thematic approach

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10.3 Artemisia Gentileschi, a Baroque Painter

Her Half of History ·

2023/05/04

Artemisia Gentileschi was a woman who would not be kept down. She created some of the greatest masterpieces of her time and some would say that she was the first in all of art history to portray women as realistic protagonists in their own story. Her most famous works include women with bloody swords. She was a card-carrying member of the #MeToo movement (or at least she would have been if it had existed then). And she once told a prospective male patron that he would "find the spirit of Caesar in

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10.2 Sofonisba Anguissola, a Renaissance Painter

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2023/04/27

Sofonisba Anguissola was the first of the female Italian Renaissance painters. She studied with Michelangelo, worked as court painter for Spanish royalty, and continued to paint throughout a very long life. She pioneered still life and intimate family moments long before others made them a viable art form. Her status as a noblewoman actually raised the profile of artists. She is the first of many to achieve success as a female painter in this series.If you're interested in the history of Italy,

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10.1 Female Painters in the Premodern World

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2023/04/20

Paint doesn't last as long as some other art forms, so premodern painters of any gender are tricky to find. Nevertheless, there is scattered evidence of women painting everything from prehistoric rock paintings to Roman portraits to Indian villages to medieval illuminated manuscripts. I also delve into why none of the women in this series will be on the same name-recognition level as Michelangelo, Monet, or Picasso. In the words of art historian Linda Nochlin, "our stars, our hormones, our menstrual

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9.9 A Wife by Any Other Naming Convention

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2023/03/09

The majority of women in western countries change their surnames when they get married, but for most of human history that would have been a totally foreign concept. In this episode, I explore the naming conventions of women in ancient Greece, Rome, and China, none of whom took their husband's names at marriage. Then I move on to why the practice got started in Europe, and how feminists in France, Germany, England, and the USA fought back. I also explore how Mistress became Mrs and then Miss and

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9.8 The Mormon Polygamous Wife

Her Half of History ·

2023/03/02

From the 21st century it is hard to grasp just how big an issue polygamy was in 19th century America. From this distance, slavery was the big moral issue. But at the time, slavery and polygamy were linked. The very first Republican party platform, written in 1856, declared their prime objective: “it is both the right and the imperative duty of Congress to prohibit in the Territories those twin relics of barbarism—polygamy and slavery.” This episode explores how Mormons began polygamy, how it

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9.7 The African-American Bride

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2023/02/23

In August 1619, a Dutch man-of-war came to Virginia shores with about twenty Africans. The Virginia colony was starved for labor. The sailors were starved for food, and so it began. By 1850, the US census reported over 3.6 million black and mulatto people. In all that time and among all those people, there were technically very few brides. Because technically speaking, there was no such thing as a slave marriage. There were free blacks and they had brides, but only 11% of that 3.6 million were

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9.6 The Solemnization of Matrimony (from the Book of...

Her Half of History ·

2023/02/16

Instead of telling you a story about what we can gather from historical documents, I am just going to actually read you a historical document. If that’s not your jam, give it a break and come back for the next regular episode on the African-American bride. In 1549, Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, authorized the first Book of Common Prayer for use in the fairly recently formed Church of England. It included a section called “The Forme of Solemnizacion of Matrimonie.” Cranmer is generally

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9.5 To Be Your Lawfully Wedded Wife

Her Half of History ·

2023/02/09

There are as many different wedding ceremonies in world history as there are cultures, religions, and possibly brides. Technically, a couple may not really need a wedding ceremony. And yet, no one sends out invitations so everyone can come watch them sign some legal documents. There is a thrill to pretending that wedded life begins when someone says "I now pronounce you husband and wife" even if we all know that legally speaking it began with a signature a little earlier. The wedding ceremony has a

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9.4 What Did the Bride Wear?

Her Half of History ·

2023/02/02

The most noticeable thing about a modern wedding is often the bride's dress. And; yet in history, the bride's dress is rarely described. Nevertheless, here's a history of what the bride wore, from the six braids and veil of a Roman bride, to the silver and white ornateness of an early modern royal bride, to the service uniform of a bride in the World Wars, and right up to the gorgeous white fantasies so popular today. Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and

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9.3 Have You the Ring?

Her Half of History ·

2023/01/26

Rings have been associated with marriage since Roman times, but they didn't necessarily look like the modern ones. This episode tracks the history of the ring from the Romans, through the middle Ages (with a brief diversion to JRR Tolkien), by way of the Anglicans and the Puritans, and direct to a huge 20th century advertising success that led us to the now more-or-less obligatory diamond ring on so many married women's fingers. Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and

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9.2 How Big Is Your Dowry? (rebroadcast)

Her Half of History ·

2023/01/19

If you are a Jane Austen fan, you will know that being beautiful, witty, good natured, and accomplished is good, but having a dowry is better. Austen's impoverished heroines always get their man in the end, the sad truth is, it didn't work for Austen herself. She had no dowry. And she never married. So what is this dowry thing? And why, as Mr. Bennett said, should a father have to bribe worthless young men to marry his daughters? Is it not incredibly insulting to a girl to think that the punk in

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9.1 Will You Marry Me? (and other proposals)

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2023/01/12

If you are a member of modern Western society, then you likely have a definite idea of the traditional marriage proposal, even if you yourself have chosen to ignore portions of it. But the traditional proposal is not all that old. Several of its elements are very recent. One is even a deliberate invention of the bridal industry, and many a historic couple would have been surprised or possibly horrified at the whole idea. In this episode, I explore the marriage proposal as it existed in ancient

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Two Queens and Your Christmas Tree

Her Half of History ·

2022/12/15

The Christmas tree began as a German tradition. And it might still be just a charming local custom, if not for two English queens who elevated it to a global phenomenon. This episode will tell you about Queen Charlotte, Queen Victoria, and their Christmas trees.See the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for a transcript, pictures, and sources.Support the show on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=83998235). Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and pictures.Support the

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8.12 Ethel Rosenberg: Supposedly a Spy

Her Half of History ·

2022/11/10

Ethel Rosenberg was executed by electric chair for sending the secrets of the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. America felt justified in view of the impending nuclear holocaust. But that holocaust has not yet happened, and documents and confessions have been declassified in dribbles over the decades, and the story is now very, very different than the one the jury heard. See the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for a transcript, sources, and pictures.In the show, I mention the Rosenberg Fund for

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8.11 Noor Inayat Khan: A Spy for Britain

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2022/11/03

Not all the British spies fit the prototype. Noor Inayat Khan had an Indian father, an American mother, a Russian birthplace, and a French education. She was a timid, peace-loving mystic with an alarming tendency to expect everyone around her to be decent and good. She was also a phenomenally successful undercover radio operator for Britain, exceeding everyone's expectations, until she was betrayed to the Nazis.See the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for a transcript, pictures, and more

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8.10 Lise de Baissac: A Spy in France

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2022/10/27

Lise de Baissac fled France when the Nazis marched in. But in Britain she went to genuine spy school, and then she parachuted back into France, where she helped arm and train the French Resistance. If you are a Marvel fan, you'll love it. Her story (and others like her) are definitely the inspiration for Captain Carter. Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for a transcript, pictures, and sources. Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and pictures.Support the show on

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8.9 Zheng Pingru: A Spy for China

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2022/10/20

Zheng Pingru is a Chinese heroine of World War II. Her story was tragically brief, and even today raises questions about the difficult role of women in war and occupation.Check out the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for a transcript, pictures, and sources. Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and pictures.Support the show on my Patreon page for bonus episodes, polls, and a general feeling of self-satisfaction.Join Into History for a community of ad-free history podcasts

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8.8 Mata Hari: A World War I Spy

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2022/10/13

Mata Hari fit society's profile of a female spy so perfectly: beautiful, seductive, and duplicitous. That's why the Germans, and the British, and the French all thought she must actually be a spy. Even when they couldn't find any evidence of it. Here is the story of a woman who had many faults, but almost certainly not the one she was executed for. See the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for a transcript, pictures, and sources. Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and

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8.7 Elizabeth Van Lew: A Union Spy (part 2)

Her Half of History ·

2022/10/06

Last week we got Elizabeth to the point of working directly for the Union army from inside Richmond. This week, she and the other Unionists aid a great prison breakout, give a fallen Union colonel a hero's funeral, and survive to see the Union army enter the capital of the Confederacy. With the war over, she takes a job that has rarely gone to a woman up until this point, but also faces the enmity of her Southern neighbors for the rest of her long life.See the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for a

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8.6 Elizabeth Van Lew: A Union Spy (part 1)

Her Half of History ·

2022/09/29

We have now arrived at the woman who inspired this whole series on spies! Because Elizabeth Van Lew is one of my absolute favorites, and her story is so good that I simply cannot squeeze it into only one episode. Elizabeth Van Lews was a daughter of the Old South, but also an ardent abolitionist. In this episode we take her from debutante to undercover agent in Richmond, Virginia.Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for a transcript, pictures, and sources. Visit the website

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