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Party Girls
They get a bad rap, but let's admit it - Party Girls can be a lot of fun. Shelby discusses mean girl/fun girl and prominent French socialite, Daisy Fellowes. Amy tells us about American dancer, jazz…
Repost: Troublemakers
Repost Alert!!! Life is life-ing with your hosts, so we had to do a repost. Everyone is fine; there just aren't enough hours in the day. We hope to be back on schedule next week. Until then, enjoy…
Party of One: Divorce Ranches
Welcome to another Party of One. In this episode, Shelby explains Divorce Ranches. Mainly in Nevada, these guest ranches were where women would stay for several weeks or months in order to establish…
Girl Animals
Today, we discuss animals born female but with some interesting traits not usually associated with the ladies. Amy covers anglerfish (scary), Meerkats (kinda mean), and dolphins (adorable). Shelby…
Rivalries
They aren't necessarily heated, but this week, we're covering rivalries. Shelby discusses the contention between designers Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli. Amy educates us on the media-orchestrated…
Women Who Won
Due to the serious nature of recent episodes, we wanted to cover women who have won a bit at life, but guess what? Even those stories are challenging. Nonetheless, Amy discusses Jane Richards, Mary…
Killer Jobs
She works hard for the money, but is it worth it? For this week's episode, we tackle jobs that can (and do) kill our herstorical ladies. Amy discusses Grace Fryer, an American dial painter and Radium…
The Other Woman
Relationships are complicated, and extramarital affairs are a tale as old as time. Welcome to our episode on The Other Woman. Amy talks about Alice Keppel, an aristocrat and British society hostess,…
Vanished Without a Trace
Welcome to the unsolved mysteries segment of Herstory. Today, we tackle stories about women who disappeared, never to be seen again. Was it of their own volition? Did something nefarious happen? We…
Wrongfully Institutionalized
When women inconvenience society, they're called crazy. Today, we look at some ladies who were actually institutionalized for speaking their minds. First, Amy tells us about the Irish writer Rosina…
Making Herstory: Nicki Krawczyk & Kate Sitarz
In this special Making Herstory segment, Shelby sits down with Nicki Krawczyk and Kate Sitarz, the women behind Filthy Rich Writer, to talk about building a career and a business in copywriting. With…
Repost: Librarians
For this repost, we're celebrating Women's History Month and the best women in the world - LIBRARIANS! This episode was originally Ep 34 on March 1, 2020. *** Welcome to Women's History Month! It was…
Revenge
They say it's a dish best served cold, and who doesn't love a tale of REVENGE? Shelby talks about the Olga of Kiev, a woman who tortured a tribe of people for killing her husband, and then later was…
Italy
Sorry for last week's unexpected no-show. We had some major technical difficulties, but this is the episode that was supposed to air. To celebrate the 2026 Winter Olympics, we look at the women of…
Get Outta Here: Exiled Women
These poor women were just trying to do good things, but bullies told them to "Get Outta Here!" We're covering women who were exhiled. Amy discusses Ranavalona III, the last sovereign of the Kingdom…
Women Who Built It
They say, if you build it, they will come, and these ladies did just that! Shelby talks about Fatima al-Fihri, the Arab woman who is credited with founding the al-Qarawiyyin Mosque, and eventually a…
Wrongfully Accused
Every woman in the history of the world has been accused of something that she didn't do, but these women served time for doing nothing wrong at all. Shelby talks about Katharina Kepler, an herbalist…
Ice Queens
Grab a sweater, because today we're covering Ice Queens. Shelby covers Empress of Russia, Anna Ioannovna, aka Anna of Russia. Amy informs us of Empress Dowager Cixi, who had de facto but periodical…
Proof of Life
Life has been life-ing for your hosts, so here's an episode to assure you we're alive and working through it.
Repost: Women of the North Pole
Repost and Vacation Alert We'll see you with a new Herstory on Jan 8th. Happy Holidays! Welcome to Women of the North Pole! Amy covers Ann Bancroft, the first woman to reach the North Pole. Shelby…
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