For the Love of History - Tehya N.

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Latest Episodes:

This Victorian Medicine Will Kill You Apr 22, 2021

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Cocaine, arsenic, heroin, lead, there's no better way to start your day here at the Victorian pharmacy! Find out all the ways your pharmacist could kill you in the 1800's!

Further Reading

The Victorian Pharmacy TV show

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Tomoe Gozen: from concubine to warrior Apr 03, 2021

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Where did she come from? Where did she go? Where did she come from, Tomoe Gozen?! Let’s find out together! This week we take a look at the head hunting badass herself, the Onna Bugeisha (woman samurai) Tomoe Gozen.

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Further Reading

Book

Samurai Women 1184-1877 by Stephen Turnbull

Videos

A Samurai Couple, Yoshinaka and Tomoe Gozen (Genpei War Part 3)

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Sappho: Aphrodite's lover Mar 20, 2021

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Let's take a step into Greek history this week! We're doing a deep dive into the life and works of Sappho. Was she a lesbian? Did she throw herself off a cliff because of a broken heart? Was she thousands of years ahead of her time as a genderfluid icon? You'll have to listen to find out!

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Further Reading

Videos

Queer Representation in the Media

7 reasons why it's important to have LGBTQ+ history month

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Susan La Flesche Picotte: Americans first licensed Indigenous Doctor Mar 06, 2021

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Ohma-ha, the one who goes against the current. In this week's episode, find out how Susan La Flesche Picotte lived up to her tribes' namesake and became Americans' first licensed Indigenous Doctor.

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Ruther Reading

Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte Center

Primary Recourses

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Maori Tattoos: from the underoworld Feb 19, 2021

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From the depths of the spirit world and brought back by a Maori warrior, Ta Moko is the topic of this week's episode. Follow along as I tell you the history and meaning of the traditional Maori tattoo.

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Further Reading

Books

Ta moko: The art of Maori tattoo (Book)

Maori Dictionaries

Youtube Documentaries

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The Scandalous History of the Swimsuit Feb 06, 2021

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What do nuclear testing, the Olympics, and beach police have in common? Well, the swimsuit, of course! Find out how all these things connect in this week's episode!!

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Book

The Swimsuit: A History of Twentieth-Century Fashion

by Sarah Kennedy

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Buffalo Calf Road Woman: The Warrior Who Killed Custer Jan 23, 2021

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For 130 years no one but the elders of the NOrthern Chyene knew who killed Custer that day on Little Big Horn. But in 2005 they came forward and told the tale of Buffalo Calf Road Woman. Listen to this week'S podcast and find out for yourself.

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Further Reading

Book

Buffalo Calf Road Woman: The Story of a Warrior of the Little Bighorn by Rosemary Agonito, Joseph Agonito

Native Land map

Cheyenne Dictionary

Land Back organization

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Sayyida al-Hurra: the Pirate Queen of Morocco Jan 09, 2021

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Picture this, it's the 1400’s and a woman stands on the bridge of a great ship. There's a flurry of activity around her as ropes are tossed here and there and shouts of men fight the roar of the sea. She stands still and silent. Her Hijab wrapped elegantly around her head, pistol on her hip, her face defiant in the wind while her skirts billow around her. She is the unrivaled queen of pirates in the Mediterranean sea.

Wanna know more about this mysterious pirate queen? Then hurry up and press play friend!!

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Further Reading (Articles)

Further Reading (Books)

The forgotten queens of Islam by Fatema Mernissi

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Winter Witches and Folklore Dec 26, 2020

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Ohhh, Witchy woman! What goes together better than winter and witches?! Nothing! Cozy on up while I tell you all about sake carrying witches, witches with a hoard of baby souls, and the woman who inspired the creation of some of the most famous witches in English literature!

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Further Reading

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The Secret Lives of Geisha Dec 12, 2020

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Being a Geisha is kind of like being in Fight Club, the first rule is you don't talk about it. And with a rule like that, there's no wonder why the lives of these mysterious red-lipped beauties have become the source of so many rumors and myths. Find out the truth in this week's episode, the secret lives of Geisha.

Further Reading

Documentaries

Books

Instagram

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