ILL REPUTE! with Sovereign Syre

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Marie-Joseph dite Angelique: The slave that set fire to Montreal! Aug 07, 2018

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In 1734 a massive fire gutted Montreal. The fire burned so fast and so fierce that in the end over half the town had been destroyed. The blame quickly came down on the head of a slave named Angelique and her lover, a white houseboy that worked in the same house. Although the trial was swift as was her execution, scholars still can't decide what really happened that fateful night.

Lizzie Lape: The Madame who married eight times! Aug 07, 2018

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Lizzie Lape was an Ohio Madame who was a pioneer in every way. She married eight times, ran a chain of bordellos, was involved in political intrigue, was sued for child support and was the first Madame to be sued by the state.

Jeanne Baret: The first woman to circumnavigate the globe...disguised as a man! Aug 07, 2018

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Jeanne Baret was the first woman to circumnavigate the globe despite it being illegal for women to board French Navy vessels in 1766. When Bougainville was commissioned to sail around the world, he asked renowned botanist Philibert Commerson to join him. Commerson couldn't leave behind his lover and assistant, Jeanne, so they disguised her as a teenage boy...everything was going to plan until they arrived in Tahiti.

La Malinche: hero or harlot, war bride or traitor? Jan 01, 2018

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Sovereign Syre and Siouxsie Q James discuss the legend of La Malinche, the native woman that helped Cortez conquer Mexico. Some see her as a traitor, others as a victim doing whatever was needed to survive. We talk about the burdens of war on women, and just who they should give fealty to...

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