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Ep. 4.12: The Journalist and The Suffragette Mar 10, 2019

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This week, Max and Allison discuss two women who shed light on the world around them. The first, an investigative journalist and relentless civil rights advocate, became, arguably, the loudest anti-lynching crusader in US history; the second, a doctor and one of the first women ordained as a methodist minister, was a leader of the national suffrage movement in the United States: Ida B. Wells and Anna Howard Shaw. / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AHPowell91 / The Team: Janette Danielson (@Neddie94) Sydney Tannenbaum (@sydneyxmastree) Jess Lee (@jessmlee)

ReEp. 1.6: The Fighting Girlfriend and The King of Queens Mar 04, 2019

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This week, Allison and Max tell the stories of two Badass Bitches from Eastern Europe. One is a battle hardened tank driver from World War II and the other ushered the Kingdom of Georgia into its golden age in the early 13th century: Mariya Oktyabrskaya and Tamar of Georgia. This episode originally aired on March 7, 2016. / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AHPowell91 / The Team: Janette Danielson (@Neddie94) Sydney Tannenbaum (@sydneyxmastree) Jess Lee (@jessmlee)

Ep. 4.11: The Cosmonaut and The Governor Feb 25, 2019

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This week, Allison and Max discuss two women who did the impossible. The first, a girl born in a remote Russian village, became the first woman to go into space; the second, a lady whose life had been marred by one misfortune after another, suddenly found herself the first woman elected Governor of a U.S. state: Valentina Tereshkova and Nellie Tayloe Ross. / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AHPowell91 / The Team: Janette Danielson (@Neddie94), Sydney Tannenbaum (@sydneyxmastree), and Jess Lee (@jessmlee).

ReEp. 1.10: The Empress and The Demon Feb 18, 2019

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This week, we’re pulling one from the vaults as Max and Allison discuss two women who changed the course of history. The first, a girl born to the bear keeper of Constantinople, climbed her way up to the pinnacle of society and became one of the most influential women in the history of the world; the second, a mythological figure from the dawn of creation, became the first demon when she refused to succumb to man: The Empress Theodora and Lilith. / This episode originally aired on April 4, 2016. / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AHPowell91 / The Team: Janette Danielson (@Neddie94), Sydney Tannenbaum (@sydneyxmastree), and Jess Lee (@jessmlee).

Ep. 4.10: The Romantic and The Thriller Feb 04, 2019

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This week, Max and Allison talk about two women who wrote their way into the history books. The first, a dame of the British empire, holds several Guinness World Record for her prolific number of published romantic works; the second, arguably the mother of an entire genre of literature, was known primarily during her lifetime as her husband’s wife: Barbara Cartland and Mary Shelley. / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AHPowell91 / The Team: Janette Danielson (@Neddie94) Sydney Tannenbaum (@sydneyxmastree) Jess Lee (@jessmlee)

Ep. 4.9: The Architect, The Inspiration and The Playwright Jan 21, 2019

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This week, Allison, Max, and Janette talk about three women who conquered their obstacles and then some. The first, the brain behind the triumph of Hearst Castle and over 200 other buildings still standing today, was California’s first licensed female architect; The second, a woman known around the world for being both deaf and blind, was so much more than you learned in school and then some; The third, a luminary whose life ended much too soon, became the first black woman to have a show produced on Broadway: Julia Morgan, Helen Keller, and Lorraine Hansberry. / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AHPowell91 / The Team: Janette Danielson (@Neddie94) Kimberly Coscia (@KimberlyGrace48) Sydney Tannenbaum (@sydneyxmastree) Jess Lee (@jessmlee)

Ep. 4.8: The Revolutionary and The Rani Jan 07, 2019

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This week, Max and Allison talk about two women who put everything on the line for their countries. The first, a queen celebrated in India to this day, rode into battle with a sword in each hand and her son tied behind her back; the second, long time mistress and partner to Simón Bolivar in his revolutionary cause, earned herself the title the liberator of liberators and eventually the Order of the Sun: Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi and Manuela Sáenz. / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AHPowell91 / The Team: Janette Danielson (@Neddie94) Kimberly Coscia (@KimberlyGrace48) Sydney Tannenbaum (@sydneyxmastree) Jess Lee (@jessmlee)

Ep. 4.7: The Bodhisattva and The Water Spirit Dec 23, 2018

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This week, Allison and Max talk about two women who are more spirit and legend than flesh and blood. The first, a bodhisattva associated with compassion, her name translates to [The One Who] Perceives the Sounds of the World; the second, both a singular diety and a collection spirits, is venerated to this day by priests and priestesses who practice the divining arts: Guanyin and Mami Wata. / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AHPowell91 / The Team: Janette Danielson (@Neddie94) Kimberly Coscia (@KimberlyGrace48) Sydney Tannenbaum (@sydneyxmastree) Jess Lee (@jessmlee)

BND: Wednesday Martin Dec 17, 2018

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This week, Max is joined by Wednesday Martin. The New York Times best-selling author of Primates of Park Avenue discusses history, anthropology, her new book Untrue, and a lady bit about Marlene Dietrich. / Music from BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! / thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Max: @QuirkyTitle / Allison: @AHPowell91 / The Team: Janette Danielson (@Neddie94), / Kimberly Coscia (@KimberlyGrace48), / Sydney Tannenbaum (@sydneyxmastree), / Jess Lee (@jessmlee) /

ReEp 1.4: The Candidate and The Activist Dec 17, 2018

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This episode originally aired February 22, 2016: This week, Allison and Max talk about two women who did it first. The first, a woman who smashed glass ceilings left and right, became the first African American woman to run for president; the second, a plaintiff in the suit that ended bus segregation in Alabama, refused to give up her seat 9 months before Rosa Parks: Shirley Chisholm and Claudette Colvin. / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AHPowell91 / The Team: Janette Danielson (@Neddie94) Kimberly Coscia (@KimberlyGrace48) Sydney Tannenbaum (@sydneyxmastree) Jess Lee (@jessmlee)

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