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Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour. Join us on an award-winning journey through herstory! The History Chicks celebrates the lives of remarkable women from ancient times to the modern day, exploring women’s history in engaging episodes full of deep research, pop culture references, and the occasional tumble down a rabbit hole.

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Mulan Dec 10, 2016

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Mulan's story of her days as a Chinese warrior had simple beginnings and a whole lot of lasting power!

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Queen Nzinga Nov 23, 2016

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The story of this powerful, 17th century African ruler was far from an ordinary Princess to Queen tale.

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Lizzie Borden, Revisited Oct 30, 2016

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Is there a better time to revisit our favorite Victorian More-Than-Likely Murderess, Lizzie Borden, than right now? We think not.

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Shirley Chisholm Oct 26, 2016

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We wrap up our short series of "women who ran for the US Presidency before Hillary Clinton" with Shirley Chisholm!

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Belva Lockwood Oct 23, 2016

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We continue our series of female Presidential candidates with Belva Lockwood, the woman who many regard as the first “legitimate” female nominee for the office, with groundbreaking campaigns in 1884 and 1888.

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Victoria Woodhull Oct 09, 2016

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Victoria Woodhull crafted a life for herself from pretty raw materials. She traveled from an abusive childhood to a very aristocratic end... and in the middle, was the first woman to run for the American Presidency. In 1872. She was a woman ahead of her time.

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Marie Curie (Part 2) Sep 18, 2016

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The second half of Marie's life was spent without Pierre but focused on a mission to apply science to help all humanity even while non-science drama swirled about her.

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Marie Curie (Part 1) Aug 28, 2016

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A lot of people only know Marie Curie as a woman who won a Nobel prize (or two...spoilers) but that's just a small part of the life of this physicist, wife and mother.

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Agrippina the Younger Aug 07, 2016

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Agrippina the Younger lived a dramatic and dangerous life as the sister of an emperor, the wife and niece of another, and mother of a third in ancient Rome.

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Elizabeth Keckly Jul 16, 2016

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When we were researching Mary Lincoln we both admired her friend, Elizabeth Keckly, so much that we knew that had to talk about her. She was born a slave, eventually bought her freedom and built a very successful business (twice) all before she, too, realized her own White House dream.

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