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American Revolution, part 9: Ona Judge: Escaping Slavery And The Washingtons (pt 2/2) Aug 21, 2024

Show notes

Ona Judge Staines, also known as Oney Judge, was born in 1774 into enslavement at Mount Vernon, the plantation owned by George and Martha Washington. She travelled with the Washingtons to New York City and Philadelphia, where she would eventually escape. In this week's episode, we hear about how she made that happen.

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Story starts: 02:15

Ad break: 49:53

Story ends: 1:10:09

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The episode image is an interpretive panel from Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia PA.

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Reference:

Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar

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American Revolution, part 8: Ona Judge: Enslaved By George & Martha Washington (pt 1/2) Aug 14, 2024

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Story starts 04:39

AD BREAK: 28:30

Story ends: 54:20

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Reference:

Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar

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The episode image is an interpretive panel from Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia PA.

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Learn more about the Brister English Project, a non-profit passionate about connecting American descendants of chattel slavery with their ancestry.

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American Revolution, part 7: Benedict Arnold's Wife (pt 2/2) Aug 07, 2024

Show notes

In the second part of Peggy Shippen's scandalous saga, we see Philadelphia throw one of its classic riots, and she and Benedict visit a variety of places including my own hometown in Nova Scotia!

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Intro ends/story starts 04:07

Ad break: 30:11

Story ends/outro starts 1:01:04

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Reference:

Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-era Women and the Radical Men They Married, by Nancy Rubin Stuart

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American Revolution, part 6: Benedict Arnold's Wife (pt 1/2) Jul 31, 2024

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Peggy Shippen was living a Revolutionary-era brat summer when she married the worst possible person, and things went buck wild from there. Featuring: most of the characters from Hamilton. And: the city of Philadelphia.

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Intro ends/story starts: 03:47

AD BREAK: 21:11

Story ends/outro starts: 47:30

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Reference:

Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-era Women and the Radical Men They Married, by Nancy Rubin Stuart

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American Revolution, part 5: Cherokee Leader, Nanye'hi aka Nancy Ward Jul 24, 2024

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Nanye'hi, also known as Nancy Ward, was a prominent leader and diplomat of the Cherokee Nation during the American Revolution.

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Intro over/story starts: 04:06

Ad Break: 36:05

Story ends/outro starts: 1:11:04

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References:

Finding Your Roots “Fathers and sons”

Nancy Ward: American Patriot or Cherokee Nationalist? by Michelene E. Pesantubbee

Nanyehi's Experience of the American Revolution by Lillie Burke

Women in World History entry by Deborah Jones

Woman of Many Names by Debra S. Yates

Cherokee Nation: A History of Survival, Self-Determination, and Identity by Dr. Bob Blackburn, Dr. Duane King, and Dr. Neil Morton

Cherokees and British Sign Treaty of Whitehall

Nanyehi (Nancy Ward) episode of the Long May She Reign podcast

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Peg Plunkett, Ireland's Most Successful Whore, part three Jul 17, 2024

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All good stories must come to an end, and so it is with Peg Plunkett. Guest co-host Karyn Moynihan (co-host of Double Love: The Sweet Valley High Podcast) joins us to wrap up this instantly iconic trilogy.

Karyn has also designed an incredible Peg-themed merch design! Pick up a Peg Plunkett tee, mug, sticker, pin and more at:

Teepublic (better shipping for US people)

Redbubble (better shipping for non-US people)

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Intro ends/story begins: 04:38

Ad break: 31:24

Story ends/outro starts: 1:06:37

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Follow Karyn on Instagram@karynmoy and follow her podcast Double Love @svhpodcast

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References:

Peg Plunkett: Memoirs of a Whore by Julie Peakman

Memoirs of Mrs. Margaret Leeson by Peg Plunkett aka Mrs. Leeson

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Peg Plunkett, Ireland's Most Successful Whore, part two Jul 10, 2024

Show notes

This week continues (but does not conclude) the tits out story of Irish icon, Peg Plunkett. Our guest is, again, Karyn Moynihan: Irish person, co-host of Double Love: The Sweet Valley High Podcast, and designer of several Vulgar History merch items.

Next week: the thrilling conclusion of the Peg saga. Herman, my pills!

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Intro ends/story begins: 02:11

Ads: 23:08

Story ends/outro starts: 46:16

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Follow Karyn on Instagram @karynmoy and follow her podcast Double Love @svhpodcast

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References:

Peg Plunkett: Memoirs of a Whore by Julie Peakman

Memoirs of Mrs. Margaret Leeson by Peg Plunkett aka Mrs. Leeson

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Peg Plunkett, Ireland's Most Successful Whore, part one Jul 03, 2024

Show notes

We're headed to Ireland this week to talk about Peg Plunkett, a scandalous and influential figure in 18th-century Dublin. We're joined this week by Karyn Moynihan: Irish person, co-host of Double Love: The Sweet Valley High Podcast, and designer of several Vulgar History merch items.

Pace yourselves, because this is part one a multi-week extravaganza! Herman, my pills!

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Intro Ends/story begins: 05:59

AD BREAK: 23:08

Story ends/Outro Starts 46:08

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Follow Karyn on Instagram @karynmoy and follow her podcast Double Love @svhpodcast

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References:

Peg Plunkett: Memoirs of a Whore by Julie Peakman

Memoirs of Mrs. Margaret Leeson by Peg Plunkett aka Mrs. Leeson

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American Revolution, part 4: Sally Hemings (pt 2/2) Jun 26, 2024

Show notes

Last time, we looked at Sally's family background and pre-Paris life. This time, we look at her return to Monticello from Paris, and what happened next.

0:00 Intro

04:55 Sally’s story begins

45:47 Ads

1:26:44 Extro

The image for this episode is from the multimedia installation The Life of Sally Hemings at Thomas Jefferson's plantation home, Monticello. Learn about the exhibit here.

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As mentioned in the intro, here is the link for Ancestry's new resource: Articles of Enslavement on Ancestry

And here is more information about (and the recipe for) James Hemings's Mac and Cheese

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References:

The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed

The Life of Sally Hemings (Monticello.org)

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American Revolution, part 3: Sally Hemings (pt 1/2) Jun 19, 2024

Show notes

Sally Hemings was born in 1773 to enslaved mother Elizabeth Hemings and Elizabeth's enslaver, John Wayles. She grew up alongside her mother and siblings in enslavement in Virginia at around the same time as the American Revolution.

In part one, we learn about Sally's family and childhood and how a series of coincidences led her to live in Paris just before the French Revolution.

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0:00 Intro

10:34 Sally’s story begins

36:16 Ads

1:06:15 Extro

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The image for this episode is from the multimedia installation The Life of Sally Hemings at Thomas Jefferson's plantation home, Monticello. Learn about the exhibit here (spoilers for part two of this podcast, if you don't already know her story!)

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References:

The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed

The Life of Sally Hemings (Monticello.org)