Chickstory

This week Annie tells Phoebe all about Mae West. You've probably heard of this Hollywood legend, but we guarantee there's probably a lot you haven't heard, like that one time she saved Paramount Pictures from bankruptcy. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Phoebe tells Annie all about Annie Kopchovsky, a pioneer of women's cycling who cycled the world in the 1890s just days after learning to ride a bike. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are mixing it up this week with the History of Hysteria. This week, Annie tells Phoebe all about Hysteria, its origins, its treatments and mans fascination with this terribly gendered condition. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're still on a wee break (New Eps return next week!) so here's another one of our favs..In this Ep, Phoebe tells Annie all about Noor Inayat Khan, the first female radio operator to be dropped into Nazi-occupied France Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're taking a short break while Phebe is away sunning herself in Thailand! Enjoy one of Annie's favourites from the archives... We bet most of you have heard of John Macarthur - Australia's so-called father of the wool industry but have you heard of his wife - Elizabeth Macarthur? This week Annie gets mad and tells Phoebe all about the incredible woman behind the man behind the wool industry. Sup...

This week, Phoebe tells Annie all about two remarkable women, Sonia Revid and Louisa Mary Lightfoot, who both contributed significantly to the dance culture in Australia. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this weeks Ep, Annie tells Phoebe all about Rachel Carson, a marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose influential book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Phoebe tells Annie all about Amy Bock, New Zealand's most celebrated and energetic confidence trickster. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Annie tells Phoebe all about Nettie Stevens, an American geneticist who discovered the sex chromosomes. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Phoebe tells Annie all about Vera Scantlebury, a trailblazing Australian medical practitioner and paediatrician. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Annie tells Phoebe all about Inez Milholland, who became known as the most beautiful suffragette - much to her frustration. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Poebe tells Annie all about Nora Heysen - the first woman to win the Australian Archibald Prize in 1938 and the first Australian woman appointed as an official war artist. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Annie tells Phoebe about Netty Honeyball and her part in women's soccer history. Get ready for this one - it's gonna make you maaaaad! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Phoebe tells Annie all about Mary Penfold - businesswoman, pioneering winemaker and co-founder of Penfolds Winery. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're baaaaack!! Did you miss us? We missed you, lovely Chickstorians. So, you may have seen the movie, but do you know the full story behind Barbie's inventor, Ruth Handler? P.S. If you have a few spare minutes, we'd love it if you could rate and review our little podcast- it helps other people like you find us and discover these incredible stories about often overlooked women in history. Support...

In the final episode of Season 5, Phoebe tells Annie all about Helen B. Taussig, a remarkable woman who overcame learning difficulties to become the founder of pediatric cardiology.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Annie tells Phoebe all about Eleanor of Aquitaine who at the age of 15 became the most sought-after bride of her generation. She was also the only woman ever to be the queen of France and the queen of England in one lifetime! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Annie tells Phoebe all about Kathleen M. Butler. Many know John Bradfield - the man behind the Sydney Harbour Bridge, but we bet you've never heard of Kathleen - the woman who helped build one of the world's most popular landmarks. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Phoebe tells Annie all about Joan Rosanove, Victoria's first QC (now KC) who fought for women's rights within the legal justice system. Trigger warning: we chat about some pretty grisly stuff involving murder and deaths in this one- just a heads up if that's not your cup of tea. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

In this weeks ep, Annie tells Phoebe all about Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the unknown woman who worked alongside Susan B Anthony who together began the many decades of work it would take to secure the right the vote for women. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Phoebe tells Annie all about Aletta Jacobs the first woman to officially attend a Dutch university and who went on to become one of the first female physicians in the Netherlands. Aletta was passionate about women's rights concerning birth and went on to open the world's first birth control clinic! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast....

This week Annie tells Phoebe all about Maria Telkes, otherwise known as The Sun Queen - a Hungarian-American biophysicist, scientist and inventor who successfully developed the first solar thermal storage systems which were used to create one of the first solar-heated homes which started the American Solar Housing Boom in the 1970s. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted...

This week Phoebe tells Annie all about Gertrude Bell, an English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, and archaeologist who spent most of her life exploring and mapping the Middle East. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Phoebe tells Annie the delightful story of Isabella Bird - one of the most accomplished female travellers of the 19th Century! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Annie tells Phoebe all about Melitta Bentz - a German Housewife whose invention is still one of the most commonly used items across the globe! But not by Phoebe, she wants nothing to do with it :-) Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.