Elizabeth Robins Diary Podcast

On May 14, 1875, a twelve-year-old Elizabeth Robins submitted a story to her teacher at Putnam Female Seminary in Zanesville, Ohio. Elizabeth's brilliance is on clear display. Scholars, including her biographer, Joanne Gates, believe this is the first use of the word "herstory" (you can hear us discuss this in Season 1, Episode 1). Since the story includes George Washington it seemed...

This Season 2 bonus content honors the 250th Anniversary of the United States through Elizabeth's short story, "Embryo Americans." First published in 1901 in Harper's Monthly , it shares a first hand account of European immigrants on their way to America. #erdiary #america250 #chinsegut Check out our ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ (https://www.patreon.com/ERDiary) and the perks of membershipFind additional content o...

Elizabeth's husband, George, has been missing for eleven days. In this episode, we reveal the rest of George and Elizabeth's story. Check out our ⁠⁠ Patreon⁠⁠ and the perks of membership Want more? Find additional content on our website: www.erdiary.com Facebook: ⁠⁠ Elizabeth Robins Diary⁠⁠ Podcast Producer & Editor Lief Thomason, ⁠⁠ Odd Life Studios⁠⁠ Web Design by ⁠⁠ Roots Creative C...

In this video version of the episode, see photos related to Elizabeth Robins and George Parks relationship. Check out our ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ and the perks of membership Want more? Find additional content on our website: https://www.erdiary.com Facebook: ⁠⁠Elizabeth Robins Diary⁠⁠ Producer & Editor Lief Thomason, ⁠⁠Odd Life Studios⁠⁠ Web Design by ⁠⁠Roots Creative Co⁠⁠ “Time is Whispering” Writer and...

In this video version of the episode, see photos related to George and Elizabeth's relationship. Check out our ⁠Patreon⁠ and the perks of membership Want more? Find additional content on our website: https://www.erdiary.com Facebook: ⁠Elizabeth Robins Diary⁠ Producer & Editor Lief Thomason, ⁠Odd Life Studios⁠ Web Design by ⁠Roots Creative Co⁠ “Time is Whispering” Writer and Recording Artis...

In 2025, we celebrate the 160th anniversary of Emancipation Day in Florida. Elizabeth Robins Diary Podcast host Natalie Kahler provided the keynote address at the event. The speech is included here with relevant photos from Chinsegut Hill, courtesy of Natalie Kahler as well as New York University and University of Florida Special Collections. Check out our ⁠Patreon⁠ and the perks of membership Wan...

Following an intense personal tragedy, Elizabeth went abroad to Europe. And much to everyone’s surprise, she decided to stay in Great Britain and restart her acting career there. A combination of an inspiring art community and intense personal relationships kept her there. Check out our Patreon and the perks of membership Read Dr. Angela V. John's incredible biography of Elizabeth (or her newe...

Elizabeth’s novel, My Little Sister, was made into a silent film in 1919. The lead actress was Evelyn Nesbit, the most famous face of her generation. The novel’s exploration of human trafficking takes on additional meaning with Evelyn’s involvement in the film adaptation. ⁠Patreon⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Dr. Paula Uruburu⁠ ⁠American Eve⁠ by Paula Uruburu ⁠Ragtime⁠ by E.L. Doctorow Paula's Recommendations: ⁠P...

Elizabeth got a close look at race relations in the early twentieth century through her friendship with Fielder Harris. As a formerly enslaved man making his way in Florida, Fielder worked at Chinsegut and mentored Elizabeth and her brother Raymond as they built their property into a modern farm. Fielder helped form Elizabeth's perception of what it meant to be human and influenced how she wou...

Mayor Blake Bell, seventh generation Brooksvillian Andrea Hedick Read, and graphic designer Barry Meindl dig into Season One of the podcast with our host. The foursome will go from fun facts to philosophy, and what we should anticipate from the podcast moving forward. Blake Bell & Andrea Hedick Read Interview Suffrage Reading from Way Stations ⁠Brooksville Main Street Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Brooksvil...

This mini episode gives you a glimpse into our Season One wrap-up conversation with Andrea Hedick Read, Barry Meindl and Mayor Blake Bell. ⁠Brooksville Main Street Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Brooksville Main Street Facebook⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Brooksville Main Street (@brooksvillemainstreetfl) • Instagram photos and videos⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Natalie Kahler (@kahlernat) / Twitter⁠⁠⁠ Credits:Producer & Editor Lief Thomason,  ⁠⁠⁠Odd Li...

Before the Robins christened their property Chinsegut, the Snow family had dubbed it Snow Hill. Charlotte Ederington Snow, the oldest child of the Ederington family who had first built the manor house, grew up there and then raised her seven children on the Hill. Even once the Snows sold the manor and bulk of the property to Elizabeth, they continued to own property right next to it and were pivot...

Music played an integral role at Chinsegut, from casual sing-a-longs around the piano, to the annual community sunrise Easter service, to concerts on the porch. In this episode, Elizabeth's diary provides proof of the surprising and welcome existence of the Snow Hill band. Unbinding Gentility: Women Making Music in the Nineteenth-Century South "Home Sweet Home" sung by Deanna Durbin...

The Rest Cure was a medical treatment combining various physical and mental treatments as well as a surprising diet. When Elizabeth continued to suffer side effects from a bout with typhoid, she underwent a couple rest cures. Out of those experiences came a novel, A Dark Lantern: A Story with a Prologue , that would be made into a film in 1920 starring Alice Brady and James Crane. Dr. Stiles artic...

For much of the twentieth century, Brooksville, Florida identified itself as "Home of the Tangerine" and incorporated the fruit into their city stationery, police badges, and high school class rings. But why was the tangerine so embedded into the community identity and how did it impact Brooksville's development? Our special guest this episode is fifth generation Brooksvillian Jim Ki...

FDR quickly implemented the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) as part of his New Deal program and Chinsegut became a CCC Camp in 1937. While employing a couple hundred young men on the property in way millions of others would work on other CCC camps across the country, the CCC camp at Chinsegut also had some singular qualities. Florida CCC Museum Brooksville Main Street Website Brooksville Main St...

In 1912, Elizabeth published a novel entitled My Little Sister in the US (titled Where Are You Going To? in the UK) regarding two sisters who are abducted into sex slavery. Read My Little Sister online William Stead ⁠Brooksville Main Street Website⁠ ⁠Brooksville Main Street Facebook⁠ ⁠Brooksville Main Street (@brooksvillemainstreetfl) • Instagram photos and videos⁠ ⁠Natalie Kahler (@kahlernat) / T...

Elizabeth was the oldest of seven siblings and Raymond was the youngest. Elizabeth remained his primary confidante throughout his life and because they were rarely together, much of their conversation was by letter and we are able to share in their confidences. While Elizabeth was living an artist’s life, Raymond was immersed in Progressive Era politics. You may not know his name, but his fingerpr...

In the battle for women’s suffrage, Elizabeth and some friends formed the Women Writers Suffrage League.  Their weapon? The pen.  Over the next decade the group would flood the market with suffrage literature of all types such as plays, novels, editorials, and poetry. How did they come up with this strategy? And more importantly, did it work? Elizabeth’s play Votes for Women! Elizabeth’s novel The...

Let us start this journey with the question everyone is dying to know the answer to– Why does Elizabeth Robins get her own podcast? Today we start the series off with special guest expert Joanne Gates as she joins Natalie to help introduce you to Elizabeth. In this episode, we explore a diary entry from March 18, 1895. Saddle up for this extraordinary ride in a special double length episode! Read...