History Detective

Meet Brigid Carrick the author of The Belfast Express. Brigid Carrick is a retired midwife who was born and raised in Dublin. She qualified as a nurse in Ireland before emigrating to Melbourne in the 1970s, where she married and raised a family.  Brigid's book, The Belfast Express, explores themes of violence, the ban on contraception, and the rights of Irish women in the early 1970s. Brigid Carri...

Meet Caitlin Judd author of Good Girl, Goodbye. Get in touch with Caitlin: Caitlin's website Caitlin's Substack Caitlin's Instagram Buy her book   Click to join my mailing list Teachers Pay Teachers Store Grab a copy of History, Her Story, Our Story from Amazon! If you would like to support the podcast, you and Buy Me a Coffee Write a review on Podchaser, Apple or Spotify . The History Detective S...

Meet Rose Lane the Author of The Last Tibetan Kingdom as she journey's to a medieval walled city that few people in the world have ever visited. Buy the book Rose's website Click to join my mailing list Teachers Pay Teachers Store Grab a copy of History, Her Story, Our Story from Amazon! If you would like to support the podcast, you and Buy Me a Coffee Write a review on Podchaser, Apple or Spotify...

Meet Amra Pajalic author of Time Kneels Between Mountainsaward winning author, educator, and PhD researcher. In 2009 she won the Melbourne Prize for Literature's Civic Choice Award for her debut novel The Good Daughter, which has since been re-released as Sabiha's Dilemma. Her latest novel, Time Kneels Between Mountains is a wonderful book. It is set in 1992 in Srebrenica,  a town in Bosnia which...

Shrewd Little Sleuth reads like Forrest Gump meets L.A. Confidential, a real-life descent into espionage, power, and moral reckoning that spans from Pearl Harbor to Hollywood’s smoky backrooms. It’s a deeply personal investigation into truth, legacy, and the roots of modern authoritarianism. Scott A. Leckie is an international human rights lawyer and Director and Founder of Displacement Solutions...

Meet Tom Lutz author of 1925 A Literary Encyclopedia. The accompanying website: https://theyear1925.com/ 1925: Table of Contents https://theyear1925.com/table-of-contents/  Anita Loos Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Gladys Bentley Photos Buy 1925 A Literary Encyclopedia on Amazon   Click to join my mailing list Teachers Pay Teachers Store Grab a copy of History, Her Story, Our Story from Amazon! If you w...

Meet Toshiko Kishida, feminist in Meiji Japan who delivered the famous Daughters in Boxes Speech.     Click to join my mailing list Teachers Pay Teachers Store Grab a copy of History, Her Story, Our Story from Amazon! If you would like to support the podcast, you and Buy Me a Coffee Write a review on Podchaser, Apple or Spotify . The History Detective Season 1 & 2 Album is  now available...

Looking Out and Beyond set in the early 1950s during the dark Apartheid era, in a small rural town in South Africa, with flashbacks to the battle fields of the Second World War in North Africa. Two girls constantly encounter each other on the farm: Ada, is the only daughter of the farm owner, Jonah Courtnay and his war time bride Johelia. Nicky is a young girl of mixed descent, and daughter of the...

Meet Jane Yang, debut author of the delightful historical fiction The Lotus Shoes. The Lotus Shoes book Sold for Silver by Janet Lim Chinese Dress Valerie Garrett Liziqi Youtube channel Jane's Instagram Click to join my mailing list Teachers Pay Teachers Store Grab a copy of History, Her Story, Our Story from Amazon! If you would like to support the podcast, you and Buy Me a Coffee Write a review...

Meet Madeleine Cleary the debut author the the Historical Fiction novel The Butterfly Women. Lush, dark and meticulously researched, The Butterfly Women weaves romance and mystery into an unforgettable tale of Australian history. Links to the books mentioned in the podcast: The Butterfly Women  The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka by Clare Wright The Women of Little Lon Barbara Minchinton Bearbrass: Ima...

  Buy the paper copy of Enough is Enuf Audiobook version of Enough is Enuf Click to join my mailing list Teachers Pay Teachers Store Grab a copy of History, Her Story, Our Story from Amazon! If you would like to support the podcast, you and Buy Me a Coffee Write a review on Podchaser, Apple or Spotify . The History Detective Season 1 & 2 Album is  now available on Spotify and all of your...

Meet Marion Taffe, debut Australian author of By Her Hand, an engrossing historical fiction debut, a tale of family, battles and female empowerment. Marion Taffe Instagram  Marion Taffe Website By Her Hand Marion's debut novel Beowulf Translation The Wife’s Lament Poem  Skin by Ilka Tampke  Jane Austen’s Ink  Annie Whitehead To be a Queen    Click to join my mailing list Teachers Pay Teachers Stor...

Meet Ryan Butta, author of 2 books about Australian History "The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli: The many lives and tragic death of Harry Freame, the Anzac hero betrayed by his nation." and "The Ballad of Abdul Wade: The Ballad of Abdul Wade: The Incredible True Story of Australia's unsung Pioneering Heroes - The Afghan Camelleers." Harry Freame was a Japanese Australian who served in World War I at G...

Meet Nancy Bird who was the first woman with a commercial pilot's license in the British Empire. In 1935, she travelled to rural NSW taking Sister Silver dressed as Father Christmas to bring Christmas cheer to all of her  Click to join my mailing list Teachers Pay Teachers Store Grab a copy of History, Her Story, Our Story from Amazon! If you would like to support the podcast, you and Buy Me a Cof...

Meet Gayle Forman the author of Not Nothing.  Visit Gayle's website here: https://www.gayleforman.com/   Click to join my mailing list Teachers Pay Teachers Store Grab a copy of History, Her Story, Our Story from Amazon! If you would like to support the podcast, you and Buy Me a Coffee Write a review on Podchaser, Apple or Spotify . The History Detective Season 1 & 2 Album is  now availab...

Meet Anna Wilmans the author of The Mask Hunter a  cracking, fast paced mystery novel set in the intrepid world of archaeology, highlighting some of the dubious practices that museums of the past have engaged in in order to acquire artefacts.    Buy The Mask Hunter on Amazon About Anna Wilmans Click to join my mailing list Teachers Pay Teachers Store Grab a copy of History, Her Story, Our Story fr...

Meet Michael P. Spradlin the author of Rise of the Spider a middle school historical fiction novel set in 1929 Germany.   Visit Michael's website here! Click to join my mailing list Teachers Pay Teachers Store Grab a copy of History, Her Story, Our Story from Amazon! If you would like to support the podcast, you and Buy Me a Coffee Write a review on Podchaser, Apple or Spotify . The History Detect...

In today’s episode I am going to be chatting to the author of a new Historical Fiction murder mystery The Death of Dora Black, Lainie Anderson.   Lainie has made Kate Cocks the star of her new Historical fiction murder mystery novel, the Death of Dora Black. Kate Cocks, was the first policewoman in the British empire employed on the same salary as men and given the same powers of arrest as her mal...

Learn the plight of the babies who were airlifted at the end of the Vietnam War  in a program called Operation Babylift. On the first day of the operation, there was a tragic crash that killed 78 babies.  Book by Regina Aune Hanoi Hannah and the Perfume River Squad Episode Child Migrants Episode Click to join my mailing list Teachers Pay Teachers Store Grab a copy of History, Her Story, Our Story...

In this episode, we delve into the fascinating world of onna-bugeisha, the female samurai who defied traditional gender roles in shogunate Japan. Spanning a period from the 1100s to the 1800s, we explore how these formidable women navigated the rigid feudal class system, trained in martial arts, and defended their homes and castles. Learn about legendary figures like Tomoe Gozen, whose prowess in...

Meet the amazing Mercy Dogs who served in WWI. Click to join my mailing list Teachers Pay Teachers Store Grab a copy of History, Her Story, Our Story from Amazon! If you would like to support the podcast, you and Buy Me a Coffee Write a review on Podchaser, Apple or Spotify . The History Detective Season 1 & 2 Album is  now available on Spotify and all of your music streaming services . C...

Madam Mosquito, what a fabulous name. In this interview with Dr Nat Fong, she explains the origins of this amazing Chinese freedom fighter from World War II, from her humble beginnings in a Chinese village to star of several war time comic books. Not to mention almost having a movie made of her life. Click to join my mailing list Teachers Pay Teachers Store Grab a copy of History, Her Story, Our S...

There were so many women involved in World War I, both on the Front Lines and on the home front. Matron Adelaide Maud Kellett was on the hospital ship at Gallipoli and later ran a hospital for soldiers who had lost limbs. In this episode Kelly Chase reads out the words of Adelaide herself in this touching tribute to the women who served in World War One. If you want other episodes of women of WWI,...

Meet Carry A Nation the Bar Smashing Prohibitionist who supported women who were victims of domestic violence related to alcoholism. Click to join my mailing list Teachers Pay Teachers Store Grab a copy of History, Her Story, Our Story from Amazon! If you would like to support the podcast, you and Buy Me a Coffee Write a review on Podchaser, Apple or Spotify . The History Detective Season 1 &...

Meet Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans Scholl, 2 university students who were members of the White Rose resistance group during the Nazi Regime. Grab a copy of History, Her Story, Our Story from Amazon! Get teaching resources for this episode from Teacher Pay Teachers . Click to join my mailing list Teachers Pay Teachers Store Grab a copy of History, Her Story, Our Story from Amazon! If you would...