The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages

Fresh from her greatest success, the honeymoon phase is officially over for Virginia Hall. Under attack from all sides and with her network penetrated, she is forced to risk everything on a treacherous winter escape. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Virginia arrives in Occupied Europe and sets Vichy France alight, using a unique network made up of brothel madams, spinster antiquarians and corset-merchants. And when the suits in Baker Street try to pull her out, she plans one of the most audacious prison breaks of the war. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dismissed by her own government as a one-legged clerk who "talked too much," Virginia Hall traded the stifling confines of the Maryland elite for 1920s Paris and then the sound of the guns in France in 1940. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the heart of occupied Paris, a pacifist with a radio suitcase becomes the last operator standing—and the Gestapo’s most elusive target. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deemed "not overburdened with brains" and morally opposed to lying, Noor Inayat Khan was the last person you'd send into Nazi-occupied France. Come to the Intelligent Speech Conference . Use the code OTHER to get 10% off! Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

She survived blizzards, the Gestapo and firing squads, but can Britain's first female World War II spy survive the peace? Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Come to the Intelligent Speech Conference . Use the code OTHER to get 10% off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christine Granville parachutes into occupied France, trading shadows for the front lines, and risks everything on a daring bluff when all hope seems lost. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Come to the Intelligent Speech Conference . Use the code OTHER to get 10% off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christine trades the frozen peaks of Eastern Europe for the dusty intrigue of Cairo - where her biggest enemy wasn't the Nazis, but her own side. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Come to the Intelligent Speech Conference . Use the code OTHER to get 10% off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the coldest winter in living memory, a glamorous Polish countess trades high society for high-altitude espionage, skiing into occupied territory to become Britain's first female special agent of the Second World War. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Finishing up our series of episodes on First World War female espionage, we look at 3 spies from Belgium, Germany and France: Marthe Cnockeart McKenna, Elsbeth Schragmuller and Louise de Bettignies. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After weeks of relentless interrogation and Mata Hari faces a military tribunal and a trial for her life. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mata Hari makes a desperate gamble to set up a future for herself—only to discover her own handler, Captain Ladoux, has set the most devastating trap of all. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mata Hari captivates audiences with her exotic dance that fuses sensuality and spirituality. But as her fame rises, the shadows of her past and the looming spectre of World War I threaten to ensnare her in a perilous web of intrigue and betrayal. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The tragic origins of a legend: a privileged childhood followed by devastating bankruptcy, family betrayal, and a life of scandal - and that's before she even took up dancing. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tapped on the shoulder on board a ship to England, Gabrielle Petit is thrust into the dangerous world of World War I espionage. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the orphanage to the streets of Brussels, Gabrielle Petit grew up with a healthy disdain for authority - perfect training for a budding spy. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facing a rigged trial and execution, Edith Cavell's defiance and iconic last words ignite global outrage, cementing her legacy as a true wartime hero. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the German occupation tightens its grip, Edith Cavell risks everything to save Allied soldiers, transforming her clinic into a clandestine lifeline under the constant threat of betrayal and arrest. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A vicar's daughter became the founding mother of modern Belgian nursing, but the outbreak of the First World War would change her life forever. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AUDIO ISSUES FIXED - Please re-download if you can't hear the music properly If you ever find yourself in need of someone to help you dig up a dead body - Elizabeth Van Lew is your woman. As the US Civil War reaches its bloody climax, Elizabeth rises to the occasion turning the Richmond Underground into an intelligence machine. She played a significant role in winning the war, but it would cost he...

Against an outpouring of support for the new Confederacy, Elizabeth begins her journey as a spy, establishes the Richmond Underground and helps enable one of the biggest prison breaks of the war. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wealthy, well-connected people rarely rebel - but Southern socialite Elizabeth van Lew would be an exception. Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Revolutionary heroes can come from anywhere - and Colombia found one in their seamstress spy, Policarpa Salavarietta Support the show on Patreon Follow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With her beloved king in custody, Jane does everything in her power to break him out of captivity. Sign up for the Intelligent Speech Conference https://intelligentspeechonline.com/ . Use the code OTHER to get a discount! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fleeing an unhappy marriage and filled with royalist fervour, a young Scottish courtier spies, smuggles and embezzled for her king during the English Civil War Sign up for the Intelligent Speech Conference https://intelligentspeechonline.com/ . Use the code OTHER to get a discount! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.