Kelsie Eckert and Brooke Sullivan

The Remedial Herstory Podcast

History EN ↓ 166 episodes

The podcast that explores what happened to the women in history? And puts them into history class. Kelsie and Brooke explore historical topics they find fascinating, pedagogies, and important issues effecting women and girls. Teachers can find dozens of lesson plans, learning materials, films, and articles about women in history on our website www.remedialherstory.com.

Author

Kelsie Eckert and Brooke Sullivan

Category

History

Podcast website

www.remedialherstory.com

Latest episode

Jan 12, 2026

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Episodes

S5E8 Women on the Ballot with Bethany Schols 20.11.2024

In this episode, Kelsie interviews Bethany Schols, the Director of the Manglona Lab for Gender and Economic Equity at Penn State Law, about trailblazing women who ran for the highest office in the land. Their Witnesses to HerStory project is inspiring and encourages law students to interview women who grew up in a dynamic time in American history and experienced the reality of pre-Title IX educati...

S5E7 Get Yo Ass To The Polls 05.11.2024

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke discuss todays election and encourage everyone to get to the polls, vote their values, and know that no one can know who you voted for. Your vote is your vote. Let’s defend American democracy and engage in the process. Get  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com/learn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rem...

S5E6 Teaching the Election (Abortion) 29.10.2024

In this episode, Kelsie discusses the challenge of providing enough content background and exposure to engage students in civic skill-based exercises around the election. She focuses the critique on student knowledge of abortion as a topic. Get  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com/learn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Remedi...

S5E5 Rethinking Pancho Villa: Mexican Army Wives 21.10.2024

In this episode, Kelsie interviews Dr. Cony Marquez about the subject of her dissertation: Mexican Army Wives. Marquez explores the ways they were impacted by the events of the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and the ways they impacted the revolution. The conversation ends with the topic of Pancho Villa. If you're a fan of his, this may not be your episode. Get  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠...

S5E4 The Dragon from Chicago: Sigrid Schultz 14.10.2024

In this episode Kelsie interviews Pamela Toler about her new book, The Dragon From Chicago: The Untold Story of an American Reporter in Nazi Germany. Toler tells the inspiring story of foreign correspondent Sigrid Schultz. At a time when women reporters rarely wrote front page stories, Schultz regularly scooped her male counterparts on major news events. She worked her way around glass ceilings. S...

S5E3 Rebel Falls: A Civil War Spy Story 07.10.2024

In this episode Kelsie interviews Tim Wendel author of a new book, Rebel Falls , about his book and creative approach to women’s history story telling. You can find his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Rebel-Falls-Novel-Tim-Wendel-ebook/dp/B0CHX5VK2H Get  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com/learn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Remedial H...

S5E2 Social Studies Education is on the Ballot 30.09.2024

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke remind everyone to do their research on elections, and that local elections often matter more than the big ones. While hot button topics matter, so do things like investing in schools, and political appointees. The use NH elections as a case study. Join them! Get  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com/learn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

S5E1 Thoughts on Moms and Things 23.09.2024

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke discuss their absence, the passing of Brooke’s moms, and how their parents set them up to dig into this space. Let’s get into this. Get  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com/learn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Remedial Herstory Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com/giving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SHOP ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

S4E15 Women in the Mongol Empire Part 2 26.02.2024

In this episode Kelsie and Brooke discuss the succession of the Mongol Empire, and the changes within the empire related to the treatment of women and Toregene Khatun, the first woman to rule as regent for her son. Learn more about it on our website: ⁠https://www.remedialherstory.com/15-1200-1400-mongols.html#/⁠ Get  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com/...

S4E14 Women in the Mongol Empire Part 1 12.02.2024

In this episode Kelsie and Brooke discuss the early history of women in the Mongol Empire, specifically Chinggis Khan's mother, Hö'elün, and first wife, Börte. Both women were instrumental in the founding of the Mongol Empire. Learn more about it on our website: https://www.remedialherstory.com/15-1200-1400-mongols.html#/ Get  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.remedi...

S4E13 Rome in 21 Women with Emma Southon 05.02.2024

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke listen in on the interview between our guest host, Rachel Perez and Dr. Emma Southon, a Roman historian. Her most recent book is A Rome of One’s Own: Rome’s Forgotten Women . She is the author of three other books on Roman history and the co-host of the history/comedy podcast History is Sexy. Tune in to learn this fascinating history! Get  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning...

S4E12 Barbie Review 29.01.2024

In this episode, Kelsie and Brook share their hot takes on the Barbie movie Directed by Greta Gerwin. This film was the highest grossing film by a woman director in history-- she wasn't nominated by the Academy, but that's a different issue. Tune in to hear our thoughts. Get  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com/learn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Remedia...

S4E11 Aztec Anthropologist Zelia Nuttall with Merilee Grindle 16.01.2024

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke listen in as our guest host, Rachel Perez learns from Dr. Merilee Grindle. Grindle is a retired professor of international development at Harvard University. She has written over a dozen books about government and institutional development in Latin America and elsewhere. She has been the president of the Latin American Studies Association and the Director of the...

S4E10 Gendering Economics 08.01.2024

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke discuss ways to gender economics curriculum in K-12. They focus on personal finance, micro and macro. Let's remember that the economy is built on the backbone of women's labor. We reference Claudia Goldin's book Career and Family . Get  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com/learn⁠⁠⁠ Support the ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Remedial Herstory...

S4E9 Pioneering Scientists with Catherine McNeur 01.01.2024

In this episode, Kelsie, Brooke, and guest host Rachel Perez learn from Catherine McNeur. Catherine McNeur is an associate professor of history at Portland State University and the author of several books. She is the recipient of several awards, including the American Society for Environmental History’s George Perkins Marsh Prize. She came on the podcast to discuss her most recent book, Mischievou...

S4E8 Rosalynn Carter with the First Ladies Man 20.11.2023

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke learn more about the legacy of Rosalynn Carter and her final acts from the First Ladies Man. Find his series and more information about the First Ladies on his website: https://firstladiesman.com/ Get  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com/learn⁠⁠ Support the ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Remedial Herstory Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com/giving⁠⁠...

S4E7 The French Retrogressive 13.11.2023

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke discuss one of the inquiries available in the RHP collection about the French Revolution. It encourages teachers to gender the teaching of this monumental period in world history considering the explosion of women's political organizations and the silencing effect the Reign of Terror and Napoleon (see the new film) had on Enlightenment women. Read more here:...

S4E6 Picturing the Past 08.11.2023

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke learn from Rachel Jarvis, owner of The Herstory Studio. The Herstory Studio is a Black-woman-owned gift boutique committed to making rarified art accessible. Online and at local popups in the tri-state area, they sell a thoughtfully curated collection of antique prints, handmade stationery, and small-batch ephemera (stickers and coloring pages!) that highlight th...

S4E5 Witches of New England 30.10.2023

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke learn from Brooke's cousin and RHP Board Member, Bridget Erlandson and her colleague, Paula Stevens, about the witch hunts in New England colonial history. It's was a spooky time to be a woman. Learn more about colonial history and find lesson plans on our website. https://www.remedialherstory.com/3-womens-colonial-life.html#/ Get  ⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning Mater...

S4E4 Phasing Women into History 24.10.2023

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke discuss Tetrealt's Phase Theory for women's history and how to get women into history class. What stage are you in? Find out. Get  ⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠⁠ Support the ⁠⁠ ⁠Remedial Herstory Project⁠⁠⁠ SHOP ⁠⁠ ⁠Remedial Herstory Gear Bibliography: Tetreault, Mary Kay Thompson. “Integrating Women’s History.” The History Teacher , Feb., 1986, Vol. 19, N...

S4E3 Gendering the Middle Passage 16.10.2023

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke discuss the dark, dark period of the middle passage and how adding the layer of gender makes this history all the more interesting. Ships that had women on it were far more likely to revolt, why? Let's get into it. Get  ⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠ Support the ⁠⁠ Remedial Herstory Project⁠⁠ SHOP ⁠⁠ Remedial Herstory Gear Bibliography Berry Daina Ramey and Lesl...

S4E2 The Young Queens 02.10.2023

In this Episode, Kelsie and Brooke discuss Leah Redmond Chang’s new and riveting book Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power. Her book explores the lives of Catherine de’ Medici (the Queen of France from 1547 to 1559), Elisabeth de Valois (Queen of Spain from 1559 through 1568) and Mary Queen of Scots (Queen of Scotland from 1542 through 1567). These three queens exercized po...

S4E1 Season Four Opener! 25.09.2023

In this episode Kelsie and Brooke discuss their plans for season four and all things Remedial Herstory. Let's get into it! Get  ⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠ Support the ⁠⁠ Remedial Herstory Project⁠⁠ SHOP ⁠⁠ Remedial Herstory Gear

S3E21 End of Season Three! 18.09.2023

The long awaited end of Season 3 is here. Kelsie and Brooke reflect on the entire season and the amazing yet busy summer of projects for the Remedial Herstory Project. There is so much to be grateful for and they are here for it. A special thank you to our patrons who make this work possible. Get  ⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠ Support the ⁠⁠ Remedial Herstory Project⁠⁠ SHOP ⁠⁠ Remedial Herstory Gear

S3E20 Hanging Ruth Blay 03.07.2023

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke discuss the story of Ruth Blay and her death. Trigger warning as this episode involves the death of an infant. This episode relies heavily on the book Hanging Ruth Blay by Dr. Carolyn Marvin.  Get  ⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠ Support the ⁠⁠ Remedial Herstory Project⁠⁠ Enroll in our  ⁠⁠Master Classes⁠⁠ Register for our ⁠⁠ Summer Educator's Retreat⁠⁠ SHOP ⁠⁠ Re...

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