The Remedial Herstory Podcast

This week we chatted with Chloe Gardner about her dissertation work into the third gender in Hinduism. We learn about a series of Goddesses and women who lived in this time, and discussed the paradox of the religion and the status of women's rights in India.  Support our work at www.patreon.com/remedialherstory Find lesson plans at http://www.remedialherstory.com

This week Kelsie and Brooke are examining the stories of two queens (empresses), who were murdered and what brought that about: Fausta, the second wife of Constantine I, and Anula of Sri Lanka, the first female monarch in Asia. Both of these women are complex and deserve some attention in history classes. Their murders are fascinating, infuriating, and puzzling.  Support our work at www.patre...

This week we learned about some fascinating ways to use Byzantine art to draw on women and gender themes in world history courses. We chatted with Dr. Roland Betancourt about his recent book, Byzantine Intersectionality, which highlights the Byzantine perspective on Mary of Egypt, the Virgin Mary, Theodora, rape, consent, eunuchs, gender, sexuality, and much more. You can find his book everywhere....

This week Kelsie tells Brooke about her conversation with Sarah Durn, a medieval historian, about Viking women and emerging scholarship about their adventures a participation in Viking raids. Durn has researched the story of Gudrid, who is mentioned in two Viking sagas. You can find Durn's piece at the Smithsonian Magazine website.  Support our work at www.patreon.com/remedialherstory Find le...

TRIGGER WARNING. This week we dig deep into our culture and the stories we tell or chose not to tell. Women in the stories of early Rome were there but are almost absent in the teaching of its founding. Is it possible it's because rape permeates these stories? Would talking about rape and the historic examples allow us to address the present challenges presented by these topics? We learn abou...

In Part 2, we continue our conversation with Dr. Alicia Guitierrez-Romine about the difficult history of illegal abortions in the US. Here, she tells us the story of Gerri Santoro. Gutierrez-Romine is an assistant professor of history at La Sierra University. She earned her doctorate degree in history from the University of Southern California in 2016 and specializes in the American west, gender a...

This week, Brooke and Kelsie talk with Dr. Alicia Guitierrez-Romine about the difficult history of reproductive justice and its origins in illegal abortions in the US. Gutierrez-Romine is an assistant professor of history at La Sierra University. She earned her doctorate degree in history from the University of Southern California in 2016 and specializes in the American west, gender and sexuality,...

This week we continue where we left off in Part 1. Support our work at www.patreon.com/remedialherstory Find lesson plans at http://www.remedialherstory.com Bibliography “51. Mastering the press: Arthur Brisbane’s famed interview with Mary Baker Eddy.” Seekers and Scholars. Mary Baker Eddy Library. Podcast audio. March 1, 2021. https://www.marybakereddylibrary.org/research/podcast/51-mastering-the...

This week, Kelsie and Brooke tackle the intersection of women's health and religion by discussing arguably the most famous woman of the 19th century you've never heard of, Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science. Support our work at www.patreon.com/remedialherstory Find lesson plans at http://www.remedialherstory.com Bibliography “51. Mastering the press: Arthur Brisbane’s famed intervie...

This week we are talking about the most taboo subject of all-- menstruation. This is the beginning of a few episodes on women's health and understanding the stigmatization and lack of resources available to women for this monthly experience is a fascinating background to a deeper exploration into women's health. Support our work at www.patreon.com/remedialherstory Find lesson plans at http://www.r...

This week we chatted with professor Michelle Stonis about her Master’s Thesis on the Wives of Missionaries sent to Hawaii. If you don't know this history-- you must— because it brings the full story of US acquisition of Hawaii to light. Specializing in United States history and United States women's history, Michelle Stonis is a Full-Time Tenure-Track Instructor of History at Glendale Community Co...

This week, Kelsie and Brooke discuss the Reconstruction era that follows the Civil War from a woman's perspective, because it just makes more sense that way! Think about it! 620,000 soldiers, mostly male, died in the war, who do you think is picking up the pieces? Support our work at www.patreon.com/remedialherstory Find lesson plans at http://www.remedialherstory.com Bibliography Collins, Gail. A...

This week, Kelsie and Brooke chat with Dr. Melissa Blair from Auburn University about the history and origins of Black Women's Clubs. We get into the racism in some women's organizations like the WTCU and suffrage and learn some really unique anecdotes to history. Dr. Blair teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in U.S. women’s history, as well as undergraduate courses on twentieth century gra...

In this episode, Brooke and Kelsie discuss the impact that COVID-19 has had on moms and the possibilities for future changes to make the workforce more flexible for moms. Then we drift back in time to the era immediately following the American Revolution and talk about a concept called Republican Motherhood. Support our work at www.patreon.com/remedialherstory Find lesson plans at http://www.remed...

This week, Kelsie and Brooke discuss the Mexican-American War-- one often glossed over in US History courses, but one central to understanding US imperialism and the manor of US expansion. Women's role is even less frequently discussed-- and less documented. Our guest, Dr. Cony Marquez informs us about the barriers to teaching this history-- and how it often has to do with what you look like-- and...

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke chat with Dr. Camilla Townsend of Rutgers University about indigenous women's history and how teaching with themes may exclude them. Support our work at www.patreon.com/remedialherstory Find lesson plans at http://www.remedialherstory.com

Trigger warning: this episode refers to murder and suicide. Women represented 50% of the Black Panther Party, but women, schools, and food programs are not typically what comes to mind when one thinks of this party. Women sometimes get used to soften a groups image, and hidden to harden the image in our collective memory. But women were there the whole time. In this episode we talk about the role...

This week Brooke and Kelsie talk about the importance of getting to present day in history class to cover some of the amazing firsts for women in politics and other fields. If teachers don't "get there" in the curriculum, it systematically leaves women out of the mainstream public sphere. Then Kelsie sat down with Senator Maggie Hassan from New Hampshire to talk about what it's like being a woman...

This week, Kelsie and Brooke sit down to discuss D-Day and Virginia Hall, one of the badass women who helped coordinate the French Resistance and send intelligence to the Allies prior to the landing. We chatted with author Erika Robuck, whose book The Invisible Woman comes out February 9, 2021. We are so excited to share this incredible story! You can find her book here. Support our work at www.pa...

Did you know some schools prohibited social studies teachers from discussing the inauguration? Kelsie and Brooke start this episode by talking about how important it is to model civil discourse over issues that are controversial and how current events is where the women are-- if you block it, you block women's history. Then, of course, they talk about the woman of the hour-- Kamala Harris. Support...

This week Tina Cassidy is back to talk about Alice Paul, one of the better known women in history-- however, this was not the intent, there was an effort by some in the aftermath of the 19th Amendment to write her and her accomplishments out of history. Americans owe a great debt to Paul-- but her legacy is not without controversy, as she caved to southern white women who wanted segregated marches...

This week, Kelsie and Brooke chat about research into the wellness of Muslim-American immigrant children, and Kelsie shares some of her conversation with Dr. Suzan Al Abidi, an old friend. Abidi's 2018 study showed that Muslim mothers play an important role in helping children navigate difficult "cultural friction" and that girls have a unique experience which can keep them from getting the full e...

This week, Kelsie and Brooke discuss how women who were well behaved rarely made history-- and then discussed how women joined the early Christian church in big numbers, and examined two women who defied the odds during early Christianity. Perpetua was a Christian martyr who gave her life for the faith before Rome adopted Christianity. Hypatia by contrast, lost her life to a Christian mob that exp...

This week, Kelsie sat down with Tina Cassidy to talk about how the stories of even iconic women like Jackie Kennedy Onassis go untold in history class. Brooke of course thought this was ridiculous. Of course, you can find lessons about it on our website. Tina Cassidy writes about women and culture. In addition to Mr. President, How Long Must We Wait? Alice Paul, Woodrow Wilson and the Fight for th...

This week, Kelsie and Brooke celebrate the holidays by discussing the historic implications of the stories of Sarah and Mary-- two women over shadowed in the religious traditions by the men, but central in the stories. Their stories layout the views of God's relationship with women, women's role, and in the case of Mary, reveal an obsession with female virginity. Support our work at www.patreon.co...