Wining About Herstory

Get ready to rethink doll houses and cry "OH MY GAWD" a lot. The ladies are still riding the spooky train, but are on complete opposite sides of the spectrum! First, Emily covers Frances Glessner Lee, who combined her feminine arts with her fascination of criminology to create the creepiest freaking doll houses you've ever seen. Then, Kelley tells the truly terrifying tale of Katherine Knight, a v...

In this VERY SPECIAL episode, the ladies are teaming up with Rachel & Leah from Hashtag History to cover the infamous tale of slut shaming, corporate greed, and a whole lot of syphilis talk (but not REALLY syphilis)- The Radium Girls! Inspired by The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore, four female history buffs cover this horrific story which can only be describe...

The ladies are keeping the spooky times rolling with more stories of dastardly dames. First, Kelley tells the the story of the Martha Stewart of Murder, Leonarda Cianciulli a deeply devoted mother who took her superstitions to some dark and crafty places and tried to ruin wine for everyone. Then, Emily profiles another gal group project with The Angel Makers of Nagyrév who were tired of living in...

The spooky season is upon us and that means the ladies are taking on the darker side of herstory AND THE UNIVERSE! First, Emily covers the tale of Ruth Ellis (no, not the LGBTQ+ activist) who became the last woman to be hanged in England after she shot her boyfriend in the street. But is there more to this story? Yes. Yes there is. Then, Kelley explores the supernatural legend of the Iara (Yara) a...

This week's episode gets extra crazy as the ladies record their first V to A episode! (Don't worry, it's not what you think) but you still get that sweet ear candy. First, Kelley tells the story of Rachel Carson who combined her love of wildlife and literature to save the world and fight corporate evil while also fighting cancer! Then, you've probably seen the historic photos of a woman being chas...

This week the ladies ascend to new heights and take a fender or two with them! First, Emily tells the tale of Junko Tabei who became a mountaineering legend while overcoming sexism, gate keeping (NAME A MOUNTAIN!) and avalanches! Then, Kelley covers Gertrude Jeannette a part time cab driver that would get you where you needed to be and take lives to do it, and flipped the script on racist acting r...

This week the ladies are wining about shuttlecocks, face spitters, and a whole lot of sports ball. Kelley (with some eerie timing) covers Florence Howe who leveraged her love of learning into activism through teaching and developed what we now know as women's studies! Then, Emily covers Angela Buxton and Althea Gibson, two tennis players who were rejected by the sport due to their religion and rac...

On a particularly drunk episode, the ladies talk Alaskan geography, cutting bitches, and biting people to death! First, Emily tells the story of Gouyen, a Chiracahua Apache woman whose husband was scalped in front of her, setting her on the path of vengeance. Then, Kelley covers Elizabeth Peratrovich, a Tlingit woman and social activist who fought for equal rights in Alaska and got her face on som...

This week the ladies are talking old school drive-bys, 100 years of voting rights, and how to make sparkling rosé wine! Kelley starts off with the unusual tale of Mattie Silks, a brothel madam who dueled another brothel madame over a man- nude! Or did she? Then, in honor of the 100 year anniversary of the 19th amendment being added to the American constitution, Emily covers the illustrious Ida B....

This week's episode is full of too many Katies, planes, and puckering sphincters! First, Emily shares the story of Neerja Bhanot who after a successful modeling career and escaping an abusive spouse, saved hundreds of lives during the Pan Am Flight 73 hijacking! Then, Kelley shares the story of high-flying herstory legend Bessie Coleman who, to spite her brother, broke down gender and racial barri...

Biblical angels, tiger orgasms, and Belgian referees are just a few of the things the ladies are covering in this week's episode! First, Kelley tells the tale of tiger trainer extraordinaire Mabel Stark (no relation to the Winterfell Starks or Tony Starks) who was  a pioneer in training and working with (and getting mauled by) big cats! Then, Emily revisits one of her favorite herstorians, Kathryn...

This week's episode is full of kiss stories, poor pronunciations, and parsley flavored wine! First, Emily shares the incredible survival story of Micaela Almonester, the Baroness de Pontalba who fought against an abusive family to gain her freedom. Then, Kelley shares the story of Bertha von Suttner who, after having a tumultuous upbringing, became a peace advocate and worked to achieve peace on a...

This week the ladies are on the same wavelength and covering royal women over some mind blowing home-made wine! First, Kelley covers Alakhai Bekhi, Genghis Khan's daughter who became queen and prevented her dad from murdering an entire city. Kelley also covers Töregene Khatun who rose from slavery to become Empress of the Mongols and making her (probs definitely) female lover a Queen in her own ri...

This week's episode is full of pussy puns, box wine, and enough walking to put Lord of the Rings to shame! First, Emily talks about the Gulabi Gang, a vigilante group of women wielding bamboo sticks who beat up rapists and abusers, while offering education and financial assistance to impoverished women! Then, Kelley shares the adventures of mountain climber Gertrude 'Trude' Benham who spent her li...

This week the ladies cover women with CAN do attitudes as they enjoy their first canned wine! First, Kelley covers Danuta Siedzikówna, a literal child who worked with the Polish Resistance to fight Nazis and fight for for Polish independence during WWII and paid the ultimate price. Then, Emily covers the adventurous life of Sophie Morigeau, a Métis woman who defied traditional gender roles to beco...

This week the ladies are basking in some poist cotal bliss and sucking down some AMAZING red moscato while talking about a woman who fought for her people and a woman who fought for progress. First, Emily shares the story of Sarraounia Mangou, a magical Panther Queen who used her magic to devastate French invaders and give them diarrhea. Then, Kelley covers a true legend- Mary Wollstonecraft- a pr...

This week is full of highs and lows as we work the ladies work their way through Meryl Streep's movies and talk about magical vagicals! Clinging to a much needed glass of Riesling, Kelley shares the tragic tale of Andrée Borrel, a French Nazi resistance fighter and spy in World War II who fiercely fought to the very end. Then, Emily tells the legend of Agnodice, an Athenian woman who dreamed of be...

This week the ladies are manically marveling about some amazing members of the LGBTQ+ community! First, Emily covers Edith 'Edie' Windsor who went from hiding her relationship with her wife Thea to fighting for same-sex couples to be legally recognized. Then, Kelley covers Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore who, when they weren't creating art and defying gender norms, were fighting Nazis! Listen now! *...

The ladies are keeping the Pride party going with two guardian angels of the LGBTQ+ community over a bottle of Crowdpleazin zinfandel! First, Kelley tells the tale of Storme Delarverie, a horse riding, body guarding, drag king and leader in the Stonewall Uprising! She was a tough gal and would wreck anyone who messed with her babies (i.e. the LGBTQ+ community.) Then, Emily talks about Ruth Ellis,...

Get ready for sexy mouthfeel, pictures of trees, and a whole lot of moom energy! This week, Emily covers motor-racing champ and war hero, Roberta Cowell who was the first known British woman to undergo sexual reassignment surgery. She also challenged the existing perceptions of trans women simply by being a plane flying, car racing, Nazi tricking badass. Then, Kelley tells the story of author Selm...

This week, the bar has been raised and it's horsewhipping high! The ladies are celebrating Pride Month and talking about some seriously lovely lesbians! First, Kelley covers Dr. Marie Equi who fought for women's rights, labor rights, and wasn't afraid to horsewhip a sumbitch for love, all while living her life out and proud! Then, Emily shares the story of Mabel Hampton, a black lesbian who preser...

This week we're drinking some Dona Antonia Port which, while not to our tastes, shouldn't detract from the badass woman who made it, Antonia Ferreira! First, Emily shares the story of free loving feminist Noe Ito, who helped to ignite the feminist movement in Japan with the magazine Seito. Then, Kelley shares the story of our wine's namesake, Antonia Ferreira who saved Portugal's wine industry aft...

This week the ladies are doing a very special Memorial Day episode full of tales of heroism, honor, and wine that tastes like cat piss (don't worry, it's not the one they're drinking!) Over a GOOD bottle of Barefoot Green Apple Moscato, Kelley tells the story of Lori Piestewa, a member of the Hopi tribe who was attacked while serving in the Iraq War along with her best friend Jessica Lynch. Then,...

This week we're covering two badass women who may have inflated legends over a bottle of neck-cranking chardonnay! First, Emily covers Olga of Kiev who came up with increasingly creative and horrifying ways to murder people, including a swarm of fire birds, before becoming a legit saint! Then, Kelley shares the story of Esther Morris, a hustling gal who decided one day to become the first female J...

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