Wining About Herstory

This week is all about coronavirus, medicine, and scientific excellence, all fueled by some excellent Marchesi sauvignon blanc wine! First, Kelley gets super topical and tells the unexpected tale of June Almeida, a high school dropout who made a career out of taking pictures of viruses and made an insane discovery! Then, Emily shares the story of Dr. Frances Kelsey who prevented a drug that was le...

This week's episode is full of resilient kids, slutty mathematics, and polynomial functions (which Kelley & Emily are both super familiar with.) First, Emily shares the story of Ranghild Kata who, at three and a half years old lost her sight, hearing, sense of taste, and sense of smell. Nevertheless she persisted and learned to communicate in some amazing ways! Then, Kelley covers a herstory heavy...

Fighting Nazis, factory fires, and a whole lot of people having a bad time in hell; this episode is full of that and more! First, Kelley tells the story of Truus and Freddie Oversteegen and Hannie Schaft who, as girls, joined the resistance and fought against the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands. Then, Emily shares the story of the woman every American should know, Frances Perkins who was a life-l...

The ladies are getting back into the swing of things and are bringing you two badass babes you won't believe you've never heard of! First, Emily takes a listener request and covers Viola Desmond who was living her best life as a bomb-ass beautician and only wanted to see Olivia de Havilland (who is NOT dead) on the big screen. Then racism happened. Then, Kelley tells the tale of biochcemist Gerty...

After a series of unfortunate (and downright bizarre) events the ladies are delivering a quarantine friendly episode about some truly clever and enterprising gals! First, Kelley shares the stories of three 'stunt girl reporters' who infiltrated corrupt businesses, disaster zones, and staged fainting spells to get to the truth! Then, Emily shares the story of Alice Ball who was a genius chemist who...

It's a very special social-distancing episode! The ladies are on lock down but that doesn't mean you have to go without your weekly dose of badass babes. This week, Kelley covers the patron saint of thieves, Sonya Blyuvshtein who stole, conned, and seduced her way to fame and success! (With the help of an enema monkey.) Then, Emily covers Violet Jessop who survived not one, not two, but three ship...

To celebrate Women's History Month, the ladies have a very special episode! We're honoring herstory hero and writer, Kathryn J. Atwood, who has written multiple books on women in war, by covering women from two of her books! First, Emily shares the story of Maria Bochkareva who got permission from the Tsar to serve in World War I and formed her own all-female battalion to shame men into fighting!...

We're celebrating our 1 year anniversary! (Birthday?) with some home grown herstory heroes from our great, frozen state of Minnesota! First, we tell the story of Dr. Martha Ripley who had the crazy notion that all women deserved decent maternity care and was an intense warrior, fighting against the patriarchy. Then, we talk about the Willmar 8 who didn't take kindly to being paid less than men and...

This week we're talking allergies, magic, and brothel boats! First, Emily shares the story of Adelaide Herrmann who made the ultimate transformation from magician's assistant to magician, performing illusions that were too intense for male magicians of the day! Then, Kelley talks about Ching Shih who went from sea faring sex worker to pirate queen of an entire fleet that ruled the seas around Chin...

This week is full of dresses, firsts, true crime, and primal screaming! The ladies drink some New Age wine to celebrate the last week of Black History Month. First, Kelley shares the rags to riches and back to rags story of Elizabeth Keckley who escaped slavery and became the personal dressmaker and bestie of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln! Then, Emily shares the too-real-for-tv tale of Eunice Carte...

This week is full of highs and lows and a super specific porno script pitch! First, Emily shares the harrowing story of The Leesburg Stockade Girls, a group of 15 adolescent black girls who were arrested for protesting segregation and held prisoner in horrific conditions (without telling anyone.) Then, Kelley tells the uplifting, almost Disney-esque story of Sarah Breedlove, more commonly known as...

We're back and famalam is here to stay! It's week two of Black History Month and we're celebrating by profiling some amazing trailblazers. First, we share the story of Shirley Chisholm who fought for issues that sound all too familiar and learned that people hated her more for being a woman than being black. Despite this, she had presidential aspirations! Then, we talk about the myth, the legend-...

We're kicking off Black History Month with stories of two women who took their fates into their own hands! First, Emily shares the story of Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl who refused to give up her seat on a bus 9 months before Rosa Parks' famous ride! Then, Kelley shares the story of Alice Coachman who was a self-trained track and field star who paved the way for other black female athletes...

This week, things get weird with some Greek church wine and tales of sex, intrigue, piracy, and more sex! First, Kelley tells the story of Mary 'Polly' 'Caress' Jacob who invented the modern bra and then went on to have a life so sexy and bizarre, it's shocking it hasn't been made into a tawdry drama series. Then, Emily shares the tale of Sayyida al Hurra, a true lady boss who was forced to flee h...

This week, the ladies are already a bottle in and only diving deeper with a bottle of Prophecy rosé. First, Emily covers Lucy Hicks Anderson, a self made, independently wealthy trans woman who was living her best life until the federal government decided to take a giant dump on everything. Then, Kelley shares the story of Gerda Taro, a famous war photographer who escaped Nazi Germany only to riske...

This week, Kelley and Emily talk about two ladies who both fought against unfair governments! First, Kelley covers Grace O'Malley, an Irish pirate queen who rightfully earned her fearsome reputation by fighting against English rule (and kicking her husband out of his own castle.) Then, Emily shares the story of Sophie Scholl, a young woman growing up in Nazi Germany who transformed from a Nazi You...

The ladies are coming at you from the past to talk about some ladies from even further back! First, Emily shares a shorty but a goodie about Lady Mary Bankes who, along with a small team of ladies and guards, defended her castle against 500+ enemy soldiers! Then, Kelley travels back to the 20s to share the story of Anna May Wong, a Chinese-American actress who battled racism, stereotypes, and the...

In the last episode of 2019, the ladies get passionate (incorrectly so) about Greek gods, the Titanic, and more! First, Kelley tells the story of Enheduanna a Sumerian priestess who merged two major religions, defined poetry as we know it, was one of the most powerful people (let alone women) of her time! So powerful, in fact, some think there's no way she could have really been a woman. Then, Emi...

This week, the ladies are testing out some new equipment! First, Emily covers the story of Zitkala-Sa, a Dakota woman who experienced the damaging effects of assimilation first-hand and spent her life advocating for Native American rights and preserving her culture! Then, Kelley gets festive with the origins of the first lady of Christmas, Mrs. Claus! Grab your violin and jump out of a helicopter...

This week Kelley and Emily talk about two women who worked their entire lives to make the world better for others. First, Kelley shares the story of Mary Ann Shadd who fought for the freedom and success of black people, women's rights, and somehow found time to become a lawyer- all in the 1800s! Then, Emily tells a tale that is too dramatic not to be on TV! After surviving a war, Sutematsu Oyama w...

This week, Kelley and Emily wine about some forward-thinking ladies over a bottle of Seven Daughters Moscato (because life is screwed up!) First, Emily digs into the dark side of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution and one of the many women it left out- suffragette Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee. Then, Kelley tells the story of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker whose progressive upbringing made her a strong...

The ladies are back and cheering to Kelley's health along with some badass babes! This week, over a bottle of Barefoot Peach Moscato, Kelley shares the story of Ida Pfeiffer who was inspired by adventure novels to travel the world- twice! Then, Emily tells the tale of Lyudmila Pavlichenko who began honing her sharpshooting skills at a young age to spite a neighbor boy and would become one of the d...

Kelly is on the road to recovery but we still have epic tales of feminine feats! This week, over a bottle of Flower Garden Riesling, Emily tells the tale of Audre Lorde (an epic months in the making). Audre was a black, lesbian, feminist icon, activist, and writer who did way too much for us to cover in 30 minutes, so consider this your introduction into her majesty. Then, Kelley shares the story...

The ladies are back with a living legend and a high flying heroine! With a bottle of strong Substance cabernet sauvignon, Kelley tells the ongoing story of Dr. Frances Arnold who has essentially proved that science is magic by developing directed evolution to help create bio fuel and save the world! Then, in honor of Veterans Day, Emily shares the story of Captain Elsie Ott who, during WWII, took...

The ladies are finally back with some not-so depressing stories and white wine! While chugging a bottle of Electra Moscato, Emily shares the story of Maya Ying Lin who designed one of the most iconic American memorials ever (but it only got her a B at Yale.) Then, Kelley tries not to laugh as she talks about dickers and goose nards while telling the story of Lily Parr, one of the first female foot...