Wondrous Women

Hi, welcome to the Wondrous Women podcast. I’m Helen Pugh and for many years I’ve been researching women throughout history for my books, which include Unsung Women in Somerset, On This Day in Somerset, Jungle-tastic Tales and Inca-tastic Tales. In this episode, we’ll be looking at times when girls have been worshipped. There'll be no accompanying Patreon episodes for this one and this will be the...

Hello and welcome to the Wondrous Women podcast! I’m Helen Pugh, and I’m so happy you’ve tuned in. For years, I’ve been on a quest to uncover the hidden stories of remarkable women from history, stories that have inspired my books, including Unsung Women in Somerset , On This Day in Somerset , Jungle-tastic Tales , and Inca-tastic Tales . This episode is the story of Malgarida.

Hi, welcome to the Wondrous Women podcast. Thanks for tuning in. I’m Helen Pugh and for many years I’ve been researching women throughout history for my books, which include Unsung Women in Somerset, On This Day in Somerset, Jungle-tastic Tales and Inca-tastic Tales. In this episode, we’ll be looking at a political leader from the Inca Empire. Her name was Contarhuacho (also spelt Contarguacho) an...

This episode will be a little different. I will be reciting a piece I wrote to celebrate one hundred years of libraries in Bath and North East Somerset, taking a look at some of the wondrous women who’ve inhabited my local area during those one hundred years. My accompanying patreon episodes for this episode will explore times when women were the first person or last person to do something, with m...

I’m Helen Pugh and for many years I’ve been researching women throughout history for my books, which include Unsung Women in Somerset, On This Day in Somerset, Jungle-tastic Tales and Inca-tastic Tales. Today we’ll be exploring witches who I’ve researched for my books Unsung Women in Somerset and On This Day in Somerset. Sources: Somerset Stories of the Supernatural by Roger Evans, Folklore of Som...

This episode will be about singers in England through the ages who I’ve come across in research for On This Day in Somerset; some are in the book and some are exclusive to this podcast. My accompanying patreon episode for this episode will explore more singers and composers. You can head to patreon.com/helenpugh and if you’re not already a member, you can join. Membership costs just three pounds p...

There’s a house not all that far from where I live called Eagle House. It’s in the village of Batheaston, just outside Bath. And it has a very special place in history because this house gave wings to the suffragette movement. It belonged to the Bathwayt family and was a useful base for organising campaigns throughout the South West as well as a sanctuary for suffragettes who’d suffered in prison....

Find out the inspiration behind the podcast and what to expect! Hosted by Helen Pugh, the author of Unsung Women in Somerset, On This Day in Somerset, Jungle-tastic Tales and Inca-tastic Tales.