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Broadly Underestimated

Broadly Underestimated

Woman In Time

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Broadly Underestimated is the podcast dedicated to understanding the underestimated aspects of our lives. Every object, institution, historical event – even the most mundane – has its own revolutionary story. And it’s often the underestimated women behind those stories that have shaped life as we know it today.
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Soon after waking up one morning in 1860, Elizabeth Packard, a 40-year-old mother of six, was ambushed by two doctors who broke into her room. Her husband Theophilus had been threatening to commit her to an asylum for quite a while. And now he was finally making good on his promise.

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The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore

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Broadly Underestimated - Asylums 3: Nellie Bly, Undercover Whistleblower
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06/15/22 • 30 min

In 1887, Nellie Bly went undercover at Blackwell’s Asylum to expose its use as a holding pen for different or defiant women, and to reveal the horrors inside.

Recommended Reading:

Ten Days in a Mad House by Nellie Bly

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Elizabeth Packard has just come out of the fight of her life. She’d spent three years locked in an asylum that she had no power to get out of. Her spiteful husband had committed her and used every legal tool at his disposal to silence her powerful voice. And now, he had taken her children from her.

Elizabeth Packard was a fighter. And there was no way she was going to lay down for this fight for her children and for the rights of married women across the United States.

Recommended Reading:

The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore

The Great Drama by Elizabeth Packard

Marital Power Exemplified by Elizabeth Packard

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Broadly Underestimated - Code Breakers 1: Elizebeth Friedman and the Mafia
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04/30/21 • 28 min

In a face off between one woman and the mafia, Elizebeth Friedman sets the foundation for code breaking in the United States... and takes down the mafia in her wake.

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The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone

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Broadly Underestimated - Mary Anning and the Fossil that Changed the World
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03/15/22 • 21 min

In 1823, a young woman named Mary Anning discovered a fossil that would forever change the way we view the earth.

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The Fossil Hunter by Shelley Emling

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier

Ammonite (2020)

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Broadly Underestimated - When Scrooge is a Woman

When Scrooge is a Woman

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12/19/21 • 19 min

Alison Larkin took Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol and adapt in one single way: she turned Scrooge into a woman.

The plot is exactly the same, all the other characters are exactly the same. The only thing that changes in the story is that Scrooge is a female business owner, miser, and Christmas-hater in Victorian London. But this changes everything.

Recommended Reading / Listening:

A Christmas Carol – Freely Adapted by Alison Larkin

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In the 1890s, a group of women burst onto the American bike racing scene. That they were competing publicly was shocking enough. But that they forced to the fore the conversation about whether women should be athletes, made them women to be reckoned with.

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Roger Gilles, the author of Women on the Move, a chronicle of female bike racers in the 1890s.

Recommended Reading:

Tillie the Terrible Swede by Sue Stauffacher

Women on the Move by Roger Gilles

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Broadly Underestimated - Swimsuits 4 – Finding a Way with Diana Nyad
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08/20/21 • 18 min

After four failed attempts, Diana Nyad jumps into the ocean one last time. She braves the sharks, jellyfish, and overwhelming ocean currents to see, once and for all, whether her daring dream of swimming more than 100 miles from Cuba to Florida is possible.

Recommended Reading and Viewing:

Find a Way by Diana Nyad

The Other Shore

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Broadly Underestimated - Code Breakers 3: Female Code Breakers and the D-Day Invasion
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05/14/21 • 41 min

In 1942, thousands of women secretly took positions as code breakers for the U.S. Government. And their work changed the course of military and world history.

Recommended Reading:

Code Girls by Liza Mundy

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Broadly Underestimated - The Women of Clue

The Women of Clue

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11/27/21 • 16 min

Clue emerged on the scene in 1949 and changed the world of board games forever. Its inventor, Anthony Pratt, had developed his idea for the game during World War II, but this is the hidden story of the women who inspired his idea, designed the game board, and shared the story with the world.

Recommended Reading and Viewing:

The Story of Cluedo by Jonathan Foster

The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie

Clue, 1985

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FAQ

How many episodes does Broadly Underestimated have?

Broadly Underestimated currently has 24 episodes available.

What topics does Broadly Underestimated cover?

The podcast is about History, Podcasts, Books and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on Broadly Underestimated?

The episode title 'Asylums 2: Elizabeth Packard & the Fight for Married Women’s Rights' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Broadly Underestimated?

The average episode length on Broadly Underestimated is 31 minutes.

How often are episodes of Broadly Underestimated released?

Episodes of Broadly Underestimated are typically released every 22 days, 11 hours.

When was the first episode of Broadly Underestimated?

The first episode of Broadly Underestimated was released on Apr 30, 2021.

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