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Her Half of History

Her Half of History

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Why don't women's clothes have more pockets? Who are the female writers and artists my education forgot to include? How does a woman go about seizing control of her government? What was it like to be a female slave and how did the lucky ones escape? When did women get to put their own name on their credit cards? Is the life of a female spy as glamorous as Hollywood has led me to believe? In short, what were the women doing all that time? I explore these and other questions in this thematic approach to women's history.
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Her Half of History - 8.9 Zheng Pingru: A Spy for China
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10/20/22 • 23 min

Zheng Pingru is a Chinese heroine of World War II. Her story was tragically brief, and even today raises questions about the difficult role of women in war and occupation.

Check out the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for a transcript, pictures, and sources.

Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and pictures.

Support the show on my Patreon page for bonus episodes, polls, and a general feeling of self-satisfaction.

Join Into History for a community of ad-free history podcasts plus bonus content.

Follow me on Twitter as @her_half. Or on Facebook or Instagram as Her Half of History.

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Her Half of History - 1.2 The Rise and Fall of Your Hemline
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02/11/21 • 18 min

Hemlines throughout history have ranged from nonexistent (that is, no clothes at all) to trailing 25 feet behind you, but for the most part they went to at least the ankle and often the floor. Starting in the early 20th century, they started ricocheting up and down and up and down again until finally we have arrived at a point where you are free to look good in a skirt of pretty much any length you choose.

This episode belongs in Series 1: What’s in the Closet and How Did It Get There?

Check out more details on the website here.

Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and pictures.

Support the show on my Patreon page for bonus episodes, polls, and a general feeling of self-satisfaction.

Join Into History for a community of ad-free history podcasts plus bonus content.

Follow me on Twitter as @her_half. Or on Facebook or Instagram as Her Half of History.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Her Half of History - 7.6 Waste Not: A History of Your Trash
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06/09/22 • 23 min

Some household chores are more or less a thing of the past, but taking out the trash is a task that has grown over time. It's also transformed beyond all recognition. This episode discusses what women of the past had in their trash and what they did with it.
See the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for a transcript, sources, and pictures.

Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and pictures.
Support the show on my Patreon page for bonus episodes, polls, and a general feeling of self-satisfaction.
Join Into History for a community of ad-free history podcasts plus bonus content.
Follow me on Twitter as @her_half. Or on Facebook or Instagram as Her Half of History.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Her Half of History - 7.9 The Pre-Industrial Housewife
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06/30/22 • 21 min

Housewives are practically invisible in the historical record, so the general impression is that not much changed for them between the dawn of civilization and industrialization. That is almost certainly not true, and this episode is a discussion of what little we know about being a housewife in the pre-industrial era.

See the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for a transcript, sources, and pictures.

Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and pictures.

Support the show on my Patreon page for bonus episodes, polls, and a general feeling of self-satisfaction.

Join Into History for a community of ad-free history podcasts plus bonus content.

Follow me on Twitter as @her_half. Or on Facebook or Instagram as Her Half of History.

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Her Half of History - 4.1 Slavery: An Enduring Institution
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09/09/21 • 25 min

Our brand new series is "A Slave, But Now I'm Free." Most of the series will be biographical spotlights on women who escaped slavery, but I find that many people have a mental image of slavery that is entirely based on the American antebellum south. Slavery is much older than that, and hasn't always looked like that, so this episode is an overview of the institution itself: when it began, how people became slaves, what rights slaves did (and mostly didn't) have, and how slaves fought back.

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Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and pictures.

Support the show on my Patreon page for bonus episodes, polls, and a general feeling of self-satisfaction.

Join Into History for a community of ad-free history podcasts plus bonus content.

Follow me on Twitter as @her_half. Or on Facebook or Instagram as Her Half of History.

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Her Half of History - 1.3 The Little Mysteries: Pockets, Buttons, and Heels
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02/18/21 • 20 min

The modern woman’s wardrobe contains many little mysteries. Why so few pockets? Why so many heels? And why are the buttons different on men’s and women’s shirts? In this episode, I discuss the times when pockets were detachable, men wore heels, and buttons were a mystery (as they still are today).

This episode belongs in Series 1: What’s in the Closet and How Did It Get There?

Check out more details on the website here.

Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and pictures.

Support the show on my Patreon page for bonus episodes, polls, and a general feeling of self-satisfaction.

Join Into History for a community of ad-free history podcasts plus bonus content.

Follow me on Twitter as @her_half. Or on Facebook or Instagram as Her Half of History.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Her Half of History - 7.5 To Market, To Market: A History of Shopping
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06/02/22 • 27 min

How many shopping trips does it take to keep the household running? And is it a man's job or a woman's? And what was it like when you got to the shop? Some of the answers are here in this episode.

Check out the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for a transcript, pictures, and more details.

Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and pictures.

Support the show on my Patreon page for bonus episodes, polls, and a general feeling of self-satisfaction.

Join Into History for a community of ad-free history podcasts plus bonus content.

Follow me on Twitter as @her_half. Or on Facebook or Instagram as Her Half of History.

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Her Half of History - 7.4 Next to Godliness: A History of Housecleaning
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05/26/22 • 26 min

Women have done an enormous amount of cleaning over the millennia, but precious few bothered to write down what that meant. The daily grind of housewives is largely hidden from history, but this episode covers some of what we do know about spring cleaning, whitewashing, carpet beating, and dishwashing, plus a few tidbits about the invention of the vacuum and the dishwasher.

See the website for a full transcript, sources, and pictures. herhalfofhistory.com

Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and pictures.

Support the show on my Patreon page for bonus episodes, polls, and a general feeling of self-satisfaction.

Join Into History for a community of ad-free history podcasts plus bonus content.

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Her Half of History - 7.7 Some Like It Hot: A History of Cooking
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06/16/22 • 27 min

It is ridiculous to try to cover the history of cooking in one episode, but it would be equally ridiculous to ignore it in a series on housewives and housework, so here is the grand overview on how your dinner got cooked, from fire roasting all the way to the microwave.
See the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for a transcript, pictures, and sources.

Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and pictures.
Support the show on my Patreon page for bonus episodes, polls, and a general feeling of self-satisfaction.
Join Into History for a community of ad-free history podcasts plus bonus content.
Follow me on Twitter as @her_half. Or on Facebook or Instagram as Her Half of History.

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Her Half of History - 1.1 Who Wears the Pants Around Here?
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02/04/21 • 22 min

Women wore various versions of skirts or robes for most of history. A few brave women in pants traumatized their neighbors in the 19th century, but it wasn’t really acceptable in the western world until the 20th century, when women in sports, women in film, and women in fashion design took the bifurcated risk and gave us the right to wear pants (almost) everywhere we want to go.

This episode belongs in Series 1: What’s in the Closet and How Did It Get There?

Check out more details on the website here.

Visit the website (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and pictures.

Support the show on my Patreon page for bonus episodes, polls, and a general feeling of self-satisfaction.

Join Into History for a community of ad-free history podcasts plus bonus content.

Follow me on Twitter as @her_half. Or on Facebook or Instagram as Her Half of History.

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How many episodes does Her Half of History have?

Her Half of History currently has 160 episodes available.

What topics does Her Half of History cover?

The podcast is about History, Podcasts and Education.

What is the most popular episode on Her Half of History?

The episode title '7.5 To Market, To Market: A History of Shopping' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Her Half of History?

The average episode length on Her Half of History is 24 minutes.

How often are episodes of Her Half of History released?

Episodes of Her Half of History are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Her Half of History?

The first episode of Her Half of History was released on Feb 4, 2021.

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