Well Behaved Women

Lauren Schill

A new podcast about old ladies who were not, in fact, well behaved. Each week, Lauren will teach Hannah and B about a new revolutionary femme, so join them on their journey to knowledge.

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Ep. 15 - 24 Karat Goldman

Well Behaved Women

01/20/22 • 93 min

Welcome to 2022 in our mid-pandemic dystopia! Today we are talking about labor relations, and the badass anarchist who was around it all, Emma Goldman.

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Ep. 29 - Cixi Pt 2 - Desperate Concubines of the Forbidden City

Well Behaved Women

06/16/23 • 71 min

Join our hosts Lauren, Hannah and B as they take a trip to Forbidden City Lane for the second part of our Cixi journey.

Image credits: "Empress Dowager Cixi; Katharine A. Carl (1865–1938); Oil on canvas with camphor wood frame, 1903; Transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, S2011.16 " Courtesy of "Smithsonian Snapshots" - link: https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/snapshot/cixi-last-empress-dowager-china

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Ep. 19 - We're Back for Eva More

Well Behaved Women

04/22/23 • 85 min

Aaaaaand we're back! Lauren is joined by Hannah and B as the show relaunches for 2023. This week we re-hash the life and works of Eva Peron, spiritual leader of Argentina.

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Ep. 40 - The Artist Formerly, Known as Artemisia

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09/08/23 • 85 min

The gang's all here for this week's episode! B, Hannah, and Lauren are joined by Anneka and her ITALIAN HANDS as they learn about Artemisia Gentileschi. A massively talented Renaissance painter, a mother, and a survivor, Artemisia kicked methaphorical ass. From being tortured by thumbscrews in a criminal trial to painting the ceiling of the King of England himself, join the group as they learn all the twists, turns, and curves that Artemisia perfected in her art.

Trigger Warning: We will be discussing rape and a subsequent trial.

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Ep. 42- Uteruses with the Duderus!

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09/22/23 • 69 min

In this week's unsupervised episode, B and Lauren go off the rails about... the uterus! Join them as they discuss the history, the mystery, and the mechanics of Eve's original curse! Cover art for the episode drawn by Lauren, so now you have to see the lumpy butt like us!

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Ep. 20 - Khutulun Warrior Princess

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04/29/23 • 30 min

This week Lauren, Hannah, and B discuss badass bitch Khutulun and her wrestling prowess. Listen and learn why women aren't allowed to wrestle in Mongolia. We're a munchin' and a crunchin' on snacks as we tell the tale of Ghengis Kahn's niece.

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Ep.51 - Dommy Mommies for Queen Christina

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11/24/23 • 100 min

This week the pod lab explores the first, and incredibly busy, half of the life of Christina, Queen of Sweden. Join as we discuss hairy babies, buffoonery, romantic necrophilia, and how many mommies it actually takes to raise a queen.

Image Credit: British Museum

Paulus Pontius after Anselmus Van Hulle Christina, Queen of Sweden at the Peace of Münster ca. 1648

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Ep. 18 - Ten Things We Hate About Ilse

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05/14/22 • 104 min

Hoo boy do we have a maniac for you this week! It's been a minute. Guys, it's 2022. Life sucks. Let's talk about the Bitch of Buchenwald, Ilse Koch.

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Ep. 33 - Judging on Them Haters - Sandra Day O'Connor

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07/14/23 • 82 min

Hello and welcome to part two of our deep dive into the life of Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court Justice! She's on the bench and has to share it with an ex-boyfriend. Will they butt heads or will they work together? Listen to find out now! ALSO - for the month of July we are hosting a GoFundMe to improve our audio, for better audio quality! If you'd like to support the show, please follow the link below.

https://gofund.me/e652d89a Thank you so much, we love you all to the ends of the Earth!

Image: "Sandra Day O'Connor", courtesy of White House Photographic Collection, National Archives, Washington, D.C. Found with Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Link: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sandra-Day-OConnor#/media/1/424738/262744

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Ep. 2 - Harri T's Got A Gun

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12/18/19 • 82 min

This week Lauren and Kyria cover one of the most widely known but poorly publicized figures of the late 19th century: Araminta Tubman. Join them in learning way more than you thought you needed to know about her. Sources listed below:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman#

https://www.biography.com/activist/harriet-tubman

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harriet-Tubman

http://www.harriet-tubman.org/

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