Best Kit and Sherlock Podcasts (2025)

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Martha Gellhorn - Greatest War Correspondent 21:23

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Send us a text Martha Gellhorn was one of the greatest war correspondent of the 20th Century. When she was refused credentials as a reporter to cover the WW2 invasion of Normandy, France, otherwise known as D-Day, she didn't take "no" for an answer. She stowed away on a hospital ship and was the only woman to be on Omaha Beach on the day of the inv…

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She Made a Fortune by Eavesdropping on Wealthy Men 30:50

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Send us a text Mary Ellen Pleasant made a fortune as a domestic by listening to the conversations of the white men of means that she was serving. She listened and invested making millions. Then she shared all her millions with people who needed help whether they were slaves running for freedom or women who needed help finding independence. Join Kit…

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Women Making History - An Explorer and a Daredevil! 26:58

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Send us a text Louise Arner Boyd was the first woman to explore the Arctic in the 1920s. Annie Edson Taylor was the first person to plunge over Niagara Falls in a barrel - at the age of 63! Join Kit and Sherlock for the details of these amazing women who found a way to make their mark! See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of A…

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Women Who Followed Their Passions 26:31

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Send us a text Florence Parpart, inventor extraordinaire! Beginning at the age of 25 she revolutionized health and safety with two very different inventions. Margo Jones was instrumental in bringing professional theater to cities across the country. Join Kit and Sherlock for the details about these two amazing women who should be in our history boo…

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When Women Ruled Hollywood 29:01

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Send us a text From the late 1800s through the late 1920s women were a major force in filmmaking. They were producers, directors, screenwriters and editors. They were innovative in not only storytelling but in new methods of filmmaking. Then the Wall Street backed men saw the potential of big business and forced the independent studios of the day (…

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SPIES! 38:39

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Send us a text If you don't know Josephine Baker or think you know Josephine Baker, think again. The most celebrated American entertainer around the world was also one of the best spies during WW2. Also, one of the greatest spies during WW2 was Virginia Hall. The Nazis hated her because she outsmarted them for years. Join Kit and Sherlock for the i…

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Women Who Built and Maintained the Railroads 30:33

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Crazy Fads Over the Centuries 27:19

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Send us a text There have been crazy fads throughout the centuries. Hair Pinning Ring Turning Flagpole Sitting Phonebooth Stuffing Goldfish Swallowing Panty Raids Streaking As well as flammable fashion fads that have cost lives. What fads are we following today that risk our health? Join Kit and Sherlock as they explore 180 years of the fun and ugl…

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The Great Escape from Slavery 33:29

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Send us a text The story of Ellen and William Craft's escape from slavery in 1848 is epic. Disguised as a white man Ellen travelled 1,000 miles with her husband acting as her slave in order to obtain freedom from the torment of having no rights to be a free American. Join Kit and Sherlock as they travel this perilous journey with Ellen and William.…

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Two Great Ladies of New York 32:57

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Send us a text The stories behind the Statue of Liberty and the erection of the Brooklyn Bridge are more interesting than you can imagine. The construction of the Statue of Liberty didn't happen because of the governments of France and America - it was the everyday people of both countries who helped create, transport and erect the most famous icon…

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What Suffragettes Suffered for Women's Right to Vote 25:12

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Send us a text The suffragettes were not women who only marched with banners in the streets of our country. They were women who for decades were beaten, imprisoned, ostracized, ridiculed and tortured because they were a threat to the hold that men had on women at the time. Join Kit and Sherlock for the true story of what the women who came before u…

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Trailblazing Women Doctors of the 1800-1900s 39:02

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Send us a text Elizabeth Blackwell and Alice Ball - two women doctors who made history long, long, long before we were born! Elizabeth Blackwell tried multiple times to get accepted into a medical school in the 1840s only to be finally accepted because everyone thought it was a prank! Alice Ball, at the age of 23, earned a master's degree from the …

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Women Codebreakers of WW2-they helped win the war 26:15

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Send us a text This episode is about the untold women both black and white who were codebreakers that ended World War II two years earlier than expected because of their incredible ability to break codes and fight the Nazis. See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of American on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_o…

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Women Codebreakers Who Helped Win WW1 and WW2 23:25

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Send us a text In 1917 11,000 brilliant women were recruited by the US Navy to be codebreakers during World War 1 to fight the enemy. These women were instrumental in saving lives by their ability to crack the codes of the enemy. They were sworn to silence, never to reveal what they did in the war effort. Agnes Driscoll was one of these women. Join…

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Women in Law Enforcement from the 1890s 35:48

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Send us a text Women who made a difference! Detective Sergeant Marie Owens hired in Chicago in 1889. Detective Lola Baldwin hired in Portland, Oregon in 1908. US Deputy Marshal F.M. Miller appointed in 1891 to the most dangerous territory in the United States. US Deputy Marshal Ada Curnutt appointed to Oklahoma Indian Territory in 1889. These are j…

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Stunt Girls or Journalists? The Bravest Women Reporters of the 1880s. 29:10

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Send us a text The newspaper editors and the public in 1880 couldn't call women investigative reporters - that's what the men were called so women reporters were dubbed "Stunt Women" and weren't taken seriously until their reports started changing laws, working conditions and regulations. These brave, adventurous women of the 1880s and 1890s became…

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Women Inventors from 1700s to 1900s 32:52

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Send us a text Women have been inventing for centuries! Join Kit and Sherlock as they dip into the plethora of women who have been inventing products from ice cream makers to airplane mufflers. Inventions that you are still using today started with women centuries ago. Celebrate the women who came before us paving the way to our success as inventor…

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Women Arrested For Wearing Pants - from 1852 to 1938 22:05

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Send us a text It may seem like a frivolous thing but even today women lawyers are forbidden to enter some courts wearing pants! How much longer are we going to be told who we are and what we should wear? Women have been fighting for the right to dress as they choose for 175 years. Why are we still battling this issue? Join Kit and Sherlock for sto…

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Cowgirls of the Wild West 37:22

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Send us a text What is a cowgirl? Ranch hand, ranch owner, Wild West performer, rodeo competitor, horse trainer, stagecoach driver, outlaw, cattle rustler - so many definitions. But the ultimate definition is that a cowgirl is determined and fiercely independent. In this episode we cover three different kinds of cowgirls. Jo Monahan - socialite deb…

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Homesteaders - Women Who Claimed the West - Part 2 36:14

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Send us a text Join us, Kit and Sherlock, as we share the stories of four women homesteaders in the Wild West. The more we read about the women who came before us the more inspired we become. Be inspired, learn about the Badass Women of America! See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of American on Instagram. https://www.instagr…

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Women Homesteaders - single women who claimed the West 21:49

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Send us a text Over 100,000 single women took advantage of the Homestead Act of 1862 and for the first time claimed land in their own name. These women are not in our history books. These women were instrumental in developing the West. These were the badass women who lived in the wilderness so that they could have independence, adventure and claim …

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Wild West - Women Stagecoach Drivers 34:53

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Send us a text Stagecoach drivers had the hardest job at the time. Blizzards, rain, wind, bandits, and predators plagued their routes. Driving a six-horse team through the night these women were determined to deliver the passengers, mail and supplies even if it meant traversing unforgivable conditions. Kit and Sherlock talk about two brave women wh…

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Women of the Wild West - Outlaws and Gamblers 34:25

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Send us a text Not every woman in the 1800s succumbed to the Victorian era of rules and don'ts. Some went their own way - sometimes with good results and sometimes not so good results. Today's episode introduces you to four women who sometimes had good results with their adventurous nature and sometimes not but they all had one thing in common - th…

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My Mother-In-Law the Pilot 25:09

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Send us a text My mother-in-law, Marilyn Reber, was a woman who gently pushed against the pressures of the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s to be the woman she wanted to be rather than the woman that society thought she should be. Like so many adventurous women she slipped through the restraints of restriction and made her own way. See pictures and additional…

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Women Test Pilots of WW2 32:10

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Send us a text 25,000 brave women applied to be test pilots in 1942 for WW2. 1,074 made it into the program. These women were the best of the best pilots in America! They flew planes that men refused to fly. Join Kit and Sherlock as they reveal the path of women of adventure in 1942. Celebrate the "women who came before us"! See pictures and additi…

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Pancho Barnes - Aviator Extraordinaire 25:33

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Send us a text Pancho Barnes was one of a kind. A daredevil who partied hardy from the 20s to the 50s and one of the best pilots of her time, if not the best. The first woman stunt pilot in Hollywood in 1929, the first woman test pilot for Lockheed and other airplane manufacturers and the owner of the Happy Bottom Riding Club. "When you have a choi…

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Bessie Coleman - First African American Woman Pilot 21:24

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Send us a text Bessie Coleman was a pioneer of aviation. The first African American woman to earn a pilot's license in 1921. Bessie earned money as a "barnstorming" stunt flier drawing thousands of people to see her daredevil flying. She was fearless and forward thinking. A celebrity of her time. "Well, because I knew we had no aviators, neither me…

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The True Story of Women in Aviation in 1907 America 16:55

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Send us a text Join Kit and Sherlock to hear about the original American women of aviation starting in 1907. Nearly two decades before Amelia Earhart there were dozens of American women who not only flew planes but built them - sometimes in their living room! These were women who never asked permission to make history yet they aren't represented en…

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The Darling of the Confederacy 21:50

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Send us a text Join us to hear the amazing story of Private Jane Perkins, a soldier in the Danville Artillery during the Civil War. Hear her heroic story of three years in battle, capture, imprisonment and her last hurray. See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of American on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_…

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The Pinkerton Detective and the Military Strategist - Women of the Civil War 21:03

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Send us a text Ad free episode In this episode we introduce two amazing women. One who saved Lincoln from a first assassination attempt and another who was Lincoln's secret military strategist during the Civil War. See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of American on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/…

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The Brave, the Funny, the Audacious Women of the Civil War 40:40

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Send us a text There are so many amazing women who fought in the Civil War that we decided to briefly touch on five women that we love. From the brave Maria Lewis to the outrageous Major Annie Jones, we cover five women who run the gamut of the brave, the funny and the audacious. These are the women who came before us. See pictures and additional i…

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The Ordinary Yet Mysterious Civil War Soldier, Rosetta Wakeman 25:03

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Send us a text Rosetta Wakeman, AKA Pvt. Lyon Wakeman of the Civil War, wrote many letters home. Historians see her one way, we see her another way - a woman in search of identity during the Victorian age when women weren't given any choices. Rosetta made her own choices as a Union Civil War soldier. She didn't do anything that historians see as sp…

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Southern Women Who Shaped the Civil War 19:56

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Send us a text This episode is about the women who built the Confederacy and then crashed it to end the Civil War. See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of American on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/By Kit and Sherlock

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Sarah Edmonds - a Civil War hero. 37:40

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Send us a text In this episode discover Sarah Edmonds. A fearless woman who defied Victorian conventions, put her life on the line numerous times and helped win a war. See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of American on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/…

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Martha Gellhorn - Greatest War Correspondent 21:23

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She Made a Fortune by Eavesdropping on Wealthy Men 30:50

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Women Making History - An Explorer and a Daredevil! 26:58

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Women Who Followed Their Passions 26:31

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When Women Ruled Hollywood 29:01

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SPIES! 38:39

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Women Who Built and Maintained the Railroads 30:33

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Crazy Fads Over the Centuries 27:19

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The Great Escape from Slavery 33:29

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Two Great Ladies of New York 32:57

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What Suffragettes Suffered for Women's Right to Vote 25:12

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Trailblazing Women Doctors of the 1800-1900s 39:02

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Women Codebreakers of WW2-they helped win the war 26:15

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Women Codebreakers Who Helped Win WW1 and WW2 23:25

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Women in Law Enforcement from the 1890s 35:48

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Stunt Girls or Journalists? The Bravest Women Reporters of the 1880s. 29:10

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Women Inventors from 1700s to 1900s 32:52

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Women Arrested For Wearing Pants - from 1852 to 1938 22:05

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Cowgirls of the Wild West 37:22

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Homesteaders - Women Who Claimed the West - Part 2 36:14

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Women Homesteaders - single women who claimed the West 21:49

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Wild West - Women Stagecoach Drivers 34:53

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Women of the Wild West - Outlaws and Gamblers 34:25

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My Mother-In-Law the Pilot 25:09

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Women Test Pilots of WW2 32:10

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Pancho Barnes - Aviator Extraordinaire 25:33

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Bessie Coleman - First African American Woman Pilot 21:24

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The True Story of Women in Aviation in 1907 America 16:55

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The Darling of the Confederacy 21:50

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The Pinkerton Detective and the Military Strategist - Women of the Civil War 21:03

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The Brave, the Funny, the Audacious Women of the Civil War 40:40

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The Ordinary Yet Mysterious Civil War Soldier, Rosetta Wakeman 25:03

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Southern Women Who Shaped the Civil War 19:56

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Sarah Edmonds - a Civil War hero. 37:40