Best The History Chicks Qcode Podcasts (2025)

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Frida Kahlo, 2025 1:30:35

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We're going back to our 2013 coverage of this iconic artist who turned her pain, passion, fear, and unique outlook on life into remarkable and memorable art. Her bold subject and color choices (as well as her bold life choices) defied convention and sent her to the heights of international acclaim. Our 2026 Field Trip to London sold out in record t…

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Catherine De Medici Part 2 2:24:35

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Catherine de Medici lived in a century defined by the the contributions of remarkable women, and she distinguished herself as one of the most remarkable of them all. No longer an apprentice in the art of intrigue, she was sharp and strategic and brave in ways that defied cultural expectations Whatever her reputation became, her capacity for calcula…

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Catherine de Medici, Part 1 1:30:10

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As the last legitimate heir to a powerful family, Catherine de Medici was married at only 14 into one of the most powerful royal houses in Europe. The two halves of her story are VASTLY different, and here in Part 1, we are going to tell you about how she had no resources but INNER resources - and the character that developed from the circumstances…

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Philadelphia 2025 Travelogue 1:28:30

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It's field trip time again! We took 50 listeners with us to the cradle of our country - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Over the course of a long weekend, we absorbed the sites and stories we'd learned about in school, and learned about those figures whose vital contributions have faded over time. Through our exposure to the artifacts, places and peopl…

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Suzanne Valadon 1:38:03

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Suzanne Valadon was born on the wrong side of the tracks, and the wrong side of the blanket, but grew up to be one of the It Girls of the Impressionist era. She traveled a unique journey to stardom by parlaying her career as an artist's model into an artistic career of her own. This episode brought to you in part by: Honeylove Blueland OSEA Hungryr…

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Alice Paul Part 2 2:01:07

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The road to equality has never run smooth - in part 2, Alice Paul and the suffragists finally achieve their goal of a constitutional amendment giving women the vote - but not until a great deal of lobbying, schisms, sacrifice, and sheer willingness to go against the grain at every occasion. Never one to rest for long, Alice then had a greater aspir…

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Early Suffragists, 2025 1:30:19

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Years before Alice Paul was even born, the women's suffrage movement began with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, and others at the first women's rights convention in the US in 1848. The efforts of these early suffragists laid the groundwork for Alice Paul and her peers, and their stories will give you a better understanding …

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Alice Paul, Part 1 2:02:45

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Alice Paul was one of the most prominent activists of the 20th-century women's rights movement, who believed that moral authority always trumps the letter of the law; injustices must be called out and resisted as a matter of principle. By hook or by crook; with personal sacrifice, determination, and a talent for spectacle, she moved the needle of p…

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Paris Field Trip Travelogue, 2025 1:33:30

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We lived the dream... and traveled to Paris in the springtime! Fifty of our friends joined us in the City Of Light for forays into history, art, wine, architecture, shopping, camaraderie, and SO MUCH FROMAGE! Some of our friends join us here on the show to tell you the tale of our adventures. (And the friendships we made along the way) Learn more a…

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Anne Frank 2025 2:22:30

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During our coverage of Miep Gies, we presented the story of the events that were happening in the world at large during WW2, closer in within the city of Amsterdam, and then to a smaller scale within the lives, offices and homes of the helpers. Susan has in fact taken a pilgrimage to Amsterdam to visit the attic where Anne lived and Miep worked so …

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Miep Gies Part 2 2:03:45

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Miep Gies risked her life in order to help her Jewish friends hide from the Nazis during World War 2. In Part 2 of her story, we'll take you through the years of struggle and subterfuge, the dark day when the Secret Annex was raided, and how Miep saved Anne Frank's writings from destruction. Anne's diary is one of the most significant historical do…

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Miep Gies Part 1 1:15:15

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In a land fraught with turbulence and oppression, Miep Gies helped to shelter and supply Anne Frank's family (and others) while they were in hiding from the Nazis; an act of civil disobedience that was, though illegal, the most moral of human endeavors. This episode is sponsored in part by: Show off your excellent taste in podcasts by grabbing your…

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A Conversation with Anne Sebba: The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz 1:07:00

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To leave you with a bit of lagniappe for Women's History Month, we broke our usual format to sit down for a talk with Anne Sebba, author of the new book The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival. Anne tells us about some of the women in the only entirely female orchestra in any Nazi prison camp. She talks about her process of learning…

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Frida Kahlo, 2025 1:30:35

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Catherine De Medici Part 2 2:24:35

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Catherine de Medici, Part 1 1:30:10

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Philadelphia 2025 Travelogue 1:28:30

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Suzanne Valadon 1:38:03

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Alice Paul Part 2 2:01:07

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Early Suffragists, 2025 1:30:19

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Alice Paul, Part 1 2:02:45

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Paris Field Trip Travelogue, 2025 1:33:30

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Anne Frank 2025 2:22:30

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Miep Gies Part 2 2:03:45

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Miep Gies Part 1 1:15:15

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A Conversation with Anne Sebba: The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz 1:07:00