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We're Olivia and Katie. We tell and write stories of fascinating women you’ve never heard of, but should have! whatshernamepodcast.com
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What’sHerName Podcast @whatshernamepod.bsky.social · Sep 16
It's the U.S. Book Birthday for our latest - Tales of Pirates!!

It’s got ALL the swashbuckling, all the time periods and geographical locations, and of course, all the women put back in! We hope you love it! #History #BookBirthday
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I lived in China for 4 years and have a lot of love for the people there. So I was surprised and super excited to see that our book, The Stinky History of Toilets, is being translated and released in Chinese this month! And as always, Google Translate leveled up the title! 😄
October 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Halloween Special is here! Catherine Crowe was a wildly acclaimed Victorian novelist, playwright, social critic and…ghost hunter?

So why don’t we remember her? The answer involves a few misbehaving spirits, a little bit of nudity, and a whole lot of mean-spirited gossip by one very famous frenemy.
THE BIRD OF ILL OMEN Catherine Crowe: 2025 Halloween Special — What'shername
Catherine Crowe was a wildly acclaimed Victorian novelist, playwright, social critic and …ghost hunter? Her novels were as popular as Charles Dickens,’ and Ralph Waldo Emerson, Harriet Martineau, and ...
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October 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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There is an excellent @whatshernamepod.bsky.social episode about Rattlesnake Kate! whatshernamepodcast.com/rattlesnake-...
THE WESTERN WOMAN Rattlesnake Kate Slaughterback — What'shername
The day “Rattlesnake Kate” Slaughterback (armed only with a rifle, 4 bullets, and a “No Hunting” sign) successfully battled her way through hundreds of rattlesnakes to save herself and her son, a lege...
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October 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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October 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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New episode! When a history-making Copper Age burial was unearthed in 2008, the world was stunned by the incredibly unprecedented artifacts found in the tomb of the so-called ‘Ivory Man.’ But 15 years later came the more astonishing discovery – that 5,000-year-old Ivory Man was actually Ivory LADY!
THE MYSTERY The Ivory Lady — What'shername
When a history-making Copper Age burial was unearthed in southern Spain in 2008, the world was stunned by the incredibly beautiful – and utterly unprecedented – artifacts found in the tomb of the so-c...
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October 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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It's the U.S. Book Birthday for our latest - Tales of Pirates!!

It’s got ALL the swashbuckling, all the time periods and geographical locations, and of course, all the women put back in! We hope you love it! #History #BookBirthday
September 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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New season starts today! Violeta Parra recorded the greatest album in Chilean history. She also collected two thousand folk songs, danced in the Poor Circus, sang in the streets, and –incredibly– exhibited at the Louvre. Over the years she also broke …*checks notes*… 48 guitars over people’s heads.
THE FOLKLORISTA Violeta Parra — What'shername
Violeta Parra needs no introduction in Latin America: not only did she record the greatest album in Chilean history, she also collected two thousand folk songs, danced in the Poor Circus, sang in the ...
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September 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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We're so excited to announce our next book coming in September! Pirates!!!🏴‍☠️
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Set sail on the seven seas with Tales of Pirates, written by @whatshernamepod.bsky.social!

Tales of Pirates includes sagas of famous pirates like Blackbeard, Ching Shih and Francis Drake, as well as stories of buccaneers kids might not have heard of. ☠️🏴‍☠️🦜

📅 Coming September 2025
🎨 George Ermos
August 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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New episode! 135 years ago, Norwegian immigrant Thea Foss lived in a ramshackle driftwood houseboat on the coast of Tacoma Washington. Then she built the largest maritime company west of the Mississippi. (Plus there’s a boat parade, a catastrophic fire, and a truly delightful cow.) Join us! 👇
THE TUGBOAT PIONEER Thea Foss — What'shername
135 years ago, Norwegian immigrant Thea Foss lived in a ramshackle driftwood houseboat on the coast of Tacoma Washington. Kind, capable, and hard-working, she was an anchor for hundreds more immigrant...
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August 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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“When in doubt, blame the Victorians.” Thanks for the laugh @whatshernamepod.bsky.social

One of the very best and most approachable podcasts for learning more about women who made and impacted history
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July 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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This is so cool!!! Looks like some people found our recently translated book in stores in Slovakia! Love these photos!!!
July 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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What are you listening to, Bluesky?
I highly recommend the “What’s Her Name” podcast, for info on truly lost women of history!
Find it on all the usual podcasting sources. #podcast #podcasts #womeninhistory
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July 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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This reminds me of an episode of @whatshernamepod.bsky.social I listened to recently about Gerda Taro - born and raised in Germany, she became not German in the eyes of the Nazis.
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July 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Ooooh, @whatshernamepod.bsky.social did an excellent episode on her!

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THE INDOMITABLE SPIRIT Artemisia Gentileschi — What'shername
Artemisia Gentileschi was one of the most famed and respected painters in 17th century Europe. But after she died, her story (and many of her works) were lost – and over the years, Artemisia has becom...
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July 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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The Vagabond Princess author, Ruby Lal, sat down with the @whatshernamepod.bsky.social  for an interview. Click the link below for the full interview.
THE VAGABOND PRINCESS Gulbadan Begum — What'shername
At the dawn of the Mughal Empire, a bold and brilliant Princess outlived three Emperors, and managed to create an adventurous, wildly unexpected life for herself during one of the most tumultuous eras in history. And luckily for the rest of us – she wrote it all down! Award-winning historian and author Dr. Ruby Lal is back to introduce us to THE VAGABOND PRINCESS, Gulbadan Begum.     Ruby Lal is Professor of South Asian Studies at …
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July 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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A History of the World in 80 Lost Women

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A History of the World in 80 Lost Women - Dr Katie Nelson
A fresh, informative and entertaining pop history of the world told through the biographies of eighty fascinating women you may not have heard of...
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July 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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For all my extra gifted 80's and 90's kids who are discovering they are tired, burned-out adults:
Ordinary My love, what if you were not Nietzsche and I was not Gloria Steinem. And I was not Ruth Bader Ginsberg, or Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, and you were not Isaac Newton, or Einstein, or Hegel, and we lived Ordinary lives, here and there, foraging for mushrooms in the swamps and children's minds and sometimes find ing chickory root for inflammation, poke for lymphatic tincture, honey for mead. What if sometimes you sang in the kitchen while making bone broth from chicken feet, and played happy snippets on the violin, and I periodically baked bread in a clean (ish) kitchen, sang Broadway, laughed, and sometimes, we held hands in the grocery, took kids to the Asian market, watched Netflix with our eyes closed, spooned in bed, and weren't the next Nobel Prize Winner, breakout academic Wunderkind, surprise New York Times Best-selling magical fairy child. What if we went wild: Mowed lawns. Got mail. Refused to live up to the potential somebody wrote on our report cards long ago, and instead utterly wasted our lives on loving and living and loving and refused to yield to the expectations that anything less fiscally responsible is imprudent. What if what we saved did not end up being millions, my sweet, but our own souls? And all along there will be enough for the movies sometimes, enough for croissants and soft pretzels, and enough to sit and do the crossword and kiss you goodnight. What if instead of being memorable, we make memories, responsible to not the whole world but our world. And what if it is ordinary, and we are inordinately enough. Heather Harris-Bergevin Ordinary My love, what if you were not Nietzsche and I was not Gloria Steinem. And I was not Ruth Bader Ginsberg, or Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, and you were not Isaac Newton, or Einstein, or Hegel, and we lived Ordinary lives, here and there, foraging for mushrooms in the swamps and children's minds and sometimes find ing chickory root for inflammation, poke for lymphatic tincture, honey for mead. What if sometimes you sang in the kitchen while making bone broth from chicken feet, and played happy snippets on the violin, and I periodically baked bread in a clean (ish) kitchen, sang Broadway, laughed, and sometimes, we held hands in the grocery, took kids to the Asian market, watched Netflix with our eyes closed, spooned in bed, and weren't the next Nobel Prize Winner, breakout academic Wunderkind, surprise New York Times Best-selling magical fairy child. What if we went wild: Mowed lawns. Got mail. Refused to live up to the potential somebody wrote on our report cards long ago, and instead utterly wasted our lives on loving and living and loving and refused to yield to the expectations that anything less fiscally responsible is imprudent. What if what we saved did not end up being millions, my sweet, but our own souls? And all along there will be enough for the movies sometimes, enough for croissants and soft pretzels, and enough to sit and do the crossword and kiss you goodnight. What if instead of being memorable, we make memories, responsible to not the whole world but our world. And what if it is ordinary, and we are inordinately enough. Heather Harris-Bergevin
June 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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real bummer finding out that literally everything was on the honor system this whole time
June 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Pearl DeVere, famous madam of the Old West died #OTD 1897. Her impact on the town of Cripple Creek was so great that the whole town turned out for her funeral. As they headed back to town following her burial, the people started singing "A Hot Time in the Old Town" in her honor. #WomenInHistory
June 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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New episode! The Roman Republic is collapsing and everything hangs in the balance. It’s a political game of kill-or-be-killed, and Fulvia did not come to play.

You’ve heard of Caesar, Antony, and Cleopatra. But what about Fulvia, there at the eye of that infamous Roman storm? 🎧👇 #WomenInHistory
THE DOER Fulvia — What'shername
The Roman Republic is collapsing and everything hangs in the balance. It’s a political game of kill-or-be-killed, and Fulvia did not come to play. You’ve heard of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Cleop...
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June 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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New! Queen Seondeok of Silla was revered for her wisdom, her compassion - and her ability to use nature’s signs to foretell the future! Author Karen Wang Diggs helps us uncover the life of the queen that would lay the foundation for the unification of The Three Kingdoms. #WomenInHistory
THE CLAIRVOYANT QUEEN Seondeok — What'shername
Queen Seondeok of Silla was revered for her wisdom, her compassion, and most importantly – her ability to use nature’s signs to foretell the future! And with some truly audacious international diploma...
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May 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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I chose today's #MothMay offering after listening to the fab @whatshernamepod.bsky.social episode about Mother Shipton and discovering a moth named after her! You can listen to the episode here...

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An original digital illustration by Loadofolbobbins of a Mother Shipton moth. It has it's wings closed behind itself and is a mixture of deep rich browns with white markings. Some of the main white markings form a stereotypical hag like face outline, which is how it got it's name. It has a fluffy upper body it tones of blue grey and dark antennae. The moth looks as if it's landed on a piece of white paper with a dark shadow beneath it and some inky black splash marks in the bottom right corner of the image.
May 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Under the spell of Hildegard: A new album reboots ancient music
The 12th century abbess, scientist and composer inspires new interpretations of her music, and new works, on an album spotlighting soprano Barbara Hannigan.
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May 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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My next three book events are about my previous book Women Warriors. It's been awhile, so I am madly re-reading. I am pleased to report that it's pretty dang good.
Cover of Women Warriors, which includes a Japanese print of a woman samurai charging on horseback. I love this cover.
May 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Mary Lou Williams was born #OTD 1910. Music was everything to her. She'd talk about having a song in her that had to released & friends would find her at parties in a closet frantically writing music. Truly one of the great musical minds. #WomenInHistory 👉 bit.ly/2WgDVkY
May 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM