The Bitchionary
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The Bitchionary Podcast.
We are the dictionary of bitches, a podcast for stories about women. Email us at admin@thebitchionary.com
Find us: https://linktr.ee/thebitchionary.com?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=306ebd43-d7d2-4f0d-b5ac-c97a6ec97e2f
We are the dictionary of bitches, a podcast for stories about women. Email us at admin@thebitchionary.com
Find us: https://linktr.ee/thebitchionary.com?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=306ebd43-d7d2-4f0d-b5ac-c97a6ec97e2f
Episode 3: Medical Moral Panic drops Tuesday! In which Becca and Lily explain why Victorians thought a bicycle might break a woman’s uterus, roast the men who replaced centuries of women’s medical knowledge with leeches and “humors,” wander into a few tangents about power, purity, pants, and panic.
November 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Episode 3: Medical Moral Panic drops Tuesday! In which Becca and Lily explain why Victorians thought a bicycle might break a woman’s uterus, roast the men who replaced centuries of women’s medical knowledge with leeches and “humors,” wander into a few tangents about power, purity, pants, and panic.
The Witch Who Wouldn’t Die.
The true story of Mary Webster, accused of witchcraft in 1684. Beaten. Hanged. Left in the snow.
What happened next became legend. And inspired Margaret Atwood’s poem Half-Hanged Mary.
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
The true story of Mary Webster, accused of witchcraft in 1684. Beaten. Hanged. Left in the snow.
What happened next became legend. And inspired Margaret Atwood’s poem Half-Hanged Mary.
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
October 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The Witch Who Wouldn’t Die.
The true story of Mary Webster, accused of witchcraft in 1684. Beaten. Hanged. Left in the snow.
What happened next became legend. And inspired Margaret Atwood’s poem Half-Hanged Mary.
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
The true story of Mary Webster, accused of witchcraft in 1684. Beaten. Hanged. Left in the snow.
What happened next became legend. And inspired Margaret Atwood’s poem Half-Hanged Mary.
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
They hanged her in the snow and left her to die. But that wasn’t the end.
Tomorrow, we drop a Halloween bonus episode. A true story from 17th-century Massachusetts about the woman history couldn’t silence.
Artwork generated with AI (Midjourney).
Tomorrow, we drop a Halloween bonus episode. A true story from 17th-century Massachusetts about the woman history couldn’t silence.
Artwork generated with AI (Midjourney).
October 31, 2025 at 4:01 AM
They hanged her in the snow and left her to die. But that wasn’t the end.
Tomorrow, we drop a Halloween bonus episode. A true story from 17th-century Massachusetts about the woman history couldn’t silence.
Artwork generated with AI (Midjourney).
Tomorrow, we drop a Halloween bonus episode. A true story from 17th-century Massachusetts about the woman history couldn’t silence.
Artwork generated with AI (Midjourney).
Every age has its witches.
Season 2 of The Bitchionary begins with a new series. From Witches to Trad Wives: Women & Moral Panic.
Why do women’s bodies, choices, and voices keep sparking collective fear?
Episode 1 is live now! Listen wherever you get your podcasts (and find links in our bio).
Season 2 of The Bitchionary begins with a new series. From Witches to Trad Wives: Women & Moral Panic.
Why do women’s bodies, choices, and voices keep sparking collective fear?
Episode 1 is live now! Listen wherever you get your podcasts (and find links in our bio).
October 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Every age has its witches.
Season 2 of The Bitchionary begins with a new series. From Witches to Trad Wives: Women & Moral Panic.
Why do women’s bodies, choices, and voices keep sparking collective fear?
Episode 1 is live now! Listen wherever you get your podcasts (and find links in our bio).
Season 2 of The Bitchionary begins with a new series. From Witches to Trad Wives: Women & Moral Panic.
Why do women’s bodies, choices, and voices keep sparking collective fear?
Episode 1 is live now! Listen wherever you get your podcasts (and find links in our bio).
We’re back for Season 2 of The Bitchionary!
First up: From Witches to Trad Wives — Women & Moral Panic
This multi-episode series traces how women became the “folk devils” of every age.
Season 2 drops tomorrow. Listen, subscribe, and tell your bitches.
First up: From Witches to Trad Wives — Women & Moral Panic
This multi-episode series traces how women became the “folk devils” of every age.
Season 2 drops tomorrow. Listen, subscribe, and tell your bitches.
October 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We’re back for Season 2 of The Bitchionary!
First up: From Witches to Trad Wives — Women & Moral Panic
This multi-episode series traces how women became the “folk devils” of every age.
Season 2 drops tomorrow. Listen, subscribe, and tell your bitches.
First up: From Witches to Trad Wives — Women & Moral Panic
This multi-episode series traces how women became the “folk devils” of every age.
Season 2 drops tomorrow. Listen, subscribe, and tell your bitches.
Let's not let ourselves be erased.
BONUS mini-episode on the Matilda Effect, streaming now wherever you listen to podcasts.
#matildaeffect #jodipicoult #womenbeingerased #womenshistory #bitchesofhistory #thebitchionary #matildagage #womenshistory
BONUS mini-episode on the Matilda Effect, streaming now wherever you listen to podcasts.
#matildaeffect #jodipicoult #womenbeingerased #womenshistory #bitchesofhistory #thebitchionary #matildagage #womenshistory
May 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Let's not let ourselves be erased.
BONUS mini-episode on the Matilda Effect, streaming now wherever you listen to podcasts.
#matildaeffect #jodipicoult #womenbeingerased #womenshistory #bitchesofhistory #thebitchionary #matildagage #womenshistory
BONUS mini-episode on the Matilda Effect, streaming now wherever you listen to podcasts.
#matildaeffect #jodipicoult #womenbeingerased #womenshistory #bitchesofhistory #thebitchionary #matildagage #womenshistory
Episode 10: Was Shakespeare a Woman is live now! Stream anywhere you listen to podcasts (links in our bio). Tell us, do you think a woman could have contributed to the works of Shakespeare? Do you know of an overlooked woman in history you'd like us to do an episode on? Message us!
April 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Episode 10: Was Shakespeare a Woman is live now! Stream anywhere you listen to podcasts (links in our bio). Tell us, do you think a woman could have contributed to the works of Shakespeare? Do you know of an overlooked woman in history you'd like us to do an episode on? Message us!
Is there a stigma against women publishing or getting credit for a discovery? Is there any credibility to the theory that the works of Shakespeare were written, in part, by a woman? Join us Tuesday for a discussion about Shakespeare, publishing as women, pen names, and the Matilda Effect.
April 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Is there a stigma against women publishing or getting credit for a discovery? Is there any credibility to the theory that the works of Shakespeare were written, in part, by a woman? Join us Tuesday for a discussion about Shakespeare, publishing as women, pen names, and the Matilda Effect.
Final episode in this series, live now anywhere you listen to podcasts!
In Part Four, we circle back to the movie 9 to 5 and learn a little bit about its making and the ways in which it was used to directly promote and support the 9 to 5 movement and labor union.
In Part Four, we circle back to the movie 9 to 5 and learn a little bit about its making and the ways in which it was used to directly promote and support the 9 to 5 movement and labor union.
April 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Final episode in this series, live now anywhere you listen to podcasts!
In Part Four, we circle back to the movie 9 to 5 and learn a little bit about its making and the ways in which it was used to directly promote and support the 9 to 5 movement and labor union.
In Part Four, we circle back to the movie 9 to 5 and learn a little bit about its making and the ways in which it was used to directly promote and support the 9 to 5 movement and labor union.
We're back! Join us on Tuesday for the FINAL episode of this 4-part series on 9 to 5. We circle back around to one of our all time favorite movies to learn about its making and the impact it had on the wave of women organizing for better working conditions. You won't want to miss it!
April 4, 2025 at 6:01 AM
We're back! Join us on Tuesday for the FINAL episode of this 4-part series on 9 to 5. We circle back around to one of our all time favorite movies to learn about its making and the impact it had on the wave of women organizing for better working conditions. You won't want to miss it!
We are on spring break! Join us next week for the final installment of our 9 to 5 series!
March 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We are on spring break! Join us next week for the final installment of our 9 to 5 series!
Part three of our 9 to 5 series is live now! Listen and leave a comment or review! linktr.ee/thebitchionary.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Part three of our 9 to 5 series is live now! Listen and leave a comment or review! linktr.ee/thebitchionary.com
Join us tomorrow for 9 to 5: Part 3! in which we continue the saga of the women and movement behind the movie. In this next episode, we follow the founders of the movement as they build a national coalition of women office workers agitating for change and launch their union--by women, for women.
March 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Join us tomorrow for 9 to 5: Part 3! in which we continue the saga of the women and movement behind the movie. In this next episode, we follow the founders of the movement as they build a national coalition of women office workers agitating for change and launch their union--by women, for women.
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15 short years after the Triangle Shirtwaist fire and cops were *still* beating these workers for daring to ask for better working conditions
#OtD 8 Mar 1926 the largely female members of the Fur & Leather Workers' Union went on strike in New York City, enduring beatings by police. They won a 10% raise and a five-day week. Learn more about women's struggles throughout history: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
March 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
15 short years after the Triangle Shirtwaist fire and cops were *still* beating these workers for daring to ask for better working conditions
In Part Two of this 9 to 5 series (link in our bio), we meet the two co-founders of the 9 to 5 movement, Ellen Cassedy and Karen Nussbaum and learn about what motivated them to launch this movement and how they went about doing it. Listen (links in our bio), like, share, follow, subscribe!
February 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
In Part Two of this 9 to 5 series (link in our bio), we meet the two co-founders of the 9 to 5 movement, Ellen Cassedy and Karen Nussbaum and learn about what motivated them to launch this movement and how they went about doing it. Listen (links in our bio), like, share, follow, subscribe!
On Tuesday, we drop PART 2 of our series on 9 to 5: The Movie, the Movement, The Women Behind the Movement.
In this next episode, the co-founders of 9 to 5--a small grassroots organization of women office workers that grew to a national movement, a national union, and an inspiration for the movie.
In this next episode, the co-founders of 9 to 5--a small grassroots organization of women office workers that grew to a national movement, a national union, and an inspiration for the movie.
February 23, 2025 at 3:05 AM
On Tuesday, we drop PART 2 of our series on 9 to 5: The Movie, the Movement, The Women Behind the Movement.
In this next episode, the co-founders of 9 to 5--a small grassroots organization of women office workers that grew to a national movement, a national union, and an inspiration for the movie.
In this next episode, the co-founders of 9 to 5--a small grassroots organization of women office workers that grew to a national movement, a national union, and an inspiration for the movie.
Episode 6 is live anywhere you listen to podcasts! Links in our bio. This series starts with the film 9 to 5, but goes deep into the movement and women behind the movement that inspired the film. We go back to First Wave Feminism and then learn about the radical 60s and 70s to set the context.
9 to 5 (PART 1): The Movie, the Movement, The Women Behind the Movement
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February 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Episode 6 is live anywhere you listen to podcasts! Links in our bio. This series starts with the film 9 to 5, but goes deep into the movement and women behind the movement that inspired the film. We go back to First Wave Feminism and then learn about the radical 60s and 70s to set the context.
This week we launch a multi-part series on 9 to 5, the movie, the movement, and the women behind the movement. Turns out this series is a perfect continuation of our first series, join us for our first episode on Tuesday!
@lilytomlin.bsky.social @realdollyparton.bsky.social
#9to5 #working9to5
@lilytomlin.bsky.social @realdollyparton.bsky.social
#9to5 #working9to5
February 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This week we launch a multi-part series on 9 to 5, the movie, the movement, and the women behind the movement. Turns out this series is a perfect continuation of our first series, join us for our first episode on Tuesday!
@lilytomlin.bsky.social @realdollyparton.bsky.social
#9to5 #working9to5
@lilytomlin.bsky.social @realdollyparton.bsky.social
#9to5 #working9to5
In the final episode of our three-part series about the women of the early labor movements in the US, we learn about Frances Perkins, architect of the New Deal and the first female cabinet member. We also explore Frances Perkins’ life in the context of her possible queerness. Links in our bio.
January 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
In the final episode of our three-part series about the women of the early labor movements in the US, we learn about Frances Perkins, architect of the New Deal and the first female cabinet member. We also explore Frances Perkins’ life in the context of her possible queerness. Links in our bio.
Our episode details Perkins’ response to the Triangle fire, but there is so much more to her story. Check out this book, check out the podcast we linked on the attempted impeachment, and get to know the woman who brought you labor protections.
The fact that I had never heard of Frances Perkins is insane. We like to think that “selective history” is a byproduct of the internet era but it is steeped in the American educational system. Learn about this woman!
January 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Our episode details Perkins’ response to the Triangle fire, but there is so much more to her story. Check out this book, check out the podcast we linked on the attempted impeachment, and get to know the woman who brought you labor protections.
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longtime listener, first time guest. thanks @jodyavirgan.com @pastpunditry.bsky.social @kcarterjackson.bsky.social for having me on @thisdaypod.com to discuss the resolution to impeach Frances Perkins in late Jan. 1939: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Push To Impeach Perkins (1939) w/ Rebecca Brenner Graham
Podcast Episode · This Day in Esoteric Political History · 01/26/2025 · 23m
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January 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
longtime listener, first time guest. thanks @jodyavirgan.com @pastpunditry.bsky.social @kcarterjackson.bsky.social for having me on @thisdaypod.com to discuss the resolution to impeach Frances Perkins in late Jan. 1939: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The next episode drops on Tuesday, featuring Frances Perkins, architect of the New Deal and the first woman Cabinet member. Learning our history is more important than ever as we face a government that wants to roll back the hard-won rights women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ folks have been fighting for.
January 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The next episode drops on Tuesday, featuring Frances Perkins, architect of the New Deal and the first woman Cabinet member. Learning our history is more important than ever as we face a government that wants to roll back the hard-won rights women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ folks have been fighting for.
Episode 4: BONUS! Nightbitch is now live on Spotify and Apple Podcasts (links in our bio)—a discussion about the film and novel Nightbitch. The film was written and directed by Marielle Heller and stars Amy Adams. It is based on the 2021 novel by Rachel Yoder. Listen and let us know what you think!
January 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Episode 4: BONUS! Nightbitch is now live on Spotify and Apple Podcasts (links in our bio)—a discussion about the film and novel Nightbitch. The film was written and directed by Marielle Heller and stars Amy Adams. It is based on the 2021 novel by Rachel Yoder. Listen and let us know what you think!
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If you're discriminated against or arrested for being trans in Illinois, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com.
January 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If you're discriminated against or arrested for being trans in Illinois, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com.