The Bitchionary
@thebitchionary.com
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
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.
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.
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!
Is it normal for a perimenopausal mother of a young toddler who gave up her art and career to be a stay-at-home mom with a mostly absent partner to turn into, literally, a bitch? As in, an actual female dog?
Dropping on Tuesday is a bonus episode, an open discussion of Nightbitch.
#nightbitch
Dropping on Tuesday is a bonus episode, an open discussion of Nightbitch.
#nightbitch
January 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Is it normal for a perimenopausal mother of a young toddler who gave up her art and career to be a stay-at-home mom with a mostly absent partner to turn into, literally, a bitch? As in, an actual female dog?
Dropping on Tuesday is a bonus episode, an open discussion of Nightbitch.
#nightbitch
Dropping on Tuesday is a bonus episode, an open discussion of Nightbitch.
#nightbitch
The life of men and women is so cheap and property is so sacred! There are so many of us for one job, it matters little if 140-odd are burned to death.
-Rose Schneiderman
Episode 3: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire is available now on Spotify and Apple.
-Rose Schneiderman
Episode 3: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire is available now on Spotify and Apple.
January 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The life of men and women is so cheap and property is so sacred! There are so many of us for one job, it matters little if 140-odd are burned to death.
-Rose Schneiderman
Episode 3: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire is available now on Spotify and Apple.
-Rose Schneiderman
Episode 3: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire is available now on Spotify and Apple.
Our hearts grieve with LA, seeing the devastation of the fires. But fire also brings us together, holding each other close to rebuild and renew.
On Tuesday 1/14, we bring you the story of another fire, the 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory and how it changed America. #podcast #feminism
On Tuesday 1/14, we bring you the story of another fire, the 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory and how it changed America. #podcast #feminism
January 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
