What’sHerName Podcast
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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
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
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! 😄
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
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
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
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
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
This is so cool!!! Looks like some people found our recently translated book in stores in Slovakia! Love these photos!!!
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
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
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
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
You know your What’sHerName listener tour is off to a good start when there is an impromptu art reenactment at the base of the Acropolis!
April 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
You know your What’sHerName listener tour is off to a good start when there is an impromptu art reenactment at the base of the Acropolis!
I’m always a little worried that we’ll have an event and nobody will show up. But we were so excited and humbled to have such a large turn out for our North America book launch! It warms our hearts to see people so passionate about preserving #WomensHistory! 🥹 ❤️ Thanks Utah!!
April 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I’m always a little worried that we’ll have an event and nobody will show up. But we were so excited and humbled to have such a large turn out for our North America book launch! It warms our hearts to see people so passionate about preserving #WomensHistory! 🥹 ❤️ Thanks Utah!!
A Google search led to further conversations with experts. It soon became apparent they had stumbled upon a treasure trove: dozens of long-lost compositions and unpublished works from the 1st major African-American woman classical composer - Florence Price. #womenshistory 2/3
April 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A Google search led to further conversations with experts. It soon became apparent they had stumbled upon a treasure trove: dozens of long-lost compositions and unpublished works from the 1st major African-American woman classical composer - Florence Price. #womenshistory 2/3
In 2009, a couple started renovating this abandoned, heavily damaged house. Sorting through the mess, they found a startling discovery: piles of musical manuscripts and other documents. The name that kept appearing was Florence Price (born #OTD 1887). #WomenInHistory 1/3
April 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
In 2009, a couple started renovating this abandoned, heavily damaged house. Sorting through the mess, they found a startling discovery: piles of musical manuscripts and other documents. The name that kept appearing was Florence Price (born #OTD 1887). #WomenInHistory 1/3
Yesterday was my biggest speaking event yet! And I was so excited and honored to bring 3 high school ladies on the #GenerationW stage to share stories of the forgotten historical women that they found. These 3 ladies and millions like them always give me such hope for the world! #WomensHistory
March 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Yesterday was my biggest speaking event yet! And I was so excited and honored to bring 3 high school ladies on the #GenerationW stage to share stories of the forgotten historical women that they found. These 3 ladies and millions like them always give me such hope for the world! #WomensHistory
We're excited to announce our official U.S. book launch as part of an overall night of #WomensHistory celebration. We'll have amazing guests, musicians, poets, food and more. If you are in Utah please come join us! We'd love to meet you in person! Tickets👉 tinyurl.com/yc4zk49y
March 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
We're excited to announce our official U.S. book launch as part of an overall night of #WomensHistory celebration. We'll have amazing guests, musicians, poets, food and more. If you are in Utah please come join us! We'd love to meet you in person! Tickets👉 tinyurl.com/yc4zk49y
It’s the #bookbirthday for our UK paperback! And it looks like someone already found one! 😍 We’re proud of this book and we hope you love it!! ❤️
March 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
It’s the #bookbirthday for our UK paperback! And it looks like someone already found one! 😍 We’re proud of this book and we hope you love it!! ❤️
I am so excited for this event! I will be speaking about some amazing lost women, but I will also be joined by 3 brave students that will also present on a forgotten woman. (And I LOVE the women they chose: One a civil rights activist, one a Mongol Empire ruler, and one a prolific poisoner!) #WHM
March 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I am so excited for this event! I will be speaking about some amazing lost women, but I will also be joined by 3 brave students that will also present on a forgotten woman. (And I LOVE the women they chose: One a civil rights activist, one a Mongol Empire ruler, and one a prolific poisoner!) #WHM
Spring 2017, I was walking in the cemetery when I saw this. Just Mother. Nothing more. No nearby stones to give further info. Just Mother. No name. A lost story. It felt sad. It felt important. I called my sister and we decided to launch our podcast.
This #WomensHistoryMonth, come find a new story!
This #WomensHistoryMonth, come find a new story!
March 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Spring 2017, I was walking in the cemetery when I saw this. Just Mother. Nothing more. No nearby stones to give further info. Just Mother. No name. A lost story. It felt sad. It felt important. I called my sister and we decided to launch our podcast.
This #WomensHistoryMonth, come find a new story!
This #WomensHistoryMonth, come find a new story!
Mary Lou Williams was a creative force. Her friends would describe looking for her at a party only to find her hidden in a closet feverishly composing so that she could release the music in her head. She saw music everywhere, even composing a gorgeous jazz mass. #BlackHistoryMonth 1/2
February 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Mary Lou Williams was a creative force. Her friends would describe looking for her at a party only to find her hidden in a closet feverishly composing so that she could release the music in her head. She saw music everywhere, even composing a gorgeous jazz mass. #BlackHistoryMonth 1/2
New episode alert! Whether bending metal bars, beating horses in tug-of-war, or bouncing her own husband over her head with one arm, German strongwoman Katie Sandwina shattered records (and Victorian gender norms) for 40 years! #WomenInHistory
🎧👉 whatshernamepodcast.com/katie-sandwina/
🎧👉 whatshernamepodcast.com/katie-sandwina/
February 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New episode alert! Whether bending metal bars, beating horses in tug-of-war, or bouncing her own husband over her head with one arm, German strongwoman Katie Sandwina shattered records (and Victorian gender norms) for 40 years! #WomenInHistory
🎧👉 whatshernamepodcast.com/katie-sandwina/
🎧👉 whatshernamepodcast.com/katie-sandwina/
I found out this week that one of our history books aimed at children is being translated to Slovak and French! This now makes 5 different languages for this personal fave! ❤️ 💩
January 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I found out this week that one of our history books aimed at children is being translated to Slovak and French! This now makes 5 different languages for this personal fave! ❤️ 💩
Maria Sibylla Merian (died #OTD 1717) filled her home with spiders, moths and all kinds of toxic plants. Her fascination led her all the way to the rainforests of South America, where she recorded countless new species, 130 years before Darwin! Some of her work👇 #WomenInHistory
January 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Maria Sibylla Merian (died #OTD 1717) filled her home with spiders, moths and all kinds of toxic plants. Her fascination led her all the way to the rainforests of South America, where she recorded countless new species, 130 years before Darwin! Some of her work👇 #WomenInHistory
Look what I found on the shelf at @barnesandnoble.com in Denver over the weekend! Still LOVE to see this out in the wild. 💕
January 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Look what I found on the shelf at @barnesandnoble.com in Denver over the weekend! Still LOVE to see this out in the wild. 💕
Our first “seen in the wild” photo from the U.S. was sent to us today. This one from a listener at @barnesandnoble.com in Sugarhouse, UT. Seeing these stories out in the world makes us so happy! Let us know if you spot a copy. 😁
December 18, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Our first “seen in the wild” photo from the U.S. was sent to us today. This one from a listener at @barnesandnoble.com in Sugarhouse, UT. Seeing these stories out in the world makes us so happy! Let us know if you spot a copy. 😁
TODAY is our US/CA book birthday!! Zoom out and witness a new take on the whole incredible human saga in WHAT'S HER NAME, A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 80 LOST WOMEN! We won't be doing a media blitz until after the holidays so please help us share and get the word out! ❤️📘🎂 #BookBirthday
December 17, 2024 at 3:28 PM
TODAY is our US/CA book birthday!! Zoom out and witness a new take on the whole incredible human saga in WHAT'S HER NAME, A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 80 LOST WOMEN! We won't be doing a media blitz until after the holidays so please help us share and get the word out! ❤️📘🎂 #BookBirthday
I love the Muppets Christmas Carol as much as the next gal. But y'all are sleeping on these two classics...ranked my #1 and #2 respectively (Muppets #3). Albert Finney's redemption turn is an acting masterclass and the Mr. Magoo's music (yes, really) is perfect.
December 13, 2024 at 11:39 PM
I love the Muppets Christmas Carol as much as the next gal. But y'all are sleeping on these two classics...ranked my #1 and #2 respectively (Muppets #3). Albert Finney's redemption turn is an acting masterclass and the Mr. Magoo's music (yes, really) is perfect.
True story. My husband is on a trip to India and just surprised me with these photos. He accidentally came across our book in India and we didn’t even know it had been licensed there! 🤯 How is this real life!?!
December 5, 2024 at 10:18 PM
True story. My husband is on a trip to India and just surprised me with these photos. He accidentally came across our book in India and we didn’t even know it had been licensed there! 🤯 How is this real life!?!
This Sunday morning seems a good time to remind everyone that Mary Lou Williams, one of the greatest (and often forgotten) Jazz musicians of all time, wrote several Jazz Masses. And they are glorious. It’s worth your time.
November 24, 2024 at 3:39 PM
This Sunday morning seems a good time to remind everyone that Mary Lou Williams, one of the greatest (and often forgotten) Jazz musicians of all time, wrote several Jazz Masses. And they are glorious. It’s worth your time.
New book coming out in the U.S. in just 24 DAYS!!! And I just finished up the final edits on our 4th book (coming 2025)! 7 years ago, when I was finishing up grad school I didn't have this life on my bingo card. I just knew I wanted to tell the stories of forgotten women. And maybe pirates too. 🏴☠️
November 23, 2024 at 10:10 PM
New book coming out in the U.S. in just 24 DAYS!!! And I just finished up the final edits on our 4th book (coming 2025)! 7 years ago, when I was finishing up grad school I didn't have this life on my bingo card. I just knew I wanted to tell the stories of forgotten women. And maybe pirates too. 🏴☠️