The 8 Best Asterisk History Podcast Episodes
1) 8. Elizabeth Freeman and Oney Judge: Self-Freed Women
Alex tells Jay about Elizabeth Freeman and Oney Judge, two women born enslaved, who freed themselves around the time of the American Revolution.
2) 7. Molly, Molly, Molly: Three American Revolution Heroines
Jay tells Alex about three heroic women-of-the-army, all nicknamed Molly, from the American Revolutionary War.
7. Molly, Molly, Molly: Three American Revolution Heroines
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3) 19. Truganini and Fanny Cochrane Smith: The Last Indigenous Tasmanians
Season 2, Episode 8: In the second switcheroo episode, Alex and Jay discuss Truganini and Fanny Cochrane Smith, two women who bear the title "last Aboriginal Tasmanian" and who worked tirelessly to pr...Show More
4) 17B. Mary Church Terrell: Spirited Globetrotting Educator
Season 2, Episode 6: In the second part of a two-part episode, Alex finishes telling Jay about Mary Church Terrell, a woman who fought for suffrage, education, and civil rights.
5) 14. Ms. Ophelia Settle Egypt: Harlem Renaissance Adjacent
Season 2 Episode 4: Alex tells Jay about Ms. Ophelia, a sociologist and writer who who stood on the fringes of the Harlem Renaissance and rubbed shoulders with many key players.
6) 17A. Mary Church Terrell: Spirited Globetrotting Educator
Season 2, Episode 6A: In the first part of a two-part episode, Alex tells Jay about Mary Church Terrell, a woman who fought for suffrage, education, and civil rights.
7) 16. Mitsuye Endo: Quietly Courageous Plaintiff
Season 2, Episode 5: Jay tells Alex about Mitsuye Endo, the only person to successfully sue for Habeus Corpus during the forced internment of Japanese American citizens during WWII.
8) 1. Zheng Yi Sao: The Chinese Pirate Queen
Jay tells Alex about 郑一嫂 (鄭一嫂), or Zhèng Yī Sao, the Chinese Pirate Queen who terrorized the South China Sea in the early 1800's.
9) 21. Christine Granville: Kickass Spy
Season 2, Episode 10: In the final episode of Season 2, a slightly intoxicated Alex tells a completely sober Jay about Christine Granville, a polish woman who defied the odds to become a English spy. ...Show More
10) 20. Yaa Asantewaa: Rebel Queen Mother
Season 2, Episode 9: Jay tells Alex about Yaa Asantewaa, the Queen Mother who led the Ashanti in their final Rebellion against British Colonialism.