Dime Stories Podcast
1) Enslaved Women, Part 2: Margaret “Peggy” Garner
Today, we continue looking at the stories of individual enslaved women, this time with the more infamous of the two: Margaret “Peggy” Garner, who became infamous a s fugitive slave who killed her own ...Show More
2) Enslaved Women, Part 1: Matilda Lewis Threlkeld
Earlier this season, we learned about the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, founded in part by Mary Catherine Spalding – and touched upon their dark history of slavery and the recent efforts to research...Show More
3) Challenging Educational Systems: Julie Ann Tevis
Today, we continue looking at the spaces where women contributed to forming Kentucky’s well-known institutions. But unlike Mary Catherine Spalding, our subject today – and her institution – challenged...Show More
4) Educating a Generation: Catherine Spalding
As Kentucky became settled, women continued to contribute to forming the places that Kentucky is now known for. Two of these are the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and Science Hill Academy, both estab...Show More
5) Frontier Women, Part 2: Esther Whitley
In our last episode, we recounted the story of Jemima Boone, among the first young women to help settle Kentucky, which was then considered part of the frontier. But Jemima’s story is one of vulnerabi...Show More
6) Frontier Women, Part 1: Jemima Boone
In 1769, Daniel Boone was shown Kentucky’s flatlands by John Findley – and Boone found the area to be suitable for settlement. Six years later, he moved his family - including 13-year-old Jemima Boone...Show More
7) Shawnee Women: Nonhelema Hokolesqua
“Stand on the southern bank of the Ohio River at its confluence with the Scioto River in 1758 and watch the Shawnee women pulling weeds and tending crops for the last time. This is the northeastern mo...Show More
8) Celebrating the Arts with Craig Browning
Join us and Craig Browning as we discuss the history of the US Bank Celebration of the Arts show and the importance of celebrating and supporting the arts in our community. --- Send in a voice mess...Show More
9) Art and Process with Yvonne Petkus
Today, we welcome WKU Distinguished Professor of Art, Yvonne Petkus, to discuss her works, process, and participation in the US Bank Celebration of the Arts. --- Send in a voice message: https://po...Show More
10) Discussing Arts with Leslie Nichols
Today, we interview 2020 US Bank Purchase Award winner Leslie Nichols, a Bowling Green artist whose work uses images and texts to explore a variety of themes, notably women's lives and contributions t...Show More