The Remedial Herstory Podcast

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The podcast that explores what happened to the women in history? And puts them into history class. Kelsie and Brooke explore historical topics they find fascinating, pedagogies, and important issues effecting women and girls. Teachers can find dozens of lesson plans, learning materials, films, and articles about women in history on our website www.remedialherstory.com. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/remedialherstory/support

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S4E15 Women in the Mongol Empire Part 2

Feb 26 2024 24 mins  
In this episode Kelsie and Brooke discuss the succession of the Mongol Empire, and the changes within the empire related to the treatment of women and Toregene Khatun, the first woman to rule as regent for her son. Learn more about it on our website: ⁠https://www.remedialherstory.com/15-1200-1400-mongols.html#/⁠ Get ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠

S4E14 Women in the Mongol Empire Part 1

Feb 12 2024 22 mins  
In this episode Kelsie and Brooke discuss the early history of women in the Mongol Empire, specifically Chinggis Khan's mother, Hö'elün, and first wife, Börte. Both women were instrumental in the founding of the Mongol Empire. Learn more about it on our website: https://www.remedialherstory.com/15-1200-1400-mongols.html#/ Get ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning M

S4E13 Rome in 21 Women with Emma Southon

Feb 04 2024 45 mins  
In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke listen in on the interview between our guest host, Rachel Perez and Dr. Emma Southon, a Roman historian. Her most recent book is A Rome of One’s Own: Rome’s Forgotten Women. She is the author of three other books on Roman history and the co-host of the history/comedy podcast History is Sexy. Tune in to learn this fascinating history! Get ⁠�

S4E12 Barbie Review

Jan 29 2024 31 mins  
In this episode, Kelsie and Brook share their hot takes on the Barbie movie Directed by Greta Gerwin. This film was the highest grossing film by a woman director in history-- she wasn't nominated by the Academy, but that's a different issue. Tune in to hear our thoughts. Get ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.

S4E11 Aztec Anthropologist Zelia Nuttall with Merilee Grindle

Jan 16 2024 45 mins  
In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke listen in as our guest host, Rachel Perez learns from Dr. Merilee Grindle. Grindle is a retired professor of international development at Harvard University. She has written over a dozen books about government and institutional development in Latin America and elsewhere. She has been the president of the Latin American Studies Association and the

S4E10 Gendering Economics

Jan 07 2024 36 mins  
In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke discuss ways to gender economics curriculum in K-12. They focus on personal finance, micro and macro. Let's remember that the economy is built on the backbone of women's labor. We reference Claudia Goldin's book Career and Family. Get ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.co

S4E9 Pioneering Scientists with Catherine McNeur

Jan 01 2024 40 mins  
In this episode, Kelsie, Brooke, and guest host Rachel Perez learn from Catherine McNeur. Catherine McNeur is an associate professor of history at Portland State University and the author of several books. She is the recipient of several awards, including the American Society for Environmental History’s George Perkins Marsh Prize. She came on the podcast to discuss her most recen

S4E8 Rosalynn Carter with the First Ladies Man

Nov 19 2023 42 mins  
In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke learn more about the legacy of Rosalynn Carter and her final acts from the First Ladies Man. Find his series and more information about the First Ladies on his website: https://firstladiesman.com/ Get ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com/learn⁠⁠ Support the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Remedial Her

S4E7 The French Retrogressive

Nov 12 2023 47 mins  
In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke discuss one of the inquiries available in the RHP collection about the French Revolution. It encourages teachers to gender the teaching of this monumental period in world history considering the explosion of women's political organizations and the silencing effect the Reign of Terror and Napoleon (see the new film) had on Enlightenment women.

S4E6 Picturing the Past

Nov 08 2023 36 mins  
In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke learn from Rachel Jarvis, owner of The Herstory Studio. The Herstory Studio is a Black-woman-owned gift boutique committed to making rarified art accessible. Online and at local popups in the tri-state area, they sell a thoughtfully curated collection of antique prints, handmade stationery, and small-batch ephemera (stickers and coloring pages!) t