Historically Badass Broads

Apr 09 2025 55 ep. 65 mins 17
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Discussion between historian and friend about HBB (historically badass broads). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Sophie Scholl

Apr 09 2025 59 mins  
Maura and Chloé talk about Sophie Scholl (1921-1943); the badass German student and anti-Nazi activist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anna Julia Cooper

Feb 07 2025 60 mins  
Maura and Chloé talk about Anna Julia Cooper (1858-1964); the badass American intellectual activist and leader of Black feminism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ida B. Wells

Jul 10 2024 62 mins  
Maura and Chloé talk about Ida B. Wells (1862-1931); the badass American journalist and activist who fought tirelessly to shed an accurate light on Black rights and Women's rights and enact concrete change. TW: racial violence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lady Caroline Lamb

Jun 05 2024 92 mins  
Maura and Chloé talk about Lady Caroline Lamb (1785-1828); the wild UK novelist and aristocrat who was a badass through and through. TW: mildly sexually explicit and violent content. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Madame Restell

May 01 2024 91 mins  
Maura and Chloé talk about Madame Restell (1812-1878); the British-born (not actually French, eventually American) badass midwife and business woman. TW: Abortion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marie Antoinette

Dec 06 2023 99 mins  
Maura and Chloé talk about Marie Antoinette (1755-1793); the Austrian-born badass who was the final Queen of France. TW: explicit sexual and violent content. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elizabeth Báthory

Oct 25 2023 86 mins  
Maura and Chloé talk about Elizabeth Báthory (1560-1614); the badass Hungarian noblewoman and alleged prolific serial killer. TW: occasional descriptions of violence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Empress Elisabeth (Sisi) of Austria

Sep 20 2023 99 mins  
Maura and Chloé talk about Empress Sisi (1837-1898); the badass Bavarian-born Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel Carson

Aug 09 2023 89 mins  
Maura and Chloé talk about Rachel Carson (1907-1964); the badass American scientist and writer who inspired the advancement of environmentalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murasaki Shikibu

Jul 12 2023 70 mins  
Maura and Chloé talk about Murasaki Shikibu (~973 - ~1014); the badass Japanese writer who penned one of the world's first novels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.