Phillis Wheatley Peters, first (unofficial) poet laureate of the United States
Much of what we thought we knew about the first published and celebrated African American poet was wrong
18th century
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She heard that "all men are born free and equal". So she called their bluff.
Elizabeth Freeman was the first woman to sue for – and win – her freedom from slavery
Ep 13 | American Revolution | 4 | Elizabeth Freeman (with Errin Haines)
"Any time while I was a slave, if one minute's freedom had been offered to me, and I had been told that I must die at the end of that minute, I would have taken it just to stand one minute on God's earth a free woman"
Inside America's most famous love triangle
What really happened between Eliza, Angelica and Hamilton. Warning: This episode utterly fails the Bechdel test.
Ep 12 | American Revolution | 3 | The Schuyler sisters (Amanda Vaill)
"I love your husband very much... lend him to me for a little while."
Abigail Adams, capitalist
She made a killing in war bonds (and possibly insider trading). None of the money was technically hers
Ep 11 | American Revolution | 2 | Abigail Adams (Woody Holton)
"She made a killing!"
Molly Pitcher did not exist
And other revolutionary legends we may have to reconsider
The political awakening of American women
Listen to episode 1 of the new Women of the American Revolution series
Ep 10 | American Revolution | 1 | The political awakening of American women (Carol Berkin)
"It happened just like that, boom!"
Ep 1 | Women have always had jobs (Victoria Bateman)
Women didn't ruin the workplace. They've always been there.
