HERstory: A collection of inspiring, yet unrecognized, women throughout history
by Riya Sikand
Welcome to HERstory: a collection of inspiring, yet unrecognized, women throughout history.
Podcast episodes
Season 2
Special Edition, Labor Day Feature: Dolores Huerta (in Spanish)
In this episode, I honor the legacy of Dolores Huerta (an advocate for laborers' and women's rights in the 20th century) to honor Labor Day. The story is recorded in both English and Spanish. This is the SPANISH episode.---- Sources: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/dolores-huertahttps://wams.nyhistory.org/growth-and-turmoil/growing-tensions/dolores-huerta/ https://www.nps.gov/places/000/dolores-huertas-house.htm https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/17/551490281/dolores-huerta-the-civil-rights-icon-who-showed-farmworkers-si-se-puedehttps://www.spanish.academy/blog/dolores-huerta-one-of-the-most-influential-labor-activists-of-the-20th-century/
Special Edition, Labor Day Feature: Dolores Huerta (in English)
In this episode, I honor the legacy of Dolores Huerta (an advocate for laborers' and women's rights in the 20th century) to honor Labor Day. The story is recorded in both English and Spanish. This is the ENGLISH episode. --- Sources https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/dolores-huertahttps://wams.nyhistory.org/growth-and-turmoil/growing-tensions/dolores-huerta/ https://www.nps.gov/places/000/dolores-huertas-house.htm https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/17/551490281/dolores-huerta-the-civil-rights-icon-who-showed-farmworkers-si-se-puedehttps://www.spanish.academy/blog/dolores-huerta-one-of-the-most-influential-labor-activists-of-the-20th-century/
Season 1
Mary Ludwig Hays (aka "Molly Pitcher," "Sergeant Molly")
In this episode, I discuss the revolutionary life of Mary Ludwig Hays.The references used in creating this episode are compiled below:Bilby, Joseph G., and Katherine Bilby Jenkins. Monmouth Court House: The Battle That Made the American Army. Yardley, PA: Westholme, 2010. ISBN 9781594161087 OCLC 495778701 Downey, Fairfax. 1956. "The Girls Behind the Guns". American Heritage. 8, no. 1: 46-48. Bohrer, Melissa Lukeman. Glory, Passion, and Principle: The Story of Eight Remarkable Women at the Core of the American Revolution. New York: Atria Books, 2003. ISBN 0-7434-5330-1. Raphael, Ray. Founding Myths: Stories That Hide Our Patriotic Past. New York: New Press, 2004. ISBN 1-56584-921-3. Raphael regards "Molly Pitcher" as a myth that serves to obscure the actual (though less dramatic) contributions of women to the war effort. The Real Pennsylvania Dutch American, "Molly Pitcher" – A Documented History. ISBN 1-4685-1019-3.
Period 1: American Revolution and Early America
In this episode, I discuss the context leading up to the American Revolution and the independence of the United States.Below are 3 resources to learn more about the 13 colonies and the American Revolution:https://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/american-revolution-1763-1783 https://guides.loc.gov/american-revolution/external-websites https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/american-revolution-research-online/
