In this episode, Amy explores the life and legacy of Kathleen Carpenter, a pioneering ecologist often hailed as one of the founding figures of freshwater biology. Joined by special guests Dr Catherine Duigan and Dr Daniel Mills from Aberystwyth University, Amy learns about Carpenter’s ground-breaking research across the UK and USA, her passion for river ecosystems, and the barriers she faced as a woman in early 20th-century science.
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31. Sydney Owenson: The Wild Irish Girl
Sydney Owenson's best known novel, "The Wild Irish Girl". kicked off a merchandising revolution in the 1800s. Dr Devoney Looser from Arizona State University, tells Amy about Owenson's childhood as the daughter of a comic actor, her rise to literary fame, her married life as Lady Morgan, and her legacy as a proto-feminist.Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, and Jane Austen all wrote about about Owenson, so why has so been been largely forgotten by modern readers?
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30. Tiny Kline: Iron Jaw
Step right up for an unforgettable ride into the high-flying, death-defying world of Tiny Kline. This week, Amy is joined by guest historian Jennifer Cronk from Circus World in Wisconsin to uncover the incredible story of this fearless trailblazer. From her childhood in Hungary to becoming one of the most electrifying women in showbiz, learn how Tiny's "Iron Jaw" stunts had the world on the edge of their seats!
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29. Lola Montez: Dancer and Courtesan
"Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl..."Wherever Eliza Gilbert went, scandal followed. Best known under her stage name of "Lola Montez", she danced for miners in Australia, bull-whipped a journalist in the street, and once poured soup over a dinner guest of Franz Liszt. This week, Amy is joined by Irish historian Sharon Slater, to explore the life of a woman who brought the Bavarian government to it's knees.
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28. Amalia Küssner: The Miniaturist
In this episode, Amy delves into the glittering world of Gilded Age portraiture with a spotlight on the remarkable miniaturist Amalia Kussner. Joining us is historian Kathleen Langone, whose new biography The Miniature Painter Revealed uncovers long-lost details of Kussner’s life and work—drawing from not only meticulous research, but also a personal family connection to the artist herself. Together, we explore how Kussner captured the faces of royalty, socialites, and industrial titans in watercolour masterpieces no bigger than a playing card.
Remember in school, all those lessons about the men of the past? How they ruled, fought and built? Well, on Kickass Women of History we'll be learning about what they didn't teach us in school. We'll be exploring the lives of strong and incredible women from around the globe and from throughout human history.
Our aim is to share diverse stories of women who made a difference - to their family, village, country or the whole world. That could be 5 years ago, or 5000. Each episode, we'll be joined by a different historian who'll be sharing the life of their history heroine.
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