Forget Bond. Forget Bourne. Today's episode focuses on real-life spy, Rose Valland. Amy is joined by Michelle Young, author of "The Art Spy" to discuss how Rose used her position at the Jeu de Paume Museum in Paris to keep tabs on Nazi art thieves, and her post-war quest to bring stolen paintings back to France.
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22. Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter
This week, Amy is joined by journalist Michele C Hollow to discuss the life of 19th Century fossil hunter, Mary Anning. Learn about the dangers of the Lyme Regis cliffs, her beloved dog Trey, and what happened when lightening struck.
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21. Chainmakers of Cradley Heath
This week we're celebrating the legacy of the Chainmakers of Cradley Heath, who put down their tools in protest at the exploitative practices of the UK manufacturers. Amy is joined by Jenny and Gigi Ermoyenous, and Lucy Atherton from the Friends of the Women Chainmakers to explore what led to the strike, who the key figures were, and why this small town in the Black Country became the focus of a national campaign.More information about the Women Chainmakers, and the upcoming festival, is available on www.kickasswomenofhistory.com
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20. Mabel Barltrop & the Panacea Society
The British town of Bedford may seem like an unlikely spot for the Garden of Eden, but members of the Panacea Society really believed it was. This week, Amy is joined by Zara Matthews, Director of the Panacea Museum, to discuss the life of Mabel Barltrop aka Octavia. How did an Anglican vicar's widow go on to found a matriarchal religious sect based on the prophecies of Joanna Southcott? What was the truth of her "cure for all ills"? And what did she tell her followers if they ate their toast too loudly?
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19. Alice Perrers: Royal Mistress
Evil seductress taking advantage of the king, or a young widow in an impossible situation? Guest Gemma Hollman talks with Amy about Alice Perrers, mistress of Edward III. Often depicted by historians as manipulative and cruel, is there any actual evidence of this? Or has she been misrepresented for centuries?
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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