Chickstory

Annie & Phoebe

About

This is Chickstory! A podcast about chicks... in history. Each episode Annie (curious chickstorian) is joined by Phoebe (actual historian) to share some of the most remarkable stories about often overlooked women of history.

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111 episodes

S7 Ep 4 - Anne Fraser Bon

In this week's ep, Phoebe tells Annie all about Anne Fraser Bon, a pastoralist, philanthropist and advocate for Aboriginal people who campaigned for a public inquiry into the treatment of Victoria's Aboriginal people. P.S. If you have a few spare minutes, we'd love it if you could rate and review our little podcast- it helps other people like you find us and discover these incredible stories about often overlooked women in history. CHICK PICKS Podcast - One Minute Remaining https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/one-minute-remaining-stories-from-the-inmates/id1644995366 Book - The Tea Ladies - Amanda Hampson https://www.readings.com.au/reviews/the-tea-ladies-by-amanda-hampson# Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

26m
Mar 27
S7 Ep 3 - Marina Raskova and The Night Witches

This week, Annie tells Phoebe all about Marina Raskova who founded three female air regiments during the Second World War, one of which was known as the Night Witches. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

25m
Mar 20
S7 Ep 2 - Catharina "Toto" Koopman

This week Phoebe tells Annie all about Catharina "Toto" Koopman a Dutch-Javanese model who worked in Paris prior to World War II where she served as a spy for the Italian Resistance and was captured and held prisoner in the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

27m
Mar 13
S7 Ep 1 - Grace Brebner

We're back with another season of all-new Chickstories. Kicking off Season 7, Annie tells Phoebe all about Grace Brebner, a woman of many firsts for Australian women's policing including becoming the first policewoman in Victoria to reach inspector rank. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

22m
Mar 06
S6 Ep 16 - Jessie Mary Vasey

In this final Ep of Season 6, Phoebe tells Annie all about Jessie Vasey, founder of the War Widows' Guild of Australia, who, almost single-handedly founded a self-help organisation that assisted women widowed through war. Thanks for listening to another Season of Chickstory - we'll be back in 2024 and can't wait to bring you more incredible stories about Chicks In History! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

30m
Nov 26, 2023
S6 Ep 15 - Mae West

This week Annie tells Phoebe all about Mae West. You've probably heard of this Hollywood legend, but we guarantee there's probably a lot you haven't heard, like that one time she saved Paramount Pictures from bankruptcy. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

32m
Nov 19, 2023
S6 Ep 14- Annie Kopchovsky

This week, Phoebe tells Annie all about Annie Kopchovsky, a pioneer of women's cycling who cycled the world in the 1890s just days after learning to ride a bike. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

26m
Nov 12, 2023
S6 Ep 13- The History of Hysteria

We are mixing it up this week with the History of Hysteria. This week, Annie tells Phoebe all about Hysteria, its origins, its treatments and mans fascination with this terribly gendered condition. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

36m
Nov 05, 2023
S6 Ep 10 - Sonia Revid & Louisa Mary Lightfoot

This week, Phoebe tells Annie all about two remarkable women, Sonia Revid and Louisa Mary Lightfoot, who both contributed significantly to the dance culture in Australia. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

29m
Oct 15, 2023
S6 Ep 9 - Rachel Carson

In this weeks Ep, Annie tells Phoebe all about Rachel Carson, a marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose influential book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

41m
Oct 08, 2023
S6 Ep 8 - Amy Bock

This week, Phoebe tells Annie all about Amy Bock, New Zealand's most celebrated and energetic confidence trickster. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

30m
Oct 01, 2023
S6 Ep 7 - Nettie Stevens

This week, Annie tells Phoebe all about Nettie Stevens, an American geneticist who discovered the sex chromosomes. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

29m
Sep 24, 2023
S6 Ep 6 - Vera Scantlebury

This week Phoebe tells Annie all about Vera Scantlebury, a trailblazing Australian medical practitioner and paediatrician. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

28m
Sep 17, 2023
S6 Ep 5 - Inez Milholland

This week, Annie tells Phoebe all about Inez Milholland, who became known as the most beautiful suffragette - much to her frustration. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

36m
Sep 10, 2023
S6 Ep 4 - Nora Heysen

This week, Poebe tells Annie all about Nora Heysen - the first woman to win the Australian Archibald Prize in 1938 and the first Australian woman appointed as an official war artist. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

33m
Sep 03, 2023
S6 Ep3 - Netty Honeyball and the history of women's soccer

This week, Annie tells Phoebe about Netty Honeyball and her part in women's soccer history. Get ready for this one - it's gonna make you maaaaad! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

35m
Aug 27, 2023
S6 Ep 2 - Mary Penfold

This week, Phoebe tells Annie all about Mary Penfold - businesswoman, pioneering winemaker and co-founder of Penfolds Winery. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

28m
Aug 20, 2023
S6 Ep 1 - Ruth Handler

We're baaaaack!! Did you miss us? We missed you, lovely Chickstorians. So, you may have seen the movie, but do you know the full story behind Barbie's inventor, Ruth Handler? P.S. If you have a few spare minutes, we'd love it if you could rate and review our little podcast- it helps other people like you find us and discover these incredible stories about often overlooked women in history. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

28m
Aug 13, 2023
S5 Ep 16 - Helen B. Taussig

In the final episode of Season 5, Phoebe tells Annie all about Helen B. Taussig, a remarkable woman who overcame learning difficulties to become the founder of pediatric cardiology.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

28m
Nov 14, 2022
S5 Ep 15 - Eleanor Of Aquitaine

This week, Annie tells Phoebe all about Eleanor of Aquitaine who at the age of 15 became the most sought-after bride of her generation. She was also the only woman ever to be the queen of France and the queen of England in one lifetime! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

49m
Nov 07, 2022
S5 Ep 14 - Noor Inayat Khan

This week Phoebe tells Annie all about Noor Inayat Khan, the first female radio operator to be dropped into Nazi-occupied France! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

41m
Oct 31, 2022
S5 EP 13 - Kathleen M. Butler

This week Annie tells Phoebe all about Kathleen M. Butler. Many know John Bradfield - the man behind the Sydney Harbour Bridge, but we bet you've never heard of Kathleen - the woman who helped build one of the world's most popular landmarks. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

38m
Oct 24, 2022
S5 Ep 12 - Joan Rosanove

This week, Phoebe tells Annie all about Joan Rosanove, Victoria's first QC (now KC) who fought for women's rights within the legal justice system. Trigger warning: we chat about some pretty grisly stuff involving murder and deaths in this one- just a heads up if that's not your cup of tea. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

41m
Oct 17, 2022
S5 Ep 11 - Elizabeth Cady Stanton

In this weeks ep, Annie tells Phoebe all about Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the unknown woman who worked alongside Susan B Anthony who together began the many decades of work it would take to secure the right the vote for women. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

49m
Oct 10, 2022
S5 Ep 10 - Aletta Jacobs

This week, Phoebe tells Annie all about Aletta Jacobs the first woman to officially attend a Dutch university and who went on to become one of the first female physicians in the Netherlands. Aletta was passionate about women's rights concerning birth and went on to open the world's first birth control clinic! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

29m
Oct 03, 2022
S5 Ep 9 - Maria Telkes

This week Annie tells Phoebe all about Maria Telkes, otherwise known as The Sun Queen - a Hungarian-American biophysicist, scientist and inventor who successfully developed the first solar thermal storage systems which were used to create one of the first solar-heated homes which started the American Solar Housing Boom in the 1970s. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

30m
Sep 26, 2022
S5 Ep 8 - Gertrude Bell

This week Phoebe tells Annie all about Gertrude Bell, an English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, and archaeologist who spent most of her life exploring and mapping the Middle East. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

34m
Sep 19, 2022
S5 Ep 7 - Elizabeth Macarthur

We bet most of you have heard of John Macarthur - Australia's so-called father of the wool industry but have you heard of his wife - Elizabeth Macarthur? This week Annie gets mad and tells Phoebe all about the incredible woman behind the man behind the wool industry. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

36m
Sep 12, 2022
S5 Ep 6 - Isabella Bird

This week Phoebe tells Annie the delightful story of Isabella Bird - one of the most accomplished female travellers of the 19th Century! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

32m
Sep 05, 2022
S5 Ep 5 - Melitta Bentz

This week Annie tells Phoebe all about Melitta Bentz - a German Housewife whose invention is still one of the most commonly used items across the globe! But not by Phoebe, she wants nothing to do with it :-) Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. * Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

36m
Aug 29, 2022