After last week's depression-fest, the ladies got real weird with it! First, Emily tells the strange tale of Rachel Wall, a woman who had big dreams of living by the ocean which turned into a full-blown career in piracy. Then, Kelley tells the truly twisty tale of Étaíne, an legendary Irish beauty who, naturally, everyone wanted to get with. The attempts of humans and gods alike led to insect transformations, sexual mischief, and a birth that Emily still can't wrap her head around. Grab a cat's butt and hold onto it because we're wining about herstory!

Rebel forces and floating corpses, these are just a few of our favorite things! First, Kelley tells the story of the beauty queen battle axe Remedios Gomez-Paraiso who led rebel forces into battle against the occupying Japanese army in her pageant best. Then, Emily covers who may be our most unknown woman of all time, a nameless young woman who was found floating in the river, but her face would change the world. Grab your orphan dog and don't forget to do you nails, because we're wining about herstory!

If you're looking for cats, traitorous seamen, and a man's opinion about 'woman sports' then you've come to the right place! This week, Emily discovers her own personal savior, St. Gertrude of Nivelles, who used her love of service to avoid throngs of thirsty suitors. Then, Kelley tells the incredible story of Mary Ann Brown Patten, a ride or die bitch who captained her husband's ship when he became ill, contending with violent seas, craven crew members, and an utterly thankless world. Grab your favorite feline and climb aboard because we're wining about herstory!

This week the ladies cover two ladies who defied the physical odds in the face of incredibly tragedy! First, Kelley covers Wanda Rutkiewicz, a mountaineer who defied gender, nature, and death itself. The, Emily tells the story Elizabeth Thorn who, when the Battle of Gettysburg left her home and town devastated, undertook the gruesome but necessary work of burying the bodies. Coworkers beware because we're wining about herstory!

This week the ladies are wining about two power couples who have set the bar high for relationship goals! First, Emily shares the story of Frances Hamerstrom, a naturalist who loved prairie chickens, conservation, and biological warfare. Then, Kelley tells the story of Katia Krafft who turned her volcano phase into a full-blown career and lifestyle, going so far as to travel to erupting volcanoes to study them. Grab your space suit and get Jeremey Bearimy because we're wining about herstory!

The ladies had their second ever live show at the Olmsted County History Center to celebrate Minnesota Mavens! This episode is a rare gem in that it is actually family friendly, so feel free to share with your kiddos who want to learn more about bada** babes from herstory! First, Kelley tells the story of Sarah Burger Stearns, an avid feminist and suffragist who traveled all over the country, campaigning for women's rights, particularly the right to vote, and even came to Rochester, MN, to start the first Women's Suffrage organization in Minnesota! Then, Emily revisits one of her all-time favorite group projects with the Willmar 8, a group of brave bank workers who endured subzero weather to fight for gender equality in the workplace. Grab some coffee (or alcohol- we don't judge) and get ready because we're wining about herstory!

This week the ladies revisit an old favorite and discuss a woman who rose from the dead! First, Kelley revisits Sameera Moussa, a scientist of atomic energy who had the crazy idea that maybe this incredibly powerful technology should be regulated and it MAY have led to her untimely death. Then, Emily tells the terrifying tale of Anne Greene, a scullery made who found herself on the wrong end of her boss' grandson and was sentenced to death. But what should have been the end of Anne's story, was just the beginning. Grab a bottle of wine (or water if you're old) because you're a feminist baby and we're wining about herstory!

The ladies are JAZZED for Women's History Month (if y'all couldn't tell) and are coming at you with some incredible women who pissed off all the right people! First, Emily covers Marie C. Bolden, a 14-year-old girl who just wanted to win a spelling bee, but ended up delivering a blow to racist shit-heads everywhere! Can you spell bad babe? Then, Kelley tells the story of Emily Warren Roebling, (a credit to her name) an intellectual and a ride-or-die babe. When her husband became ill while helping to build the Brooklyn Bridge, she stepped up and made a family dream come true. Grab your rooster and use it in a sentence, because we're wining about herstory!

The ladies are kicking off Black History Month with two incredible women who defied expectations and stuck it to the man! First, Emily shares the story of Amelia Boynton Robinson, a lifelong activist who worked to ensure black Americans had the same voting rights as white Americans, leading her to a fateful march that would come to be known as Bloody Sunday. Then, Kelley covers Violette Neatley Anderson, a woman who did anything and everything she put her mind to, leading to an impressive career in law! Empty your nasty bladders because we're wining bout herstory! 

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Have you ever made a mistake? Have you ever felt unsafe in your own home? Then do we have the ladies for you! First, Kelley tells the story of Marie Van Brittan Brown who had a dream of never opening her front door for a stranger and invented one of the first security systems that allowed her to tell people to fuck off from her own bed! Then, Emily takes her Dad's recommendation and covers Bette Nesmith Graham, an all-about-that-hustle single mom and receptionist who wasn't going to let a few typos stand in the way of her and her destiny. Pour your wine into glasses for this drunk report because we're wining about herstory!

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This week's episode is electric! First, Emily covers Caroline Haslett, a shining revolutionary with some shocking ideas for her time, who combined her love of electricity with her passion for feminism. Then, Kelley covers Laura Bassi, a woman whose intelligence was so immense that even the Pope had to acknowledge her brilliance.  Grab your state-mandated orange snow suite and be safe on your journey to Target, because we're wining about herstory!

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