Chickstory
117 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago -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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Episodes
S7 Ep 8 - Maria Orosa
April 24, 2024 20:00 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBThis week, Phoebe tells Annie all about Maria Orosa, a food technologist, pharmaceutical chemist, humanitarian, and war heroine who also invented Banana ketchup! P.S. - If you have a spare 2 mins we'd greatly appreciate it if you could leave us a review. It helps other people who might like what we do find us :-) Chick Picks TV Show: Shakespeare - The Rise Of A Genius https://iview.abc.net.au/show/shakespeare-rise-of-a-genius/series/1/video/ZW4039A001S00 Book: The Fancies - Kim Lock ht...
S7 Ep 7 - Dorothy Thompson
April 17, 2024 20:00 - 24 minutes - 33 MBThis week, Annie tells Phoebe all about Dorothy Thompson, the first American journalist in history to be expelled from Germany (after meeting Hitler and calling him a 'little man') and was one of the few women news commentators broadcasting on radio during the 1930s. P.S. - If you have a spare 2 mins we'd greatly appreciate it if you could leave us a review. It helps other people who might like what we do find us :-) Chick Picks Podcast: Sarah Wilson - Wild https://podcasts.apple.com/au...
S7 Ep 6 - Florence Mary Taylor
April 10, 2024 21:39 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBThis week, Phoebe tells Annie all about Florence May Taylor, the first qualified female architect in Australia and the first female member of the UK's Institution of Structural Engineers in 1926. 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! Book: Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder, Kerryn Mayne https://www...
S7 Ep 5 - Stephanie Kwolek
April 03, 2024 19:00 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MBThis week, Annie tells Phoebe all about Stephanie Kwolek who created the first of a family of synthetic fibres of exceptional strength and stiffness. The best known of these fibres is Kevlar which led to the invention of the world's first bullet proof vest. 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! Book...
S7 Ep 4 - Anne Fraser Bon
March 27, 2024 19:00 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBIn 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://podca...
S7 Ep 3 - Marina Raskova and The Night Witches
March 20, 2024 19:00 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBThis 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. 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 - Sentimental Garbage https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sentimental-garbage/id1444...
S7 Ep 2 - Catharina "Toto" Koopman
March 13, 2024 19:00 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MBThis 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. 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...
S7 Ep 1 - Grace Brebner
March 06, 2024 19:00 - 22 minutes - 31.5 MBWe'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. 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 ...
S6 Ep 16 - Jessie Mary Vasey
November 26, 2023 19:00 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MBIn 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 for more informati...
S6 Ep 15 - Mae West
November 19, 2023 19:00 - 32 minutes - 45 MBThis 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 for more information.
S6 Ep 14- Annie Kopchovsky
November 12, 2023 19:00 - 26 minutes - 36.8 MBThis 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 for more information.
S6 Ep 13- The History of Hysteria
November 05, 2023 19:00 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MBWe 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 for more information.
S6 Ep 12 - (Chickstory Repeated) Noor Inayat Khan
October 30, 2023 02:36 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBWe're still on a wee break (New Eps return next week!) so here's another one of our favs..In this Ep, 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 for more information.
S6 Ep 11 - (Chickstory Repeated) Elizabeth Macarthur
October 22, 2023 19:00 - 36 minutes - 49.8 MBWe're taking a short break while Phebe is away sunning herself in Thailand! Enjoy one of Annie's favourites from the archives... 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
S6 Ep 10 - Sonia Revid & Louisa Mary Lightfoot
October 15, 2023 19:00 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MBThis 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 for more information.
S6 Ep 9 - Rachel Carson
October 08, 2023 19:00 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MBIn 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 for more information.
S6 Ep 8 - Amy Bock
October 01, 2023 19:00 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MBThis 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 for more information.
S6 Ep 7 - Nettie Stevens
September 24, 2023 20:00 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBThis 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 for more information.
S6 Ep 6 - Vera Scantlebury
September 17, 2023 20:00 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBThis 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 for more information.
S6 Ep 5 - Inez Milholland
September 10, 2023 20:00 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MBThis 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 for more information.
S6 Ep 4 - Nora Heysen
September 03, 2023 20:00 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBThis 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 for more information.
S6 Ep 3 - Netty Honeyball and the history of women's soccer
August 27, 2023 20:00 - 35 minutes - 48.2 MBThis 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 for more information.
S6 Ep 2 - Mary Penfold
August 20, 2023 20:00 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBThis 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 for more information.
S6 Ep 1 - Ruth Handler
August 13, 2023 20:00 - 28 minutes - 39.1 MBWe'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 f...
S5 Ep 16 - Helen B. Taussig
November 14, 2022 20:00 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBIn 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 for more information.
S5 Ep 15 - Eleanor Of Aquitaine
November 07, 2022 20:00 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBThis 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 for more information.
S5 Ep 14 - Noor Inayat Khan
October 31, 2022 20:00 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBThis 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 for more information.
S5 EP 13 - Kathleen M. Butler
October 24, 2022 20:00 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBThis 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 for more information.
S5 Ep 12 - Joan Rosanove
October 17, 2022 20:00 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBThis 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 for more information.
S5 Ep 11 - Elizabeth Cady Stanton
October 10, 2022 20:00 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBIn 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 for more information.
S5 Ep 10 - Aletta Jacobs
October 03, 2022 20:04 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MBThis 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 for more information.
S5 Ep 9 - Maria Telkes
September 26, 2022 21:00 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MBThis 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 for more information.
S5 Ep 8 - Gertrude Bell
September 19, 2022 21:00 - 34 minutes - 47.7 MBThis 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 for more information.
S5 Ep 7 - Elizabeth Macarthur
September 12, 2022 21:00 - 36 minutes - 49.8 MBWe 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S5 Ep 6 - Isabella Bird
September 05, 2022 21:00 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MBThis 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S5 Ep 5 - Melitta Bentz
August 29, 2022 21:00 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBThis 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S5 Ep 4 - Beatrice Shilling
August 22, 2022 21:00 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MBIn this week's episode, Phoebe tells Annie all about Beatrice Shilling, a woman whose small but remarkable invention helped Britain battle Germany in the Second World War! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S5 Ep 3 - Mary Dyer
August 15, 2022 21:00 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBIn this week's episode - Annie tells Phoebe all about Mary Dyer, a brave and remarkable woman who paid the ultimate sacrifice for taking a stand on what she believed in. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S5 EP 2 - Lola Montez
August 08, 2022 21:00 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBPhoebe debuts her first ever Chickstory and tells Annie all about Lola Montez, a woman whose infamous 'Spider Dance' made it all the way to Goldfields of Melbourne. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S5 EP 1 - Mary Anning
August 01, 2022 21:00 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBIn our very first Ep of the season, Annie tells Phoebe all about Mary Anning - an English fossil collector and palaeontologist whose findings contributed to changes in scientific thinking about the history of the earth and prehistoric animals. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're back: Introducing Phoebe!
July 25, 2022 21:00 - 6 minutes - 8.55 MBChickstory is back with a new look a new co-host but the same incredible stories about often overlooked women from history. Meet Phoebe, my new co-host. Phoebe resides on Wadawurrung land and is your resident history detective and super sleuth (her parents also refer to her as a "sticky beak'') she is passionate about genealogy and discovered a love of researching families, their origins and finding skeletons in the closet (and coaxing them out). This is mostly due to her fascination with ...
S4 Ep 9: Yvie's Final Ep
April 13, 2022 21:00 - 48 minutes - 67 MBAfter 4 Seasons and 75 episodes, Yvie has finally left the Chickstory podcast nest and become a real hen to make it in the big time. Personally, I thought she'd never leave. In this final Ep with Yvie and Annie, we take a look back at some of our favourite eps over the last 2 years. What next for Chickstory? We'll be back with Annie plus! a brand new co-host - so stay tuned!! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
S4 Ep 8 : Chickstory Repeated (Clementine Ford)
April 06, 2022 21:39 - 1 hour - 99.9 MBWell, it finally happened, life got in the way of recording an Ep this week so we're replaying one of our most popular eps - S2 Ep 2 with special guest Clementine Ford. It seems fitting to replay this ep today in light of Clementine's recent defamation suit win against The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. "I have never been a woman easily controlled and I am not about to start now" - Clementine Ford. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
S4 Ep 7 - Nancy Wake
March 30, 2022 20:48 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MBIn this week's Ep, Annie tells Yvie all about one of the most wanted women of the Gestapo - Australian/New Zealander Nancy Wake. This incredible story almost doesn't seem real and much of what she did was the inspiration behind the movie Inglorious Bastards. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 Ep 6: Judith Love Cohen
March 23, 2022 20:00 - 43 minutes - 59.4 MBWe've probably all heard of Jack Black, but did you know his mum, Judith Love Cohen, was an American aerospace engineer? We also chat about the harrowing case of Sue Neil Fraser and the amazing Documentarian, Eve Ash, who is fighting for her release plus! we launch a new segment - 'Doing The Bare MiniMAN. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 Ep 5: Jobs for Women Campaign
March 16, 2022 20:00 - 47 minutes - 65.2 MBThis week Annie takes a look a the incredible women behind the 1980's Jobs for Women campaign that led to a historic 14-year anti-discrimination court battle with Australia's biggest company at the time - BHP. Inspired by the ABC documentary Women of Steel these women paved the way for many more anti-discrimination cases to follow and is considered one of the most important cases of its kind in Australian history. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. Hosted on Acast. ...
S4 Ep4: Alva Erskine Belmont
March 09, 2022 20:30 - 42 minutes - 58 MBThis week Yvie tells Annie all about one of the women who inspired the Paramount+ series The Gilded Age. Alva Erskine Belmont was obsessed with being accepted by the New York elite but she was also a fierce feminist who was behind the first suffrage parade in New York City in 1910. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 Ep 3 : Sallie-Anne Huckstepp
March 02, 2022 20:59 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MBThis week Annie tells Yvie all about one of the most important whistleblowers in NSW policing history - Sallie-Anne Huckstepp who paid the ultimate price for being a brave, fearless and incredible woman. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 Ep 2: In dedication: Beverly "Leslie' Jones
February 23, 2022 20:00 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MBWe are dedicating this weeks episode to Beverly, Yvie's beautiful fur baby who we sadly lost last week. Yvie has chosen one of her favourite episodes to revisit, Frances Levvy who was one of Australia's first animal activists and co-founder of RSPCA. We love you Beverly 08/08/2006 - 17/02/2022 xx Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 Ep 1: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor (The Queen)
February 16, 2022 20:00 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MBYou might think you know her... maybe you've watched The Crown and maybe you've even visited The Palace but have you heard the Chickstory episode about Her Majesty? We do something completely nuts to kick off Season 4 and feature one of the most well-known women in the world - The Bloody Queen. We also chat about Amanda McKenzie, this week's CITN - CEO and co-founder of The Climate Council. Welcome back Chickstorians, we've missed you! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory...