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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 20h

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

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What’sHerName Podcast @whatshernamepod.bsky.social · 8d

New episode! When a history-making Copper Age burial was unearthed in 2008, the world was stunned by the incredibly unprecedented artifacts found in the tomb of the so-called ‘Ivory Man.’ But 15 years later came the more astonishing discovery – that 5,000-year-old Ivory Man was actually Ivory LADY!

THE MYSTERY The Ivory Lady — What'shername

When a history-making Copper Age burial was unearthed in southern Spain in 2008, the world was stunned by the incredibly beautiful – and utterly unprecedented – artifacts found in the tomb of the so-c...

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What’sHerName Podcast @whatshernamepod.bsky.social · 24d

It's the U.S. Book Birthday for our latest - Tales of Pirates!!

It’s got ALL the swashbuckling, all the time periods and geographical locations, and of course, all the women put back in! We hope you love it! #History #BookBirthday

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What’sHerName Podcast @whatshernamepod.bsky.social · 25d

New season starts today! Violeta Parra recorded the greatest album in Chilean history. She also collected two thousand folk songs, danced in the Poor Circus, sang in the streets, and –incredibly– exhibited at the Louvre. Over the years she also broke …*checks notes*… 48 guitars over people’s heads.

THE FOLKLORISTA Violeta Parra — What'shername

Violeta Parra needs no introduction in Latin America: not only did she record the greatest album in Chilean history, she also collected two thousand folk songs, danced in the Poor Circus, sang in the ...

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What’sHerName Podcast @whatshernamepod.bsky.social · Aug 11

We're so excited to announce our next book coming in September! Pirates!!!🏴‍☠️

neonsquidbooks.bsky.social @neonsquidbooks.bsky.social · Aug 11

Set sail on the seven seas with Tales of Pirates, written by @whatshernamepod.bsky.social!

Tales of Pirates includes sagas of famous pirates like Blackbeard, Ching Shih and Francis Drake, as well as stories of buccaneers kids might not have heard of. ☠️🏴‍☠️🦜

📅 Coming September 2025
🎨 George Ermos

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What’sHerName Podcast @whatshernamepod.bsky.social · Aug 6

New episode! 135 years ago, Norwegian immigrant Thea Foss lived in a ramshackle driftwood houseboat on the coast of Tacoma Washington. Then she built the largest maritime company west of the Mississippi. (Plus there’s a boat parade, a catastrophic fire, and a truly delightful cow.) Join us! 👇

THE TUGBOAT PIONEER Thea Foss — What'shername

135 years ago, Norwegian immigrant Thea Foss lived in a ramshackle driftwood houseboat on the coast of Tacoma Washington. Kind, capable, and hard-working, she was an anchor for hundreds more immigrant...

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What’sHerName Podcast @whatshernamepod.bsky.social · Jul 23

Words to live by! 😊 (and thanks for listening!)

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HMS Beangle @hmsbeangle.bsky.social · Jul 22

“When in doubt, blame the Victorians.” Thanks for the laugh @whatshernamepod.bsky.social

One of the very best and most approachable podcasts for learning more about women who made and impacted history
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THE SHAMAN QUEEN Himiko

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What’sHerName Podcast @whatshernamepod.bsky.social · Jul 19

This is so cool!!! Looks like some people found our recently translated book in stores in Slovakia! Love these photos!!!

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Queen Bre @queenbre.bsky.social · Jul 19

What are you listening to, Bluesky?
I highly recommend the “What’s Her Name” podcast, for info on truly lost women of history!
Find it on all the usual podcasting sources. #podcast #podcasts #womeninhistory
And give @whatshernamepod.bsky.social a follow!

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Rene Astle 🍁🌻 @castle88.bsky.social · Jul 12

This reminds me of an episode of @whatshernamepod.bsky.social I listened to recently about Gerda Taro - born and raised in Germany, she became not German in the eyes of the Nazis.
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Queen Bre @queenbre.bsky.social · Jul 6

Ooooh, @whatshernamepod.bsky.social did an excellent episode on her!

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THE INDOMITABLE SPIRIT Artemisia Gentileschi — What'shername

Artemisia Gentileschi was one of the most famed and respected painters in 17th century Europe. But after she died, her story (and many of her works) were lost – and over the years, Artemisia has becom...

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Yale University Press @yalepress.bsky.social · Jul 4

The Vagabond Princess author, Ruby Lal, sat down with the @whatshernamepod.bsky.social for an interview. Click the link below for the full interview.

THE VAGABOND PRINCESS Gulbadan Begum — What'shername

At the dawn of the Mughal Empire, a bold and brilliant Princess outlived three Emperors, and managed to create an adventurous, wildly unexpected life for herself during one of the most tumultuous eras in history. And luckily for the rest of us – she wrote it all down! Award-winning historian and author Dr. Ruby Lal is back to introduce us to THE VAGABOND PRINCESS, Gulbadan Begum. Ruby Lal is Professor of South Asian Studies at …

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David Ziggy Greene (Jam bookshop) @jambookshopuk.bsky.social · Jul 1

A History of the World in 80 Lost Women

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A History of the World in 80 Lost Women - Dr Katie Nelson

A fresh, informative and entertaining pop history of the world told through the biographies of eighty fascinating women you may not have heard of...

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Birdie, Boo!👻 @srslymagenta.bsky.social · Jun 21

For all my extra gifted 80's and 90's kids who are discovering they are tired, burned-out adults:

Ordinary

My love, what if you
were not Nietzsche and I was not
Gloria Steinem. And I was not
Ruth Bader Ginsberg, or Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, and
you were not
Isaac Newton, or Einstein, or Hegel, and we lived
Ordinary lives, here and there,
foraging for mushrooms in the swamps
and children's minds and sometimes find
ing chickory root for inflammation,
poke for lymphatic tincture, honey
for mead. What if sometimes you
sang in the kitchen while making bone broth
from chicken feet, and played happy
snippets on the violin, and I
periodically baked bread in a clean
(ish) kitchen, sang Broadway, laughed, and
sometimes, we held hands in the grocery,
took kids to the Asian market, watched
Netflix with our eyes closed, spooned
in bed, and weren't the next
Nobel Prize Winner, breakout academic
Wunderkind, surprise New York Times
Best-selling magical fairy child.
What if we went wild: Mowed lawns.
Got mail. Refused to live
up to the potential somebody wrote
on our report cards long ago, and instead
utterly wasted our lives
on loving and living and loving
and refused to yield to the expectations
that anything less fiscally responsible
is imprudent. What if what we saved
did not end up being millions,
my sweet, but our own souls? And all along
there will be enough for the movies
sometimes, enough for croissants and
soft pretzels, and enough to sit
and do the crossword and kiss you goodnight.
What if instead of being
memorable, we make memories,
responsible to not the whole world
but our world. And what if it is ordinary, and
we are inordinately enough.

Heather Harris-Bergevin

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Kumail Nanjiani @kumail.bsky.social · Jun 10

real bummer finding out that literally everything was on the honor system this whole time

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What’sHerName Podcast @whatshernamepod.bsky.social · Jun 5

The business acumen to handle the wealthy and her empathy to care for the poor, ensured that her legend endures to this day in the gold rush town of Cripple Creek. Listen to her amazing and unique story (still one of our favorites)! #WomensHistory

Pearl DeVere What'sHerName Podcast Women's History

Pearl DeVere was one of the most famous and successful madams in the history of the American West. In an interview with Charlotte Bumgarner at Pearl's brothel-turned-museum in the gold rush boomtown o...

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What’sHerName Podcast @whatshernamepod.bsky.social · Jun 5

Pearl DeVere, famous madam of the Old West died #OTD 1897. Her impact on the town of Cripple Creek was so great that the whole town turned out for her funeral. As they headed back to town following her burial, the people started singing "A Hot Time in the Old Town" in her honor. #WomenInHistory

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What’sHerName Podcast @whatshernamepod.bsky.social · Jun 2

New episode! The Roman Republic is collapsing and everything hangs in the balance. It’s a political game of kill-or-be-killed, and Fulvia did not come to play.

You’ve heard of Caesar, Antony, and Cleopatra. But what about Fulvia, there at the eye of that infamous Roman storm? 🎧👇 #WomenInHistory

THE DOER Fulvia — What'shername

The Roman Republic is collapsing and everything hangs in the balance. It’s a political game of kill-or-be-killed, and Fulvia did not come to play. You’ve heard of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Cleop...

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What’sHerName Podcast @whatshernamepod.bsky.social · May 19

New! Queen Seondeok of Silla was revered for her wisdom, her compassion - and her ability to use nature’s signs to foretell the future! Author Karen Wang Diggs helps us uncover the life of the queen that would lay the foundation for the unification of The Three Kingdoms. #WomenInHistory

THE CLAIRVOYANT QUEEN Seondeok — What'shername

Queen Seondeok of Silla was revered for her wisdom, her compassion, and most importantly – her ability to use nature’s signs to foretell the future! And with some truly audacious international diploma...

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What’sHerName Podcast @whatshernamepod.bsky.social · May 17

This is absolutely amazing. I love it!

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Jess Taylor @loadofolbobbins.bsky.social · May 14

I chose today's #MothMay offering after listening to the fab @whatshernamepod.bsky.social episode about Mother Shipton and discovering a moth named after her! You can listen to the episode here...

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#BugSky #SciArt #Moths #Illustration #Procreate

An original digital illustration by Loadofolbobbins of a Mother Shipton moth. It has it's wings closed behind itself and is a mixture of deep rich browns with white markings. Some of the main white markings form a stereotypical hag like face outline, which is how it got it's name. It has a fluffy upper body it tones of blue grey and dark antennae. The moth looks as if it's landed on a piece of white paper with a dark shadow beneath it and some inky black splash marks in the bottom right corner of the image.

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memmis.bsky.social @memmis.bsky.social · May 10

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Under the spell of Hildegard: A new album reboots ancient music

The 12th century abbess, scientist and composer inspires new interpretations of her music, and new works, on an album spotlighting soprano Barbara Hannigan.

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Pamela Toler (she/her) @pdtoler.bsky.social · May 9

My next three book events are about my previous book Women Warriors. It's been awhile, so I am madly re-reading. I am pleased to report that it's pretty dang good.

Cover of Women Warriors, which includes a Japanese print of a woman samurai charging on horseback. I love this cover.

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What’sHerName Podcast @whatshernamepod.bsky.social · May 8

Mary Lou Williams was born #OTD 1910. Music was everything to her. She'd talk about having a song in her that had to released & friends would find her at parties in a closet frantically writing music. Truly one of the great musical minds. #WomenInHistory 👉 bit.ly/2WgDVkY

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