History Fix
In each episode of History Fix, I discuss lesser known stories from history that you won't be able to stop thinking about. Need your history fix? You've come to the right place.
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Podcasting since 2023 • 168 episodes
History Fix
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Ep 156 Comfort Women: How 200,000 Women Were Forced Into Sexual Slavery by the Japanese Government
This week I sit down with Jenny Chan, director of Pacific Atrocities Education, to talk about the many "comfort women" who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese government in the years leading up to and during World War II. We've talk...
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Ep. 155 Women in STEM Part 2: How 12 Courageous Women Shattered Gender Norms to Revolutionize Math and Science Fields
I'm back this week with the promised second part to my Women in STEM special. This week, we'll explore the stories of 6 more women who changed the world, beginning with Genevieve Grotjan Feinstein who cracked the elusive Japanese Purple code du...
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Ep. 154 Women in STEM Pt. 1: How 12 Courageous Women Shattered Gender Norms to Revolutionize Math and Science Fields
This week kicks off a two part episode spectacular about women in STEM. Join me to learn about Elizabeth Blackwell who was admitted to medical school as a practical joke and went on to graduate first in her class, becoming the first woman to ea...
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Ep. 153 Baroness de Pontalba: How the Wealthiest Woman in New Orleans "Got Her Money Back"
This week I'm uncovering the real story of Micaela Leonarda Antonia de Almonester Rojas y de la Ronde, Baroness de Pontalba. And, yes, everyone in this story has a super long name! Micaela is best known for helping to transform New Orleans' Pla...
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Ep. 152 Female Enslavers: How White Women in the American South Played a Much More Active Role In Slavery Than We Thought
As we transition from Black History Month to Women's History Month, I've chosen a topic that encompasses both, a topic that addresses a major misconception in American history. What role did white women actually play in enslaving people? For a ...
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