Mostly Unsung: A Comedy History Podcast
The weekly comedy history podcast that brings you bitesize biographies of the extraordinary, eccentric, outrageous and occasionally ordinary lives that until now have gone mostly unsung... mostly. Join your hosts Annie and Andrea as they bring you stories that your history teacher never taught you!
If you like stuffy lectures then you're not going to be a fan, sorry! But if you are looking to hang out with two old friends who love story telling, a good laugh and forgotten figures from history then welcome!
Covering everything from scientists to Grandmothers, survivors of wars to eccentric millionaires, all via ghost stories, anecdotes and terrible impressions of Hollywood legend Tim Curry. Come and hang out, have a giggle and join us every Friday.
Mostly Unsung: A Comedy History Podcast
#63 A Wee Tartan Army Piper & The German Amazonian Venus (Bessie Watson & Katie Sandowina)
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Welcome back to Mostly Unsung; the weekly comedy history podcast where Annie and Andrea uncover the forgotten people, overlooked pioneers, and wonderfully eccentric characters that history left behind.
If you love fascinating true stories, women's history, social history, and a good laugh along the way, you're in the right place. Every week, we bring you two bite-sized biographies of people who deserve to be far better known.
First, Annie heads to Edinburgh to meet Bessie Watson, the child suffragette who became an unlikely symbol of Scottish identity. Armed with her beloved bagpipes Bessie found herself performing for crowds, politicians, and even royalty.
Then Andrea introduces Katie Sandwina, the strongwoman who could outlift, outwrestle, and outshine most of the men around her. Touring Europe and America at the height of the circus and vaudeville era, Katie smashed records, challenged expectations, and became one of the most famous performers of her generation.
Expect Victorian celebrities, circus legends, strongwomen, Scottish history, remarkable women, and heaps of the usual nonsense about hair cuts, driving in Cornwall and whether we could be surgeons!
If you enjoy history podcasts, forgotten women in history, inspiring true stories, British history, social history, and extraordinary female pioneers, Mostly Unsung is your new favourite weekly listen.
Andrea used these sources:
https://www.juggle.org/katie-sandwina-tightrope-walker-and-strong-woman/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-great-sandwina
https://physicalculturestudy.com/2017/09/07/katie-sandwina-the-strongest-woman-in-the-world/
https://strongmanproject.com/features/8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Sandwina
Annie used these sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Watson
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