Bitchy History

<p>Welcome to the first lecture in the series Warp Speed Woke: How Star Trek Took on Society! 🚀 In this episode, we’re diving into the groundbreaking origins of Star Trek and its fearless exploration of social issues...

<p>In this episode of Bitchy History, we dive into a topic that’s as frustrating as it is timely. While countries around the globe are electing women to lead and thrive, the United States still struggles to cross that...

<p>In this week’s episode of Bitchy History, I’m diving into the Heritage Foundation’s blueprint for reshaping the federal government, gutting Title X, and rolling back civil liberties. Title X has been a lifeline for...

<p></p><p><p>Thanks for reading Bitchy History! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p></p><p>When Alice Paul penned the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) back in 1923, she probably didn’t imagine we’d still be...

<p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Let’s talk about something that should be a settled issue by now but, spoiler alert, isn’t: birth control. From Anthony Comstock’s 19th-century moral crusades to the fallout from Dobbs, America’s...

<p>In this episode of “Bitchy History,” we’re diving into the grim and often overlooked history of child labor in America. From the colonial era’s indentured servitude to today’s shocking headlines about minors working...

<p>Tune in for the Bitchy History Father’s Day Special! My dad joins the show to talk about getting drafted, waking Richard Nixon up at 3 am (more than once), the time he nearly got sent to an early grave by a case of...

<p>Tune in this week for Bitchy History’s Mother’s Day special. My mom joins the show to share her experiences with sexism in optometry school, pregnancy employment discrimination, marrying a man she lightly stalked...

<p>Watch the video version here: </p><p>Also, check out my TikTok page for the blooper reel!</p><p>Welcome to this episode of Bitchy History, where we dive into the notorious Comstock Act of 1873. This legislation...

<p>Today is a super special episode! We have guest Gwen Levey from the musical group Gwen Levey and the Breakdown on the show to talk about the pro-life movement and her fantastic song, Barefoot and Pregnant...

<p>Join us on our history podcast as we delve into the remarkable story of General Harriet Tubman, uncovering her lesser-known role as a spy and soldier during the Civil War. From her courageous acts of espionage to her...

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<p></p><p>Join me with special guest Elena Bowman, a researcher at Columbia University, as we talk about the history of the Puritans and the longstanding impact puritanical beliefs have had on our social and political...

<p></p><p>Did Barbie really set the feminist movement back 50 years? Well...that depends on your perspective, but at least Barbie wasn't a girl's toy that required bottle feeding and diaper changes to stop her from...

<p>In this episode, we shatter the myth of the Old West dominated solely by cowboys and outlaws. While Miss Kitty might embody one side of the era, there's a lesser-known narrative of pioneering women who defied norms...