Part One: Frances Perkins and the Quest ...

Margaret talks to you about labor and class struggle in Ancient Egypt. Sources: https://historyrise.com/article/slavery-and-forced-labor-and-comparative-history-across-egypt/ https://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/slaves.htm https://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/medina.htm h ... Show More

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Margaret continues her talk with Bridget Todd about the origins of folk music and the man who dedicated his life to preserving traditional art. Sources: https://acousticguitar.com/alan-lomaxs-steel-string-discoveries/https://pinemountainsettlement.net/biography-a-z/alan-and-eliza ... Show More

Yves joins us to breakdown the historical publishing first of Drusilla Dunjee Houston, and a beef that it caused at the time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

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<p>Robert sits down with Margaret killjoy to talk about Moritz Schreber, the pseudo scientific parenting guru who strapped children into torture devices and helped prepare Germany for the Nazis.</p> <p>(4 Part Series)</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio ... Show More

Today, we meet a woman who survived a chilling ordeal, and take a look at a list of people that seems far too good to be true. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comJoin our Patreon for ad-free episodes!: https://www.patreon.com/grimandmildSee om ... Show More

<p><strong>TW: This episode contains discussions of violence towards children that might be disturbing for some listeners.</strong></p> <p>For decades, one woman was the heart and soul of Versailles: Madame de Pompadour. Dana speaks with <a href="https://www.jenashleywright.com/" ... Show More

<p>Listen to two conversations with adrienne around the crisis in Palestine and Israel, first with Lara Kiswani from the <a href="https://aroc.herokuapp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Arab Resource and Organizing Center</a>, then from Morgan Bassichis of <a href=" ... Show More

From Social Security and the minimum wage to exit signs and fire escapes, Frances Perkins transformed how people in the U.S. lived and worked. Today on the show: how a middle class do-gooder became one of the savviest and most powerful people in American politics — and built the ... Show More

In the early 20th century, a young woman named Georgia Tann begins her career in social work and becomes determined to change adoption in America—even if it means destroying lives and tearing families apart.Be the first to know about Wondery’s newest podcasts, curated recommendat ... Show More