Josephine Baker (part 1)

The road to equality has never run smooth - in part 2, Alice Paul and the suffragists finally achieve their goal of a constitutional amendment giving women the vote - but not until a great deal of lobbying, schisms, sacrifice, and sheer willingness to go against the grain at ever ... Show More

Years before Alice Paul was even born, the women's suffrage movement began with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, and others at the first women's rights convention in the US in 1848. The efforts of these early suffragists laid the groundwork for Alice Paul ... Show More

Alice Paul was one of the most prominent activists of the 20th-century women's rights movement, who believed that moral authority always trumps the letter of the law; injustices must be called out and resisted as a matter of principle. By hook or by crook; with personal sacrifice ... Show More

Greg Jenner is joined by historical expert Dr Michell Chresfield and comedian Desiree Burch to travel to 1920s Paris and meet the phenomenal Josephine Baker. Josephine Baker was a renowned performer and entertainer, a civil rights activist and even a spy during the German occupat ... Show More

Greg Jenner is joined by historical expert Dr Michell Chresfield and comedian Desiree Burch to travel to 1920s Paris and meet the phenomenal Josephine Baker. Josephine Baker was a renowned performer and entertainer, a civil rights activist and even a spy during the German occupat ... Show More

In 1925 a young black American dancer became an overnight sensation in Paris. Her overtly sexual act soon made her one of the most famous women in Europe. Her name was Josephine Baker - hear from her adopted son Jean-Claude Baker about her dancing, and her life.(Photo: Josephine ... Show More

What did porn look like before the internet? Who was it for? And how has it changed since? In this episode, Kate chats to Kathleen Lubey, a professor at St. John’s University and specialist in eighteenth-century literature. Kathleen talks us through the history of pornography … t ... Show More

Holly Frey, host of Stuff You Missed in History Cass, sits down with Yvonne So, one of the ten winners of Seneca Women to Hear: Search for the Next Great Female Podcasters Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/donations Learn more about yo ... Show More

Holly Frey, host of Stuff You Missed in History Cass, sits down with Lola Omalola, one of the ten winners of Seneca Women to Hear: Search for the Next Great Female Podcasters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Fille d’une couturière et d’un moine paillard, la future Madame du Barry se fait rapidement remarquer pour sa grande beauté, et réussit à s’élever à un rang quasi royal en devenant la favorite du roi Louis XV. Mais on aurait tort de la réduire à sa simple apparence : son esprit e ... Show More

Le 16 mars 1914, Henriette Caillaux tue d’un coup de revolver le journaliste du Figaro Gaston Calmette, pour avoir mené une campagne de presse contre son mari, le politicien Joseph Caillaux. Celui-ci fera lourdement pression auprès de la justice pour que son épouse ne soit pas co ... Show More

Le 30 novembre 2021, Joséphine Baker (1906-1975) entre au Panthéon.  Danseuse, chanteuse, espionne, résistante et militante pour les droits civiques, découvrez le portrait de cette femme au destin incroyable ! Transcription : www.madameapaname.com Inscription à l'Académie de fran ... Show More