Re-Feminist History (aka Bitchstory)

Listen to the Podcast on Spotify Listen on Apple Listen on the web   (via Podcast Addict - NO APP NEEDED)  Email me:   kelly@thebitchwhisperer.me The Latest Podcast Episode is here:  boudicca episode This blog is a little bit of a tangent, but it will tie into our next show.  Let's talk about Queen Elizabeth I, "The Virgin Queen".   She was born in 1533 and died in 1603, and ruled from 1558 until her death. Queen Elizabeth (daughter of King Henry the VIII and Anne Boleyn) took the throne at the age of 17 and ruled until her death at 69. 69 is a respectable age of death for even a royal in those days. So did she die of age, health issues, or something else?  Let's first acknowledge that history has, until recently, been written by the victors, and until recently, that has mostly been the (fucking) patriarchy.  History has also often been written by those who are bitter and poor losers (also the patriarchy).  This is why our podcast exists...

Listen to the Podcast on Spotify Listen on Apple Listen on the web  (via Podcast Addict - NO APP NEEDED)  Email me:   kelly@thebitchwhisperer.me The Latest Podcast Episode is here:  boudicca episode  This week on "Re-feminist History" we are throwing it way back in Bitchstory to 30-60AD!  If you were born in the UK, you were probably taught about her in school. In the US (where I am), we were not taught about her at all in primary grades.  We are talking about Boudicca. She was a Celtic Queen (shoutout to my ancestors!), and has become a feminist icon and symbol of resistance.   I'm going to save the bulk of this Bitchstory lesson for the podcast, but here's the basics:  Boudicca was married to the King of the Iceni people.  Her story really begins when he died.   The Romans, ignoring Prasutagus's will that left his kingdom jointly to his daughters, annexed the territory, flogged Boudicca, and violated her daughters. This ...

Listen to the Podcast on Spotify Listen on Apple Listen on the web  (via Podcast Addict - NO APP NEEDED)  Email me:   kelly@thebitchwhisperer.me The Latest Podcast Episode is here:  spoti.fi/3yj7SGw  OK, we are wrapping up this series on amazing female athletes with part 4, and the remainder of our list of badasses...which is by no means exhaustive. There are women breaking competitive records every day, so I'm sure we will revisit this topic later.   10  Debi Thomas (figure skating) In a sport that highly values traditional femininity and whiteness, Debi Thomas is a trailblazer. She’s the most successful African American figure skater of all time, winning two national championships and one world championship. She was the first African American to win any medal at the Winter Olympics when she took the bronze in 1988, during which she was simultaneously studying premed at Stanford. Thomas was seen as the only skater who could beat the talented Kate...

Listen to the Podcast on Spotify Listen on Apple Listen on the web  (via Podcast Addict - NO APP NEEDED)  Email me:   kelly@thebitchwhisperer.me The Latest Podcast Episode is here:  spoti.fi/3yj7SGw  I am picking up where I left off last week, continuing with this series on badass female athletes that I started a couple weeks ago.  Part 1 I discussed the obnoxious wage gap between male and female athletes at all levels. Part 2 I dropped some names of history's boundary breaking badass women in various sports, and today I am continuing that list.    5. Alice Coachman (track and field) Alice Coachman overcame a poor childhood to stake out a place in history. In 1948, Coachman became the first African American woman to win an Olympic medal. It was a long way from her hometown of Albany, Georgia, where she was born in 1923 as one of 10 children. She was not allowed to practice on the same field as whites so she trained in bare feet on dirt tracks, tu...