Wining About Herstory

Merry Winemans to one and all! This week, Kelley tells the story of Rosie Lee Tompkins, better known by her pseudonym Effie Mae Martin, a prolific quilter who never wanted to be known- until one man at a flea market changed everything. Emily tells the story of Ikuutayuq, a monster of Innuit legend who roamed the Arctic Circle with her brother hunting travelers. Stay out of the Arctic and become a quilt scholar becuase we're wining about herstory! Join the Funerary Cult: https://www.patreon.com/winingaboutherstorySponsor a Glass of Wine: https://buymeacoffee.com/wahpodGet Merch: https://wining-about-herstory.myspreadshop.com/  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

From an ominoius opening to a toxic father, this weeks episode has ALL the feels! First, Emily wines about St. Dymphna, a teenager who started a tradition of caring in Belgium that has lasted for hundreds of years. Then, Kelley wines about Edna Clyne-Rekhy, the little known writer of one of the most famous poems in the world. Grab the tissues and LOOK AT EMILY'S CAT because we're wining about herstory!

Between dreaming of haunted hotels and trying not to die, the ladies got around to wining about some interesting ladies! Kelley wines about Ann Pamela Cunningham who saw George Washington's historic home on Mount Vernon crumbling and decided to do somethinga bout it, leading one of the earliest historical preservation efforts in the nation. Then, Emily wines about Maude Kegg, an Ojibwe woman who was critical to preserving and passing on her people's culture in the face of federal erasure. Pass the cranberry sauce because we're wining about herstory!

This week's episode was nearly destroyed by a case of the Disney-drunk-mouse-hiccups! First, Kelley wines about a woman who we ALL need today, but was doing the LAWD'S work as a journalist who was busy checking facts, stiring up shit, and writing wrongs. Then, Emily recounts her trip to a haunted hotel and the ghostly hostess who is a verifiable girlboss in this life and the next! High-five women aggressively and remember that white women ain't scared of shit because we're wining about herstory!

This week the ladies are the EXACT right amount while celebrating Veterans Day with some incredible women who were serving badassery along with the country! Emily wines about Monica Helms, who may have been at home working on nuclear submarine but struggled with her identity as a woman for most of her life, culminating in the creation of one of the most ICONIQUE flags ever. Kelley tells the high-flying tale of Captain Mary Klinker, a flight nurse who served in Vietnam, treating injured soldiers while flying over war zones, and is one of 8 women who hold a unique place in history. Honor ALL who served and don't follow women into bathrooms because we're wining about herstory!