Chickstory

This week, Annie tells Phoebe all about Dorothy Thompson, the first American journalist in history to be expelled from Germany (after meeting Hitler and calling him a 'little man') and was one of the few women news commentators broadcasting on radio during the 1930s.P.S. - If you have a spare 2 mins we'd greatly appreciate it if you could leave us a review. It helps other people who might like what we do find us :-) Chick PicksPodcast: Sarah Wilson - Wildhttps://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/wild-with-sarah-wilson/id1548626341Book: Gone - Glenna Thomsonhttps://www.amazon.com.au/Gone-Glenna-Thomson/dp/1761345508

This week, Phoebe tells Annie all about Florence May Taylor, the first qualified female architect in Australia and the first female member of the UK's Institution of Structural Engineers in 1926.P.S. If you have a few spare minutes, we'd love it if you could rate and review our little podcast- it helps other people like you find us and discover these incredible stories about often overlooked women in history.Chick Picks!Book: Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder, Kerryn Maynehttps://www.amazon.com.au/Lenny-Marks-Gets-Away-Murder/dp/176104804XPodcast: The Easey Street Murdershttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/casefile-presents-the-easey-street-murders/id1730470115

This week, Annie tells Phoebe all about Stephanie Kwolek who created the first of a family of synthetic fibres of exceptional strength and stiffness. The best known of these fibres is Kevlar which led to the invention of the world's first bullet proof vest.P.S. If you have a few spare minutes, we'd love it if you could rate and review our little podcast- it helps other people like you find us and discover these incredible stories about often overlooked women in history.Chick Picks!Book: Sisters Under The Rising Sunhttps://www.booktopia.com.au/sisters-under-the-rising-sun-heather-morris/book/9781760688356.html?Podcast: Media Pressurehttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/media-pressure/id1724255685

In this week's ep, Phoebe tells Annie all about Anne Fraser Bon, a pastoralist, philanthropist and advocate for Aboriginal people who campaigned for a public inquiry into the treatment of Victoria's Aboriginal people.P.S. If you have a few spare minutes, we'd love it if you could rate and review our little podcast- it helps other people like you find us and discover these incredible stories about often overlooked women in history.Chick PicksPodcast - One Minute Remaininghttps://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/one-minute-remaining-stories-from-the-inmates/id1644995366Book - The Tea Ladies - Amanda Hampsonhttps://www.readings.com.au/reviews/the-tea-ladies-by-amanda-hampson#

This week, Annie tells Phoebe all about Marina Raskova who founded three female air regiments during the Second World War, one of which was known as the Night Witches.P.S. If you have a few spare minutes, we'd love it if you could rate and review our little podcast- it helps other people like you find us and discover these incredible stories about often overlooked women in history.Chick PicksPodcast - Sentimental Garbagehttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sentimental-garbage/id1444729607Book - Hamnet - MAggie O'Farrelhttps://www.readings.com.au/product/9781472223821/hamnet--maggie-ofarrell--2021--9781472223821

This week Phoebe tells Annie all about Catharina "Toto" Koopman a Dutch-Javanese model who worked in Paris prior to World War II where she served as a spy for the Italian Resistance and was captured and held prisoner in the Ravensbrück concentration camp.P.S. If you have a few spare minutes, we'd love it if you could rate and review our little podcast- it helps other people like you find us and discover these incredible stories about often overlooked women in history.Chick PicksPodcast - Cover Up: Body Brokershttps://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/cover-up-body-brokers/id1734449977Book - Darling Girls - Sally Hepworthhttps://www.readings.com.au/product/9781250284525/darling-girls--sally-hepworth--2024--9781250284525

We're back with another season of all-new Chickstories. Kicking off Season 7, Annie tells Phoebe all about Grace Brebner, a woman of many firsts for Australian women's policing including becoming the first policewoman in Victoria to reach inspector rank.P.S. If you have a few spare minutes, we'd love it if you could rate and review our little podcast- it helps other people like you find us and discover these incredible stories about often overlooked women in history.Chick PicksPodcast - Ghost Storyhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ghost-story/id1708635466Book - The HIdden Book by Kirsty Manninghttps://www.readings.com.au/product/9781760879884/the-hidden-book--kirsty-manning--2023--9781760879884

In this final Ep of Season 6, Phoebe tells Annie all about Jessie Vasey, founder of the War Widows' Guild of Australia, who, almost single-handedly founded a self-help organisation that assisted women widowed through war. Thanks for listening to another Season of Chickstory - we'll be back in 2024 and can't wait to bring you more incredible stories about Chicks In History!

This week Annie tells Phoebe all about Mae West. You've probably heard of this Hollywood legend, but we guarantee there's probably a lot you haven't heard, like that one time she saved Paramount Pictures from bankruptcy.