Wining About Herstory

Wining About Herstory

Have you ever wondered where all of the women were in your history books? You're not alone! Join long time gal pals, Kelley & Emily, as they swap stories about incredible women from history over a cheap bottle of wine. They take wining to a whole new level. Women's history has never been this tipsy!

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December 23, 2025 75 mins

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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 ...

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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! Join the Funerary Cult: http...
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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 passi...
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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 whit...
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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,...
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Nephew/lovers, hunting for wine, and afterlife career goals! Emily tells the story of Ann Bilansky, the first and last woman executed in Minnesota for murdering her husband- but did she? Kelley explores the origins of our nightmares, wining about the Slavik Mara, entities that love fucking up your sleep. Name everyone who was a bitch to you (for history) and start working on your 5-year-after-death plan, because we're wining about ...
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It's the spookiest time of the year and the ladies have two terrifying tales that aren't even close to being as horrifying as our present day circumstances. Kelley tells the story of Velma Barfield, who had a nasty habit of doing an arsenic. Then, Emily tells the legend of Okiku, a dishwasher who took her job so seriously, that it brought her back from the grave (that and a super traumatic death) along with Okiku the haunted doll w...
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Girl bosses? Check. Overbearing mothers? Check. Politicians getting into sexy shenanigans? You betcha! Emily returns to Congressional Cemetery to pay her respects to one of its most (in)famous interns, Mary Ann Hall. From humble beginnings, Mary Ann worked her way up to be one of the most successful business women in Washington D.C. Servicing politicians, socialites, and the elite just blocks away from the nation's capitol, Mary An...
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First, Kelley wines about Maria E. Beasley, an inventor who revolutionized the barrel industry (without access to barrelsdirect.com)! She went on to make inventions that touched many lives, including those on the Titanic. Then, Emily wines about Betty Lou Oliver who had the most unfortunate (or fortunate, depending on how you look at it) last day of work imaginable, but lived to tell the tale. Don't overdo the barrel decor and bewa...
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September 8, 2025 96 mins
This week's episode is (accidentally) brought to you by the ladies' favorite cat grand daddy! First, Emily wines about Lillian Boyer, a high flying wing walker that answered the call of the void and made it her profession. Then, Kelley wines about Alexandra David Néel, a woman who embarked on a life-long quest for peace, enlightenment, and spiritual growth, but would have to nearly break her body to achieve it. High-five your tatto...
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This week, the ladies are revisiting aquatic quadrilogies, gushing over atrocities, and bitching about port (never forget) while wining about two amazing ladies! First, Kelley wines about Agnodice, a obstetrician in ancient Athens who had to disguise herself as a man to practice medicine. But when she became too popular with her female patients and was accused of sleeping with them by bitter male docs, she had to go full-frontal fo...
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August 18, 2025 97 mins
Historical hoarding, prodigious pianists, and feeling old, oh my! Emily covers Marion Stokes, an activist who took channeled her hoarding into an archival project that took over her life and has yet to be rivaled. Then, Kelley tells the story of child prodigy Clara Schumann who was praised by the likes of Mozart and Beethoven, inspired Brahms, and was one of the most successful musicians and composers of her time. Grab your magic b...
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Hot dogs, John Hammond, and the return of the pants permit! Need we say more? Kelley covers George Sand, a prolific writer whose gender identity confused 1800s Parisians and demonstrates that gender is a spectrum. Then, Emily celebrates summer with a swimming girlie! Aileen Riggin took to swimming like a fish to water and did more at 14-years-old than most have at 80-years-old. Then she went on to do more than most 80-year-olds do ...
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First, Emily covers Josephine Cochrane who invented everyone's favorite kitchen appliance that makes everyone's most hated chore suck a little less! Then, Kelley tells the tragic tale of Princess Victoria Gauramma, a young girl who was forced to leave India due to British colonialism and was used as a propaganda tool by the British Royal Family. Brush up on your slang and eat and let him cook, because we're wining about herstory! J...
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This week's episode is NON-STOP! Kelley wines about the first stunt-woman in Hollywood who designed and completed some of the most insane stunts you've ever heard of, with no safety nets! Then, Emily covers triple threat Jazzie Collins who fought for housing justice, racial justice, labor rights, and LGBTQ+ rights. Sorry Lin-Manuel Miranda and You're Welcome Sofia Flores, we're wining about herstory! Join the Funerary Cult: https:/...
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The ladies are stomping glass and making it rain GLITTER! Emily tells the harrowing tale of Grace Darling who braved violent seas to rescue the survivors of a shipwreck. Kelley covers the adventurous Harriet Chalmers Adams who traveled the world, held otters, and documented the horrors of colonization. Grab your sleeping Pikachu and go make some glitter, because we're wining about herstory! Join the Funerary Cult: https://www.patre...
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Side effects of this week's episode may include righteous anger, feminist pride, hating the patriarchy, and copious amounts of avoidant chores! First, Kelley tells the story of Nancy Hart, a patriot who didn't take too kindly to British soldiers trespassing on her property. Then, Emily takes you on a journey to the Tabbard Inn to meet one of the many WAVES who stayed there during WWII, Margaret 'Peg' Rosella Kinsman. Don't forget t...
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