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  • Belle Gunness: Murder Through Love Letters

    Belle Gunness: Murder Through Love Letters
    2025/06/25
    She was a loving mother, a grieving widow–and one of America’s most prolific female serial killers. In the 19th century, Norwegian immigrant Belle Gunness lured wealthy suitors to her Indiana farmhouse through newspaper ads promising love, fortune, and a fresh start—only for them to strangely disappear. What investigators discovered when they visited her home would leave behind one of the most chilling mysteries in American true crime history. Follow us on Instagram: ⁠@watchhercookpodcast ⁠ Sources: ⁠How the farm girl became the butcher of lonely men ⁠ ⁠Butcher of Men’: A murderous woman thrives in a credulous era⁠ ⁠100 year mystery: did she commit murder?⁠ ⁠Belle Gunness: Poisonous Pen⁠ ⁠Belle Gunness- crime library ⁠ ⁠Belle Gunness- murderpedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    53 分
  • The Courageous Women in Pink

    The Courageous Women in Pink
    2025/06/18
    In the heartland of rural India, 400,000 women dressed in pink saris have come together to fight domestic abuse, caste discrimination, and political corruption. Founded by Sampat Pal Devi, the “Gulabi Gang” carries bamboo sticks—not to incite violence, but to demand accountability where institutions have failed. In a society that often silences women and the marginalized, the gang has found power in numbers, reminding us all that when women stand together, they stand stronger. Follow us on Instagram: ⁠@watchhercookpodcast ⁠ Sources: ⁠India's Gulabi Gang: A force to be reckoned with⁠ ⁠Pink Vigilante's poll fight for Indian women's rights⁠ ⁠India’s Castocracy Dalit outcastes in the caste systems ⁠ ⁠Fighting for women’s rights in India⁠ ⁠Carrying a big stick: India’s Gulabi Gang⁠ ⁠Gulabi Gang Breaking the Ceiling with Lathis⁠ ⁠India’s Women Warriors⁠ ⁠From Lathis to London Museum⁠ ⁠Women's Vigilantism in India: A Case Study of the Pink Sari Gang⁠ ⁠The Gulabi Gang as a Social Movement⁠ ⁠India’s Big Gang Vigilantes⁠ ⁠Sampat Pal Devi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    43 分
  • The Mother of Science Fiction: Inventing Frankenstein

    The Mother of Science Fiction: Inventing Frankenstein
    2025/06/11
    What began as a vivid dream on a stormy night during the “Year Without a Summer,” after a round of German ghost stories by the fire, would go on to spark the birth of science fiction. In this episode, we will explore Mary Shelley’s journey from her childhood to becoming the author of Frankenstein, and how her imagination–and pain–brought a creature to life that still resonates with us so deeply today. Follow us on Instagram: ⁠@watchhercookpodcast ⁠ Sources: ⁠Times: Did a Real-Life Alchemist Inspire Frankenstein?⁠ ⁠Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus⁠ ⁠Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley- Poetry Foundation⁠ ⁠JStore: Mary Shelleys obsession with the cemetery⁠ ⁠Artificial intelligence and Frankenstein- comparative analysis ⁠ ⁠Frankenstein or Modern Prometheus: Issues in biomedical science⁠ ⁠Frankenstein at 200: Why hasn’t Mary Shelley been given the respect she deserves?⁠ ⁠Mary Shelley Biography⁠ ⁠This day in history: Frankenstein published ⁠ ⁠Smithsonian Magazine- Breaking auction records⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    53 分
  • The Most Notorious Shoplifters in British History

    The Most Notorious Shoplifters in British History
    2025/06/04
    In the filthy streets of Victorian South London, a group of women from Elephant and Castle pulled off the largest and most sophisticated shoplifting operation in British history. Known as the Forty Elephants, these working-class women built a tightly run underground network—strategic, stealthy, and nearly untouchable. Targeting high-end department stores, they outsmarted police, intimidated male gangs and pulled off flawless heists again and again. Follow us on Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠@watchhercookpodcast ⁠⁠⁠ Sources: ⁠Dirty London: How Victorian Filth Formed the Urban Detective⁠ The Lady Gangsters of the Victorian Age⁠ ⁠Crime and the Victorians⁠ ⁠The Sun– Glamour Gangsters⁠ ⁠Meet The Forty Elephants, The All-Girl Gang From London⁠ ⁠What was crime like in Victorian London?⁠ ⁠https://www.walks.com/blog/crime-victorian-london/⁠ ⁠The all women gang that robbed London blind⁠ ⁠London’s Female Thieves, 1700-1710⁠ ⁠Criminal Gangs of 19th Century Britain⁠ ⁠Crime chronicles: Part 2⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 分
  • Hitting Pause For Memorial Day

    Hitting Pause For Memorial Day
    2025/05/28
    In light of Memorial Day, we will not be releasing an episode this week. We'll be back next Wednesday, June 4, with another powerful story from an incredible woman! Please support us by subscribing and following us on Instagram: @watchhercookpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 分
  • The Most Feared Pirate of the South China Sea

    The Most Feared Pirate of the South China Sea
    2025/05/21
    It began in the crowded harbors of Guangdong, where intelligent woman, Zheng Yi Sao, worked aboard a floating brothel. Through strategy, negotiation and an unshakable understanding of power, she went on to become the leader of 70,000 pirates, command hundreds of ships and take control over trade in the South China Sea—making her one of the most feared pirates ever recorded in history. Sources: ⁠History of the Pirates Who Infested the China Sea From 1807 to 1810⁠ ⁠Royal Museums Greenwich⁠ ⁠Great Explorers: Zheng Yi Sao⁠ ⁠Cheng Yi Sao, Female pirate extraordinaire ⁠ ⁠Zheng Yi Sao: The most successful pirate you’ve never heard of⁠ ⁠Chinese piracy in the late 18th and 19th centuries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 分
  • Fighting Breast Cancer in Antarctica

    Fighting Breast Cancer in Antarctica
    2025/05/14
    In 1999, Dr. Jerri Nielsen landed her dream job at the South Pole, only to face a life-threatening diagnosis when she discovered a lump in her breast. Trapped in the frozen wilderness with no immediate access to medical help, she and her crew had to rely on their resourcefulness and courage to survive in one of the most extreme and isolated places on earth. This is a story of extraordinary determination, community, and the power of human resilience when the odds seem unbeatable. Follow us on Instagram @watchhercookpodcast Sources: Nielsen, Jerri, and Maryanne Vollers. Ice Bound: A Doctor’s Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole. The Oprah Magazine National Geographic– The South Pole Physician recalls breast cancer at the south pole Ice Bound: One woman’s battle for survival at the south pole The Antarctic Sun- 1999 The cancer network Rescued from the south pole The Guardian: The Ice Doctor Journal of ethics: telemedicine assisted self-treatment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 分
  • The Woman Who Changed The Boston Marathon

    The Woman Who Changed The Boston Marathon
    2025/05/07
    In 1967, photos of a furious race official lunging at a woman mid-stride were plastered across the front pages of newspapers worldwide. That woman was Kathrine Switzer— the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon despite being told it was impossible. What began as a personal challenge soon became a global reckoning, sparking a pivotal moment in the fight for gender equality in sports. Follow us on Instagram ⁠@watchhercookpodcast ⁠ Sources: ⁠Marathon Woman⁠ ⁠The woman who crashed the boston marathon ⁠ ⁠Breaking barriers for women in sports⁠ ⁠Kathrine Switzer- Hall of Fame⁠ ⁠Bobbi Gibb: The Boston marathon pioneer ⁠ ⁠Bobbi Gibb Marathon Pioneer- Sports Museum⁠ ⁠Before Title IX: How women sports teams got their start ⁠ ⁠How title IX changed the landscape of sports⁠ ⁠Policing the bodies of women athletes is nothing new ⁠ ⁠Women’s sports history⁠ ⁠Debunking women’s running myths⁠ ⁠216 fearless⁠ ⁠Facts and myths about Atalanta, goddess of running Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    40 分