Stuff You Missed in History Class

Today we’re revisiting the 2012 episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina on Laura Bridgman, the first deafblind person to be educated — a feat [Read more]

Had his life had taken a different course, he may have become as widely known as Albert Einstein. In the 1930s, Majorana contributed to the [Read more]

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was part of the Women’s Army Corps during World War II. The 6888th was the only battalion of black [Read more]

Today we revisit a 2015 episode about Emmy Noether pursued a career in mathematics in the early 20th century in Germany, despite many obstacles in [Read more]

Comedian Fanny Brice’s personal life was often a mess even though her onstage personas were all about laughter. Even as her beloved, Nick Arnstein, was [Read more]

Fanny made a space for herself on stage as a comedian because she felt she could never be pretty enough to be an actress. And [Read more]

Today we revisit a 2014 episode about Caroline Herschel, who managed to break the barrier of women in scientific fields far earlier than you might [Read more]

Sappho is described as the greatest female poet of ancient Greece. Or, the greatest Greek lyric poet, period. Her reputation as one of the world’s [Read more]

Dr. Raphael Lemkin is often described as the person who coined the term “genocide.” And he did do that – but was also the driving [Read more]

Today we revisit a 2012 episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina. Evliya Çelebi grew up in 17th century Istanbul as the “boon companion” of [Read more]