Who Did What Now
Who Did What Now
Katie Charlwood
Whoever said history was boring obviously wasn’t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the people, places and events that make history a bit more interesting! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
187. Miss Piggy
From humble beginnings to international stardom, Miss Piggy made sure that she would get the life that she deserved! She is a beacon (not bacon) of style, charm and a certain je ne sais quoi, if you want to know about this icon then loom no further!Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 30
53 min
186. Nellie Bly
Nellie Bly was a whirlwind in a new form of journalism - Stunt Girl Journalism! At 23 years old she spent 10 days in the Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island, exposing the mistreatment of the marginilised in these institutions and sparking reform. Her investigative journalism would take her around the world and even to the Eastern Front during the Great War, but tht's only part of her story.Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 24
55 min
185. The Tuam 796
in 1975 two boys are playing out by the ruins of the old Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Galway, ireland. They find a hole filled with very small bones. They tell everyone what tehy find and it is assumed that this is a famine grave. It's sealed up and ignored for 40 years until someone starts questioning what happened to the 796 children that died in The Home. Get ready for a very Irish scandal.Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 17
1 hr 32 min
Magdalene Laundries - From the Vault
The Magdalene Laundries, operatied under the guise of reforming "fallen" and "wayward" women and girls, only to exploit and abuse those that were working and residing in them. Their history should not be forgotten.Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 15
1 hr 11 min
184. Countess Constance Markievicz - Revolutionary Woman
Countess Constance Markievicz was an aristocrat, suffragist, artist and rebel leader. She was an integral part of te Easter Rising and in Ireland gaining indepence from the Britsh Empire.Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 10
47 min
183. Gisèle Pelicot - To Hell and Back
Gisèle Pelicot, a woman who should have been enjoying her retirement and provincial life had it all come crashing down when she was brought into a police station in November 2020, where she was faced with the fact that she was abused by strangers for a decade, all of which was facilitated by her husband of half a century, Dominique Pelicot. She would be the centre of France's biggest rape trial, a symbol of femninsm and survivors across the globe.Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 8
1 hr 17 min
182. Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer, a civil rights activist and victime of teh Mississippi Apendectomy, a woman who history deserves to remember,Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 5
55 min
181. Katherine Johnson - NASA's Human Computer
Katherine Johnson was a woman whose calculations at NASA helped launch men into space (and bring them home again) shattering barriers for women and Black scientists. She was a mathematician, a human computer and an American hero. She's got the medals to prove it!Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 17
1 hr 3 min
From the Vault - William Dorsey Swann- Queen of Drag
It's Black History Month, so let's pull a story from the vault, that of one William Dorsey Swann, who entered the world enslaved and would be the beacon of ballroom. Joy is an act of resistance, so listen up to the story of the first Queen of Drag!Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 10
41 min
180. Robert Smalls Vs the Confederacy
Some stories from history are so impresive that they sound like you ripped them from a novel; an enslaved man steals a confederate ship, sails it to freedom and then fights the very nation that kept him in chains, well that's something worth talking about, welcome to the life of Robert Smalls.Hosted by Katie CharlwoodDonate at: Patreon Tip JarBeacons (at the bottom of the page)Follow me on…InstagramTikTokFacebookBlueskyFan Mail:Katie CharlwoodC/O The Postal StoreUnit 11AForte Retail ParkLetterkennyCo. DonegalIrelandF92 DY22Business Enquiries: katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 4
1 hr 31 min
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