This is a brief tour through the life of an early 17th century Basque woman (or possibly trans man--though it’s tricky to use any sort of modern category label) who escaped from a convent at age 15, began living as a man, and went off to the Spanish colonies in the New World to seek fortune and adventure. She found plenty of adventure.
In this episode we talk about:
Books mentioned
This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here:
A transcript of this podcast is available here.
Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online
Links to Heather Online
Poetry about Love between Women from the 19th Century - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 285
On the Shelf for April 2024 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 284
Daughters of Derbyshire by Daniel Stride - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 283
Amazons - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 282
On the Shelf for March 2024 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 281
Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 12: Bluestockings and Amazons - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 280
On the Shelf for February 2024 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 279
The Dildo Episode - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 278
On the Shelf for January 2024 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 277
Battling Poll by Rose Cullen - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 276
Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 11: Employment Relationships - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 275
On the Shelf for December 2023 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 274
Turkish Delights: The European Fascination with Lesbianism in the Ottoman Empire - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 273
On the Shelf for November 2023 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 272
The Salt Price by B. Pladek - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 271
Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 10: Rakes - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 270
On the Shelf for October 2023 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 269
Lesbian Gothics, Gothic Lesbians - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 268
On the Shelf for September 2023 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 267
Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 9: Spies - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 266
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Irish Songs with Ken Murray
History Obscura
Historycal: Words that Shaped the World
The Rest Is History
Everything Everywhere Daily