In 1867, a ship bound for California with 400 Chinese passengers signaled distress as it drifted in the Pacific Ocean. The ship's captain was a woman, and her mutinous crew had refused to sail the ship even though they were running out of water. How did Captain Hannah Masury Howe come to be in such a predicament, and how could she possibly save herself and the ship?
Our guest is NYT bestselling author Katherine Howe in this real-life high seas adventure.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
THE SUFFRAGIST SENATOR Martha Hughes Cannon
THE CAGED BIRD Florence Price
THE ILLUSTRATOR Tasha Tudor – 2020 Christmas Special
THE FULTON FLASH Helen Stephens
THE LITTLE WOMAN May Alcott Nieriker
THE CITIZEN SCIENTIST Jane Marcet
THE SPIRIT Xtabay
THE LAST QUEEN OF JUDEA Shelamzion
THE MUCKRAKER Ida Tarbell
THE FLOWER IN THE WATER Zazil-ha
THE RESISTANCE Truus and Freddie Oversteegen
THE REBORN Jemima Wilkinson & Publick Universal Friend
THE PEACEMAKER Queen Matilda
THE ABSENCE Maria Branwell Brontë
THE STORYTELLER Mae Timbimboo Parry
THE ANCESTORS Mother’s Day Special
THE SURGEON James Barry
THE WOMAN IN RED Anita Garibaldi
THE VIKING Coppergate Woman
THE MOTHER Olympias
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
Lore