Childbirth, Literacy, Sources, the State of the World, and Other Listener Questions

Her Half of History turns 5 years old this month! In celebration, I'm taking questions from listeners and they range from the oldest account of childbirth to the reason I started a podcast in the first place.

In this episode you will can hear the voices of some of my fellow history podcasters. Please check out their shows for more great history:

• Civics and Coffee
• The History Fix Podcast
• It's a History Podcast

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