This episode of Women of War takes a look at Charlotte Corday, later dubbed the ‘Angel of Assassination’, who murdered the leader of the Jacobins, Jean-Paul Marat, in the French Revolution. Join us to learn why she did it, and how people saw her actions.
This podcast contains references to atrocities carried out during the French revolution, including beheadings and the defilement of a corpse. It also contains some coarse language. It may not be suitable for all listeners.
This podcast is recorded on Wurundjeri land and we pay our respects to elders past and present. Sovereignty was never ceded.
All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented in this podcast however with the nature of historical research, there may be mistakes or inconsistencies.
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Intro and Outro Music: Frosty Forest by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
S2E1: Go-Go Dancing with Bombs - Australian Vietnam War Entertainers
S1E10 : The Last of the Samurai - Nakano Takeko and the Jōshitai
S1E9: Molly Brant and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy - [INSERT HAMILTON REFERENCE HERE]
S1E8: In the Skies of War - Soviet Night Witches (aka Fascists, and How To Bomb Them)
S1 E7: The Real Namesake of Deakin University - Vera Deakin and the Red Cross Wounded and Missing Bureau
S1E6 : Under the Skies of War - Edith Piaf
S1E5: Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra - What Haven't The Romans Done To Us?
S1E3: Treason without Citizenship - Tokyo Rose and War in the Pacific
S1E2: Poor Fellow My Country - Tarenorerer and the Aboriginal Tasmanian Resistance
S1E1: Mata Hari - The Original Femme Fatale?
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