(Lesley) The Declaration of Independence has many well-known men's names on it, especially that of John Hancock. But what of the woman whose name appears on the printed version of this auspicious document? In this episode, Lesley explores the life and role of early American printer Mary Katharine Goddard. An important contributor to the fledgling American government, Goddard's name should be better known for politics, journalism, and revolution.
Easter Rising, Part I: Origins
Disney and the Space Race
Evelyn Nesbit and the Crime of the Century
The Eleven Lost Days
After Napoleon: Josephine Divorced
Medieval Animal Trials
Sherlock Holmes in Popular Culture
The Great Medieval Canon Law Forgery
The Origins of "I Am A Man"
Apples in America
Hospitals in the Victorian City
Papal Residences: The Lateran, The Vatican, and Castel Gandolfo
The Royal Teeth of Louis XIV
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
The Invention of Canning
Big History?
Comic Books and Thrill-Killers? An Interview with Mariah Adin
Independence from Whom? The American Revolution and Europe
Nuts: James Mulligan, Anthony McAuliffe, and the Notion of Surrender
Dogs: The Final Frontier
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