Welcome to Women of War, a podcast by two almost-historians about the amazing variety of roles women have played in wars throughout history. This first episode of Women of War takes a look at The (with a capital T) femme fatale, Mata Hari, aka Margareetha Zelle, aka the only reason France lost World War I. Wait, what? Join Hannah Viney and Nicola Ritchie as they discuss how a Dutch woman with no spy training ended up tangled with the French Secret Service in WWI.
This episode contains references to wartime violence and domestic abuse. This episode was recorded before the recent terrorist attack in Nice.
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.
Thanks to Yveline for her help with research and pronunciation during this episode; sorry the lessons didn’t stick.
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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?
S1 E4: The Declaration of a Female Citizen - Charlotte Corday, the Angel of Assassination
S1E3: Treason without Citizenship - Tokyo Rose and War in the Pacific
S1E2: Poor Fellow My Country - Tarenorerer and the Aboriginal Tasmanian Resistance
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