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In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke learn from Leslie Pelon about women in the Second Great Awakening which occured during the Antebllum period of US history. Pelon is a professor at Porterville College where she teaches history course on women's rule in American history. She is joined by guest interviewer Rachel Lee Perez who will be conducting her first interview for the podcast! Perez is the host of Hashtag History, another amazing podcast! Tune in to learn about this important topic. Get ⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠ Support the ⁠⁠Remedial Herstory Project⁠⁠ Enroll in our ⁠⁠Master Classes⁠⁠ Register for our ⁠⁠Summer Educator's Retreat⁠⁠ SHOP ⁠⁠Remedial Herstory Gear

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke learn from Dr. Valerie Moyer about hormonal testing in sports and the ways society categorizes what is "women's" sports and what's not. Moyer is a professor of Gender Studies whose research centers around the effects of testosterone. She was a DI runner in college and passionate about women's sports. Tune in to learn about this controversial and important topic. Get ⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠ Support the ⁠⁠Remedial Herstory Project⁠⁠ Enroll in our ⁠⁠Master Classes⁠⁠ Register for our ⁠⁠Summer Educator's Retreat⁠⁠ SHOP ⁠⁠Remedial Herstory Gear

Trigger Warning: this episode has mild discussion of suicide. In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke learn from Dr. Melissa Inouye, a historian of modern China and global Christianity about a woman named "True Way" whose life story crossed through Imperial China to the Cultural Revolution through three distinct and unique periods of Chinese history. Inouye's research focuses on the history of global charismatic Christian movements, including the True Jesus Church and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her recent book, China and the True Jesus: Charisma and Organization in a Chinese Christian Church (Oxford 2019) explores the relationship between miraculous power and bureaucratic power in the history of a Chinese Christian Pentecostal church. In addition to publications on the history of modern China, she has also published on topics such as global Mormonism and women’s participation in religious movements. This episode is so fascinating. Let's dive in! Get ⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠ Support the ⁠⁠Remedial Herstory Project⁠⁠ Enroll in our ⁠⁠Master Classes⁠⁠ Register for our ⁠⁠Summer Educator's Retreat⁠⁠ SHOP ⁠⁠Remedial Herstory Gear

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke learn from Dr. Rebecca Brenner Graham, a high school history teacher at the Madeira School and an Adjunct Professorial Lecturer at American University about Frances Perkins, the first female cabinet member in US history, and her efforts to aid refugees fleeing Nazi Germany before and during WWII. Rebecca's debut narrative nonfiction book on Frances Perkins's refugee policy will be published by Kensington in 2025. Rebecca holds a PhD in History from American University. Her writing has been published in The Washington Post, Slate, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere. Tune in! Correction: While there was a resolution to impeach Frances Perkins, she was not actually impeached. Get ⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠ Support the ⁠Remedial Herstory Project⁠ Enroll in our ⁠Master Classes⁠ Register for our ⁠Summer Educator's Retreat⁠ SHOP ⁠Remedial Herstory Gear

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke talk about the Eckert Test, Kelsie's feminist test for history curriculum. In the episode, we play a clip from our 2021 TED Talk. You can find the full talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfGQzJg3NLM Get ⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠ Support the ⁠Remedial Herstory Project⁠ Enroll in our ⁠Master Classes⁠ Register for our ⁠Summer Educator's Retreat⁠ SHOP ⁠Remedial Herstory Gear

In this episode, Kelsie interviews Dr. Valerie Moyer, a professor of Gender Studies and a Board Member for RHP about the not so inclusive history of the Boston Marathon. As runners themselves, Kelsie and her guest bond over the abysmal athletic gear these early pioneers used! Thank God for the sports bra! Let's get into this. Get ⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠ Support the ⁠Remedial Herstory Project⁠ Enroll in our ⁠Master Classes⁠ Register for our ⁠Summer Educator's Retreat⁠ SHOP ⁠Remedial Herstory Gear

In this episode Kelsie and Brooke discuss the difficulties of sharing opinions in a classroom setting, when it works, when it does not, and what "good policy" should be around teacher behavior in the classroom. Kelsie and Brooke share their insights on times they changed their mind and moments in the classrooms when they changed student minds. Get ⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠ Support the ⁠Remedial Herstory Project⁠ Enroll in our ⁠Master Classes⁠ Register for our ⁠Summer Educator's Retreat⁠ SHOP ⁠Remedial Herstory Gear

In this episode, Kelsie interviews Dr. Pamela Scully about her research on modern African history and the significance of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in establishing peace. Scully is a professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Professor of African Studies at Emory University, Atlanta. She was previously the Chair of the Committee on Gender Equity of the American Historical Association. You can find her book on Ellen Johnson Sirleaf here and Sirleaf's autobiography here. Get FREE Learning Materials Support the Remedial Herstory Project Enroll in our Masters Classes Register for our Summer Educator's Retreat SHOP Remedial Herstory Gear

In this episode Kelsie and Brooke question their feminism as they discuss the importance of tackling controversial issues in the classroom. Are they good enough feminists if they encourage inquiry? Probably not. Time to level up ladies. Get ⁠FREE Lesson Plans⁠ Become a ⁠patron of Remedial Herstory⁠ and get all the goodies Enroll in our ⁠Masters Classes⁠ Register for our ⁠Summer Educator's Retreat⁠ SHOP ⁠Remedial Herstory Gear⁠ Bibliography: Martell, Christopher C., Ed. Social Studies Teacher Education: Critical Issues and Current Perspectives. IAP: Charlotte, NC. 2018. Martell, Christopher C., and Kaylene M. Stevens. “Perceptions of Teaching Race and Gender: Results of a Survey of Social Studies Teachers.” The High School Journal 101, no. 4 (2018): 274–99. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26785824. Scheiner-Fisher, Cicely. "The Inclusion of Women's History In The Secondary Social Studies Classroom." Electronic Theses and Dissertations. University of Central Florida, 2013. Schmeichel, M. (2015). Skirting around critical feminist rationales for teaching women in social studies. Theory & Research in Social Education, 43(1), 1–27. Shocker, J. B. (2014). A case for using images to teach women's history. The History Teacher, 47(3) Shocker, J. B., & Woyshner, C. (2013). Representing African American women in U.S. history textbooks. The Social Studies, 104(1), 23–31. Stevens, Kaylene M., & Martell, Christopher C. An avenue for challenging sexism: Examining the high school sociology classroom. Journal of Social Science Education, 15(1), 2016, 63–73. Stevens, Kaylene M. & Martell, Christopher C. Feminist Social Studies Teachers: The Role of Teachers’ Backgrounds and Beliefs in Shaping Gender-Equitable Practices. Journal of Social Studies Research. 10.1016/j.jssr.2018.02.002, 2018.

In this episode, Brooke interviews Dr. Roshanna P. Sylvester about the letters school children, and in particular young girls wrote to American astronaut, John Glen. Sylvester is an Associate Professor of Critical Media Practices and Digital Humanities at the University of Colorado Boulder. She earned a BA in History at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, an MA in Russian Studies at Yale University, and a Yale PhD in History. Sylvester’s current project, Dreams in Orbit: Girls and Space-Age Cultures in Cold War America and the Soviet Union, focuses on letters from Soviet and American young people to the pioneering spacefarers Yuri Gagarin, John Glenn, and Valentina Tereshkova." To the space race we go! Let's get into this! Sylvester made a DBQ for educators to use available at the Girls Museum Get ⁠FREE Lesson Plans⁠ Become a ⁠patron of Remedial Herstory⁠ and get all the goodies Enroll in our ⁠Masters Classes⁠ Register for our ⁠Summer Educator's Retreat⁠ SHOP ⁠Remedial Herstory Gear⁠ Bibliography: Sylvester, Roshanna. "Even though I am a girl" Smithsonian Magazine. December 14, 2016. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/even-though-i-am-girl-john-glenns-fan-mail-and-sexism-early-space-program-180961443/.

In this episode Kelsie and Brooke discuss the downfalls of using Critical Feminist Theory (CFT) in the secondary classroom. Kelsie say's she doesn't think it's the best approach, Brooke is skeptical. Is CFT counter to inquiry? It depends on how you present it.  Get ⁠⁠FREE Lesson Plans⁠⁠ Become a ⁠⁠patron of Remedial Herstory⁠⁠ and get all the goodies Enroll in our ⁠⁠Masters Classes⁠⁠ Register for our ⁠⁠Summer Educator's Retreat⁠⁠ SHOP ⁠⁠Remedial Herstory Gear⁠⁠ Bibliography: Martell, Christopher C., and Kaylene M. Stevens. “Perceptions of Teaching Race and Gender: Results of a Survey of Social Studies Teachers.” The High School Journal 101, no. 4 (2018): 274–99. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26785824.

In this episode, Kelsie interviews Maura McCreight, a Ph.D. Candidate in Art History at The Graduate Center, CUNY, with a focus on the history of photography and the Maghrib. The episode explores the often untaught history of the Franco-Algerian war, an important decolonization conflict that liberated Algeria. McCreight is a Singer Family Dissertation 2022 Fellow at the Ryerson Image Centre and 2022-23 grantee of the American Institute of Magrib Studies (AIMS) for research in Algeria. Her dissertation retraces photographs of women during the Algerian War for Independence (1954–1962) using methods that mimic the conflict’s scattered visual archival existence. In this episode, we explore that work. Let's get into it! Get ⁠⁠FREE Lesson Plans⁠⁠ Become a ⁠⁠patron of Remedial Herstory⁠⁠ and get all the goodies Enroll in our ⁠⁠Masters Classes⁠⁠ Register for our ⁠⁠Summer Educator's Retreat⁠⁠ SHOP ⁠⁠Remedial Herstory Gear⁠⁠

In this episode, Kelsie interviews Dr. Pamela Scully, a professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Professor of African Studies at Emory University, Atlanta about Sara Baartman, the Hottentot Venus. Scully is the author of "Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus: A Ghost Story and a Biography" from Princeton. She is Chair of the Committee on Gender Equity of the American Historical Association. Sara Baartman was displayed on the stages of Europe in the early nineteenth century. She was born in the Cape Colony. Her life was entwined with British colonialism and violence, the rise of freak shows, the rise of racial science and the legacies of racism for Black women around the globe. Her life also exemplified her complex navigation of oppression. Her life is a way into understanding the rise of particular ways of thinking about race and their entanglement with science as well as an example of colonialism and cosmopolitanism in places students might not expect. She was buried on South African's Women's Day and the return of her remains is also a story about the coming of democracy to South Africa after Apartheid. The court case she was involved in in London was used in one of the key trials in Guantanamo Bay in the 2000s. Find Scully's co-authored book here https://www.amazon.com/Sara-Baartman-Hottentot-Venus-Biography/dp/0691147965 Dozens of FREE inquiry-based lesson plans for teachers at www.remedialherstory.com Get bonus episodes and behind the scenes at www.patreon.com/remedialherstory Register for our Summer Educator's Retreat at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual-remedial-herstory-summer-educators-retreat-registration-445352369927?aff=ebdssbdestsearch SHOP gear at www.remedialherstory.com

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke get beyond content in the curriculum, to discuss the cultural default to male, masculine, and patriarchal history. Google "the American Revolution" and the result is "men, men, men." Google, "Women in the American Revolution" and the world of women opens up to you. We need to ask women centered questions in order to hear women's voices. So let's get into this. Get ⁠⁠⁠FREE Learning Materials⁠⁠⁠ Support the ⁠⁠⁠Remedial Herstory Project⁠⁠⁠ Enroll in our ⁠⁠⁠Master Classes⁠⁠⁠ Register for our ⁠⁠⁠Summer Educator's Retreat⁠⁠⁠ SHOP ⁠⁠⁠Remedial Herstory Gear

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke meet with Dr. Shahla Haeri and Dr. Filiz Ruhm to discuss the protests that erupted in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa "Jina" Amini in police custody. Amini was arrested for for “improperly” wearing her hijab. Women. Life. Freedom.  Get ⁠⁠FREE Lesson Plans⁠⁠ Become a ⁠⁠patron of Remedial Herstory⁠⁠ and get all the goodies Enroll in our ⁠⁠Masters Classes⁠⁠ Register for our ⁠⁠Summer Educator's Retreat⁠⁠ SHOP ⁠⁠Remedial Herstory Gear⁠⁠

In this Episode, Kelsie and Brooke celebrate and reflect on Season 2! It was a big season with important topics covered. What were your highlights? What's next?   Get ⁠⁠FREE Lesson Plans⁠⁠ Become a ⁠⁠patron of Remedial Herstory⁠⁠ and get all the goodies Enroll in our ⁠⁠Masters Classes⁠⁠ Register for our ⁠⁠Summer Educator's Retreat⁠⁠ SHOP ⁠⁠Remedial Herstory Gear⁠⁠

In this Episode, Kelsie and Brooke learn about Elizabeth Arden, and entrepreneur in the beauty industry from Shelby Robert, a history teacher and adjunct professor. Robert will be a guest lecture at the summer retreat in August 2022. You can join us by registering here https://www.remedialherstory.com/summer-educators-retreat.html#/.   Find lesson plans at http://www.remedialherstory.com Educators!  Get professional development credit for listening to our podcast!   Head to our website and complete the form and we will send you your certificate. https://www.remedialherstory.com/podcast-pd-certificate.html

In this Episode, Kelsie and Brooke share a lecture from the 2021 Remedial Herstory Summer Educators Retreat. Elizabeth Dubrulle is a historian at the New Hampshire Historical Society. She and her colleagues did original research on the New Hampshire Suffrage Movement and it's a fascinating example of local efforts paralleling national ones. You can experience amazing lectures like this one at our 2022 Educators Retreat by registering at https://www.remedialherstory.com/summer-educators-retreat.html#/  Find lesson plans at http://www.remedialherstory.com Educators! Get professional development credit for listening to our podcast!   Head to our website and complete the form and we will send you your certificate. https://www.remedialherstory.com/podcast-pd-certificate.html

In this Episode, Kelsie and Brooke learn from Dr. Evelyn Wilson, whose research explores the ways in which free women of color thrived and ran businesses in antebellum Louisiana. This couldn't be a more important topic for reexamining women's roles and lives. Join us! Find lesson plans at http://www.remedialherstory.comEducators! Get professional development credit for listening to our podcast! Head to our website and complete the form and we will send you your certificate. https://www.remedialherstory.com/podcast-pd-certificate.html

In this Episode, Kelsie and Brooke chat with Dr. Katherine Koh about her research on women who ran businesses in 16th century England-- a little represented topic. We are so excited join her to remind everyone that in every era and every region women have had agency, labored, and thrived. Tune in!  Support our work at www.patreon.com/remedialherstory  Find lesson plans at http://www.remedialherstory.comEducators!  Get professional development credit for listening to our podcast!  Head to our website and complete the form and we will send you your certificate. https://www.remedialherstory.com/podcast-pd-certificate.html