Episodes: 17
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Female
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 718 subscribers
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Isabelle Roughol - Creator and host of Broad History, a history podcast examining major historical events through the experiences and contributions of women.
Carol Berkin - Republican Motherhood, Women’s Political Power, The American Revolution’s Long-term Impact On Women, Loyalist Women, Black Americans, Indigenous Women, And The Political Legacy Of The Revolution.
Rosemarie Zagarri - Mercy Otis Warren’s Political Writing, Women’s Participation In Revolutionary Politics, Natural Rights, The Early History Of Women’s Political Thought, And Women’s Voting Rights.
Vincent Carretta - Phillis Wheatley Peters’s Life, Literary Career, International Reputation, Legacy, And The Final Years Of Her Life.
Errin Haines - Elizabeth Freeman’s Legal Fight For Freedom, Slavery And Emancipation In Massachusetts, Women’s Role In The American Founding, And The Meaning Of The American Promise.
Amanda Vaill - The Schuyler Sisters, Angelica Schuyler And Alexander Hamilton, Eliza Schuyler’s Intellectual And Political Role, Family Relationships, And Women’s Lives During The American Revolution.
American Revolution | Part 7 | Republican motherhood and the long impact of the Revolution (with Carol Berkin)
August 15, 2026
Republican motherhood is a fundamental concept of the early American republic. Women's political power, it argues, is exercised not at the ballot box but in their own separate sphere, where they raise good little patriots. Carol Berkin concludes our series with a look at the long impact of the American revolution for women and connects the dots with the United States' current political landscape, 250 years on. ★ Support this podcast ★ On this episode: Isabelle Roughol - Host Carol Berk...
American Revolution | Part 6 | Mercy Otis Warren and the female politicians (with Rosemarie Zagarri)
August 08, 2026
Mercy Otis Warren was what the Revolution called a "female politician" – a woman who cared about and discussed politics, a wholly new archetype for American society then. Her poems, plays and pamphlets – and ultimately her 3-volume history of the revolution – established her as a key political thinker of the movement for independence. But she walked a fine line: she never meant to "transgress the boundaries of (her) sex" and always thought of herself as a wife and mother first. To discuss her...
American Revolution | Part 5 | Phillis Wheatley Peters, unofficial poet laureate of the new United States (with Vin Carretta)
August 01, 2026
Phillis Wheatley Peters was transported to America as an enslaved 7-year-old. She quickly became a literary prodigy and an international celebrity – the unofficial first poet laureate of a new nation, says her biographer Vincent Carretta. Together we explore her life, her legacy and recent findings that transform our understanding of the final years of her too-short life. 🇺🇸 Get the books: (Affiliate bookshop.org links support Broad History and indie bookstores.) ★ Support this podcast ★ O...
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