American Revolution, part 8: Ona Judge: Enslaved By George & Martha Washington (pt 1/2)

Ona Judge Staines, also known as Oney Judge, was born in 1774 into enslavement at Mount Vernon, the plantation owned by George and Martha Washington. She travelled with the Washingtons to New York City and Philadelphia, where she would eventually escape.

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Reference:

Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar

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The episode image is an interpretive panel from Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia PA.

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American Revolution, part 6: Benedict Arnold’s Wife (pt 1/2)

Peggy Shippen was living a Revolutionary-era brat summer when she married the worst possible person, and things went buck wild from there. Featuring: most of the characters from Hamilton. And: the city of Philadelphia.

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Reference:

Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-era Women and the Radical Men They Married, by Nancy Rubin Stuart

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Introducing BEEF with Bridget Todd

This week on Beef, the brilliant 17th century nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz dares to defy the Catholic Church with her scholarship and searing wit. Pick up Dr. Stephanie Kirk’s fascinating book Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and the Gender Politics of Knowledge in Colonial Mexico.

Hosted by Bridget Todd

Written by Adrián Duston-Muñoz

The actors who voiced Sor Juana’s words are Luisa Sofia and Franco Machado-Pesce

Showrunning, Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto

Produced by James “Sam” Levine & Benjamin Austin-Docampo

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Peg Plunkett, Ireland’s Most Successful Whore, part two

This week continues (but does not conclude) the tits out story of Irish icon, Peg Plunkett. Our guest is, again, Karyn Moynihan: Irish person, co-host of Double Love: The Sweet Valley High Podcast, and designer of several Vulgar History merch items.

Next week: the thrilling conclusion of the Peg saga. Herman, my pills!

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References:

Peg Plunkett: Memoirs of a Whore by Julie Peakman

Memoirs of Mrs. Margaret Leeson by Peg Plunkett aka Mrs. Leeson

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Peg Plunkett, Ireland’s Most Successful Whore, part one

We’re headed to Ireland this week to talk about Peg Plunkett, a scandalous and influential figure in 18th-century Dublin. We’re joined this week by Karyn Moynihan: Irish person, co-host of Double Love: The Sweet Valley High Podcast, and designer of several Vulgar History merch items.

Pace yourselves, because this is part one a multi-week extravaganza! Herman, my pills!

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Peg Plunkett: Memoirs of a Whore by Julie Peakman

Memoirs of Mrs. Margaret Leeson by Peg Plunkett aka Mrs. Leeson

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American Revolution, part 3: Sally Hemings (pt 1/2)

Sally Hemings was born in 1773 to enslaved mother Elizabeth Hemings and Elizabeth’s enslaver, John Wayles. She grew up alongside her mother and siblings in enslavement in Virginia at around the same time as the American Revolution.

In part one, we learn about Sally’s family and childhood and how a series of coincidences led her to live in Paris just before the French Revolution.

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10:34 Sally’s story begins

36:16 Ads

1:06:15 Extro

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The image for this episode is from the multimedia installation The Life of Sally Hemings at Thomas Jefferson’s plantation home, Monticello. Learn about the exhibit here (spoilers for part two of this podcast, if you don’t already know her story!)

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References:

The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed

The Life of Sally Hemings (Monticello.org)

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