Doña Catalina de Erauso: Part Three (with Allison Epstein)

Special guest Allison Epstein (A Tip for the Hangman) joins us for this action-packed conclusion of this three-part saga of the Lieutenant Nun. This time featuring: a return to Spain, a meeting with The Pope (!!!) and, crucially, how will Catalina fare on the Scandilicious Scale?? 

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References:

Lesbian historic motif podcast 

Stuff you missed in history class podcast

Deviant women podcast 

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/how-basques-became-autonomous-community-spain?loggedin=true

https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/17/books/cross-dressing-for-success.html

Memoir of a Basque Lieutenant Nun by Catalina de Erauso (translation by Michele Stepto and Gabriel Stepto) 

The Life of Catalina de Erauso, the Lieutenant Nun: An Early Modern Biography by Sonia Perez-Villanueva

The Lieutenant Nun by Sherry Valasco

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Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba: Part Two

Njinga, aka Nzinga, aka Ana de Sousa was one of the longest-reigning and most consequential monarchs in history. She ruled over Ndongo and Matamba (near modern-day Angola) for thirty-seven years and is an icon for women over age 40, queer people, and anyone who loves a fashion moment and a grand entrance.

References:

Njinga of Angola: Africa’s Warrior Queen by Linda Heywood

Queer as Fact podcast queerasfact.com

It’s A Continent podcast itsacontinent.com

Excuse My African podcast excusemyafrican.com

The Humanity Archive podcast thehumanityarchive.com

longreads.com/2019/10/03/queens-of-infamy-njinga/

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Hürrem Sultan (aka Haseki Sultan, aka Roxelana): Part Two

This is the second part of a two-part episode about Hürrem Sultan. It will make most sense if you listen to part one first! Hürrem Sultan, aka Haseki Sultan, aka Roxelana, was born around 1502 and was captured and sold into slavery as a young girl. She caught the attention of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and wound up shattering all kinds of glass ceilings for women, the enslaved, and concubines as she ascended to become his Queen. 

As noted in the episode, this is a video from Bery Istantul Tips that includes Hürrem Sultan’s tomb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQcHyHoZ9Ys&t=6s 

References: 

The Islamic History Podcast islamichistorypodcast.com/ 

The Ottoman History podcast ottomanhistorypodcast.com 

Ottoman Lives podcast historyonthenet.com/ottoman-lives 

Empress of the East: How A European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire by Leslie Peirce

https://www.dailysabah.com/feature/2015/01/09/hurrem-sultan-a-beloved-wife-or-master-manipulator 

https://listverse.com/2018/06/06/10-little-known-facts-from-the-crimean-slave-trade/ 

https://magnificentcentury.fandom.com/wiki/Hurrem_Sultan 

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Malintzin (aka Doña Marina, aka La Malinche)

Malintzin (aka Doña Marina, aka La Malinche) was born in Mexico around 1500. Twice sold into slavery, she found a way to use her multilingualism and skill at diplomacy to make her indispensable to newly-arrived Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. In the aftermath of the Spanish conquest, Malintzin has been viewed alternately as victim, villain, seductress, folk legend, and myth. But who was the real person? 

References: 

Monstras podcast http://monstraspodcast.com/podcast/episode/4abc6788/la-malinche 

Fifth Sun: A new history of the Aztecs by Camilla Townsend 

Malintzin’s Choices: An Indian Woman in the Conquest of Mexico by Camilla Townsend 

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Sayyida al-Hurra ibn Banu Rashid

This week’s internationàle destination is North Africa, by way of the Iberian Peninsula. Sayyida al-Hurra, who is known by that name even though it’s not actually her name (it’s all explained in the episode don’t worry), was a refugee from Granada who helped makeover a ruined city, then was named its governor, and also hung out with a very famous (alleged) pirate!!  

References: 

Sayyida al Hurra – Wikipedia

Sayyida al Hurra ( Arabic: السيدة الحرة), real name Lalla Aicha bint Ali ibn Rashid al-Alami ( Arabic: للا عائشة بنت علي بن رشيد العلمي) (1485 – 14 July 1561), was (Governor of Tétouan) between 1515-1542 and a Moroccan privateer leader during the early 16th century.

https://www.aramcoworld.com/Articles/January-2017/Malika-VI-Sayyida-Al-Hurra https://insidearabia.com/sayyida-al-hurra-governor-pirate-queen-and-trailblazer/  

Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas by Laura Sook Duncombe  

A History of Islam in 21 Women by Hossein Kamaly 

The Forgotten Queens of Islam by Fatima Mernissi 

The Making of the Modern Mediterranean: Views from the South edited by Judith E. Tucker

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