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Cleopatra Selene, often referred to as Cleopatra VIII or simply Selene, was the only daughter of Cleopatra and Marc Antony. Her life is often overshadowed by her mother’s celebrity. However, after the famous deaths of her parents and the annexation of Egypt into Rome, Selene would go on to be the only surviving child of Cleopatra to live well into adulthood and fashion a successful political career in the new Roman Empire with Augustus Caesar at it’s helm. Historical fiction author Stephanie Dray joins the panel in this companion piece to the Cleopatra Series, which offers a fascinating comparison between mother and daughter. Play the file in a new window. Download the Audio File. Subscribe through iTunes. Link to the Cleopatra Series. Selene Slideshow Chick News Girl 'murdered' by Roman soldiers in north Kent Egyptian Princess Needed Bypass Surgery, Mummy Study Shows Bulgarian Archaeologists Uncover Sanctuary of Greek Goddess Demeter CT scans of Egyptian mummy help Vermont solve crimes Selene Bibliography The World of Juba II and Kleopatra Selene. Duane W. Roller. Routledge: 2003 How to reach Stephanie Dray www.stephaniedray.com @stephaniehdray Facebook Page

Pocahontas is an American icon and one of the most elusive figures in history. For centuries, what we knew about her came from the written record of the Jamestown colonists. All that changed in 2007 with the publishing of the Mattaponi tribe’s oral history of her life. The book has caused a lot of controversy but it has also shed light on one of history’s most celebrated and misunderstood individuals. Click here to play the Chickcast.Subscribe via Itunes.Download an mp3 or other formats here.

Ever wonder what historical figures sounded like? Ever wonder how hilarious it would sound in 2011 to hear someone explain how flying worked when it first come out? Is that last one just me? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then definitely check out these two fantastic recordings of Amelia Earhart doing just that. Keep in mind, of course, that during her time flying was a novelty and not the popular form of transportation it is today. The take away is the true visionary she was -- listen to her proclaim that women have not yet taken full advantage of air travel. Clip One Clip Two I do have to say, in the second clip, Amelia does a great impression of Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn as played in The Aviator. These recordings are from the amazing website Old Radio World which archives radio shows from "The Golden Age of Radio." You can find Amelia, and many more, in their Voices From History Collection. I think you know where you can find me this weekend.

In Part 3 of Cleopatra, the final installment in the Chick Cast series, we discuss the infamous Battle of Actium where Cleopatra and Antony are presumed to abandon their troops; the year-long negotiations between the pair and Octavian following the battle; and the controversial deaths of the two in Egypt. Click here to open in a new window Subscribe via iTunes Link to Cleopatra Part 1 Link to Cleopatra Part 2

Part 2 of the Cleopatra Chick Cast series covers the fall out and repercussions of the Caesar assassination, and the development of the relationship between Cleopatra and Marcy Antony that would become such a threat to Octavian that he would declare War on Cleopatra. Click here to open in a new window Subscribe via iTunes Link to Cleopatra Part 1 Link to Cleopatra Part 3

Cleopatra was the last Monarch of Egypt before the kingdom was annexed into the Roman Empire. Separating the woman from the myth has been one of the greatest mysteries in historical and literary traditions. In part one of a three-part series on her life, we cover what it means to be Cleopatra, her rise to the throne, and her alliance with Julius Caesar. Link to Cleopatra Part 2 Link to Cleopatra Part 3 Click here to open in a new window Subscribe via iTunes Chick News Pompeii Couple Reunited in Marble Inscription Wart Detected on Egyptian Queen Beauty Fake statue Amarna Princess returns to Bolton Museum Exciting Results Expected for Alma-Tadema Masterpiece Cleopatra Bibliography & Documentary Cleopatra: A Life. Stacy Schiff. Little, Brown and Company: 2010 Cleopatra and Antony: Power, Love, and Politics in the Ancient World. Diana Preston. Walker & Company: 2010 Cleopatra - Portrait of a Killer. Documentary on archaeological finds in Turkey of the presumed tomb of Arsinoe, the sister of Cleopatra. You can find it on youtube. <a HREF="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?rt=tf_mfw&ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fchichist-20%2F8001%2Fceb5ac82-8c8d-43f8-af07-5034b7e73927&Operation=NoScript">Amazon.com Widgets</A>

This episode is a panel discussion on Anne Bonny and Mary Read, the most well documented Western women pirates during the Golden Age of Piracy. They are known as cross-dressing pirates who worked on a ship captained by Calico Jack Rackham, who hid their sex from everyone except their lovers, and were possibly lovers themselves. But is that really all there is to their story? In this episode, Chick History explored the world of pirates and the world of Anne and Mary to see if we could separate fact from fiction and learn more about these two women who spent two months together on the same pirate ship and then died pregnant and alone in a prison, found guilty of piracy. Click here to play the Chickcast.Subscribe via Itunes.Download an mp3 or other formats here. RECOMMENDED READING The Republic of Pirates Women Sailors and Sailor's WomenShe Captains: Heroines and Hellions of the SeaSeafaring Women A General History of the Robberies & Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates CHICK NEWSJane Austen manuscript sells for more than £990,000 Iron Age Body Unearthed In Irish BogFirst Woman to Take Helm of Warship in Britain Egyptians styled their hair like Marilyn Monroe and Rihanna RECENTLY RELEASED BOOKS <A HREF="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fchichist-20%2F8001%2F56171fa5-8bac-49de-9b0e-a1e5be32411c&Operation=NoScript">Amazon.com Widgets</A>

For the bonus Civil War Chickcast, here is an audio collection of the five blog entries for Civil War Month. Featured are Anna Ella Carroll, Mary and Mollie Bell, Susie King Taylor, Julie Dent-Grant, and Dr. Mary Walker. Enjoy this bonus Chickcast which shares the stories of Rebel cousins, an African-American, a field surgeon, and more. Click here to play the Chickcast.Subscribe via Itunes.Download an mp3 or other formats here.

The Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861 served as a deadly wake up call to Americans that the Civil War was going to be a bloody and long war. Follow the battle through the lives of Sarah Edmonds, Kady Brownell, and Rose Greenhow and witness the first battle of the U.S. Civil War unfold through the eyes of a field nurse, standard-bearer, and Confederate spy. This is the Battle of Bull Run as you've never heard it before. Click here to play the Chickcast.Subscribe via Itunes.Download an mp3 or other formats here. Further Resources: Busted! Rose Greenhow Spy Documents at the National Archives Kady Brownell, a Rhode Island LegendSarah Edmonds – Nurse and spy in the Union Army: The Adventures and Experiences of a woman in Hospitals, Camps, and BattlefieldsRose Greenhow – My Imprisonment and the First Year of Abolition Rule at Washington Book Recommendations: Wild Rose: The True Story of a Civil War Spy They Fought Like Demons: Women Soldiers in the Civil War The Mysterious Private Thompson: The Double Life of Sarah Emma Edmonds

Mary Surratt is often called the first women tried and executed by the US Government for her role in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States and the first president assassinated in America. A devout Catholic with extreme convictions about religion and the “southern way of life," Surratt was a strong, protective, and unrelenting businesswoman and mother. And yet, her convictions of life ran so deep that she and one of her sons became entangled in espionage and the plot to kidnap and eventually assassinate Abraham Lincoln. The story of Mary and her involvement in the plot is a fascinating exercise in contradiction. Click here to play the chickcast.Subscribe via Itunes.Download an mp3 or other formats here. Map of the Lincoln Assassinators Hornet's Nest View Lincoln Assassinators Hornet's Nest in a larger map Further Resources New York Times archived article, July 7, 1865 - Description of Execution Surratt House Museum, Clinton, MD Online Exhibition on the Conspirators, Smithsonian American History Museum Video Kate Clifford Larson on Mary Surratt at the US National Archives Further Reading The Assassin's Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln, by Kate Clifford Larson Mary Surratt: An American Tragedy, by Elizabeth Steger Trindal

Two Southern aristocrats, two teenagers from Kentucky, a nurse, a reformer, and a spy. These are the women from the Civil War Diaries Twitter Project, whose personal accounts of the US Civil War are tweeted 150 years after the day they were written. Meet the ladies and witness the U.S Civil War unfold through the eyes of seven women on twitter by following @civilwardiaries. Click here to play the chickcast. Subscribe via Itunes. Download an mp3 or other formats here. <A HREF="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?rt=tf_cw&ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fchichist-20%2F8010%2F72bd084a-a87b-4d08-8a68-b388d31f700e&Operation=NoScript">Amazon.com Widgets</A> Follow @CivilWarDiaries on Twitter. Further Resources: Mary Chesnut - Queen Bee of the Confederacy Elizabeth Van Lew - An Unlikely Union Spy The Diary of a Civil War Nurse Online Exhibition Chick NewsWomen warriors may have battled in ancient CambodiaMaine town leaders vote: Alcohol Mary Road to stayOssuary Belonging to a Daughter of the Caiaphas Family of High Priests DiscoveredStirling Castle's Amazon warrior revealed Recently Released Books: <A HREF="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?rt=tf_mfw&amp