She Boss - The Elizabeth Murray Story
Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast
10/03/20
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This week I am telling the story of a female shopkeeper - Elizabeth Murray Campbell Smith Inman. A Scot by birth, Murray would cross the Atlantic and set herself on a path of economic security not typical for the women of her time. Elizabeth's story is fascinating - from her multiple voyages across the ocean, to her multiple prenuptial agreements and her mentorship of other women - Murray's story is one of independence, fortitude and service.
Sources Used This Episode:
- Elizabeth Murray: A Woman's Pursuit of Independence in Eighteenth-Century America by Patricia Cleary
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September 26, 2020
•9m
This week I am talking about the French and Indian war - a conflict seen as one of the catalysts for the American Revolution a few years later. This conflict over desired land expansion would lead to Great Britain's increase in territory, but see the beginnings of Britain's loss of colonial support. Also - did you know the French Indian War is known by many different names? Grab your coffee and enjoy.
Sources Used This Episode:
- The People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
- These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
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A History of Debates
October 10, 2020
•13m
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This week I am going to give you a run down of the history of political debates in American History. Did you know the first televised presidential debate was between two women and was 4 years before the infamous 1960 Kennedy / Nixon debates? Listen for this and much more on this week's listener requested episode of the history of debates.
Sources Used This Episode:
- The Commission on Presidential Debates: Debate History
- LINK: https://www.debates.org/debate-history/1960-debates
- Seven Things You May Not Know about Presidential Debates by Christopher Klein, History.com
- LINK: https://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-u-s-presidential-debates
- How Presidential Debates Work by Josh Clark & Melanie Radzicki McManus
- LINK: https://people.howstuffworks.com/debate1.htm
- PBS News Hour Extra
- LINK: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/app/uploads/2015/12/HANDOUT-4-HISTORY-OF-DEBATES.pdf
- The First Televised Presidential Debate, United States Sentate
- LINK: https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_First_Televised_Presidential_Debate.htm#:~:text=The%20typical%20answer%20to%20that,not%20appear%20in%20the%20debate.
- Campaign of 1960, The John F Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
- LINK: https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/campaign-of-1960
- The Kennedy-Nixon Debates by History.com Editors, History.com
- https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/kennedy-nixon-debates
- The League of Women Voters and Candidate Debates: A Changing Relationship
- LINK: https://www.lwv.org/league-women-voters-and-candidate-debates-changing-relationship
- These Truths by Jill Lepore
- Celebrating Women on Face the Nation, CBS Face the Nation
- LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhQRJNV_Rqc
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