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Lori Aument

Found in Philadelphia

A monthly History, Society and Culture podcast

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Found in Philadelphia

Lori Aument

Found in Philadelphia

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Found in Philadelphia

Lori Aument

Found in Philadelphia

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Oct 22nd, 2024
Casting a ballot on Election Day transformed into a completely different experience in the early twentieth century. Generally, voting in Philadelphia moved indoors, grew safer,…The post Episode No. 24 – Election Day on the Streets of Philadelphia (Part 4 – The 20th Century City) first appeared on Found in Philadelphia...
Oct 15th, 2024
Voting changed after the Civil War in the newly consolidated City of Philadelphia. More men could vote on Election Day than ever before, and the…The post Episode No. 23 – Election Day on the Streets of Philadelphia (Part 3 – The Gilded Age City) first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
Oct 8th, 2024
The founding fathers wanted to pretend that the government of the newly formed United States stood above faction. But organizing and get out the vote…The post Episode No. 22 – Election Day on the Streets of Philadelphia (Part 2 – The New American Capital) first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
Oct 1st, 2024
Colonial Philadelphia’s government provided a striking contrast to the more egalitarian, consensus-driven leadership of the Native American Lenape. Election Day in colonial Philadelphia placed a…The post Episode No. 21 – Election Day on the Streets of Philadelphia (Part 1 – The Colonial City) first appeared on Found i...
Jun 11th, 2024
These are the women’s movement histories that you haven’t heard. After the Civil War, women from all walks of life worked to make Philadelphia a…The post Episode No. 20: These are the People in the Gilded Age, Part 2 – Women and Reform first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
May 14th, 2024
When you walk around the city at night, do you enjoy the glimpses you get of other people’s well-lit homes? If you do (and who…The post Episode No. 19: These are the People in the Gilded Age (Part 1) first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
Dec 19th, 2023
Despite cycles of economic depression, Philadelphia transformed during the Gilded Age. Entire neighborhoods sprang up to house a growing population. Major infrastructure projects changed how…The post Episode No. 18 – Philly Streets in the Gilded Age: Depression, Development, and Deadly Trolleys first appeared on Found...
Jun 27th, 2023
A 144-year old hotel register from Springfield, Ohio, sends us on the trail of the fly-by-night Philadelphia Blue Stockings. The pursuit will take us through…The post NEW Mini Episode No. 17 – Philadelphia Blue Stockings: Women and Baseball in the 19th Century first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
Apr 25th, 2023
We’re rebroadcasting this earlier episode about the Black community’s fight to integrate Philly’s streetcars in the years following the Civil War 1865-1871. This story fits…The post REBROADCAST Episode No. 4 – The Fight for Philly’s Streetcars first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
Mar 28th, 2023
Philadelphia, like the rest of the nation, was poorly prepared for war. When the Civil War broke out, the cobbled-together city became a key part…The post Episode No. 16 – Civil War Flows through Philly Streets first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
Feb 28th, 2023
In a remarkably short period of time, the newly consolidated city of Philadelphia was covered in rails. These rails ushered in a transit revolution: the…The post Episode No. 15 – Streetcars Seize the Streets first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
Dec 6th, 2022
What kind of city did Philadelphia want to be? There were lots of different opinions in the 1840s and 1850s, but everyone agreed: it did…The post Episode No. 14 – Violence in the Streets: The Origins of our Modern City first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
Oct 18th, 2022
This episode is all about change and disruption. Early factories were changing the way Philadelphia worked, and it wasn’t pretty. Dismal conditions brought workers together…The post Episode No. 13 – Steam, Steam (kind of) Revolution: Philly Streets in the 1830s and 40s first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
Jun 27th, 2022
Life overflowed onto the streets of Philadelphia in the Early Republic. The streets were intensely social spaces, but could also be extremely dangerous. As the…The post Episode No. 12 – Philly Streets in the Early Republic first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
Jun 6th, 2022
The United States of America was street tested in Philly. From the chaos of the American Revolution, to its role as the national capital of…The post Episode No. 11 – The American Revolution on Philly’s Streets first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
May 23rd, 2022
Philadelphia in the 1700s is a tale of two cities. The city is innovative and forward thinking about improving public spaces. But the city is…The post Episode No. 10 – Philly Streets in the 1700s first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
May 9th, 2022
Streets are our most basic, and fundamental, public spaces. Cities can’t work without them. But we tend to take them for granted. The everyday-ness of…The post Episode No. 9 – A Guide to Why Streets Matter, plus Philly’s Early Streets first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
May 2nd, 2022
At long last… the Found in Philadelphia podcast is back with a new series about the history of Philly’s streets. It’s been… a pandemic. But…The post Episode No. 8 – History of the Street… Coming soon! first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
Jan 13th, 2021
Women are organizing to fund raise for the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, a moment when our city and our nation will be at the…The post Episode No. 7 – Women and the Centennial first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
Nov 25th, 2020
Philadelphia, 1867. A 21-year-old Black woman was recently appointed principal of a new public school on a small alley in the Seventh Ward. This woman…The post Episode No. 6 – Philadelphia Public Schools and Caroline Le Count: Part 2 first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
Oct 27th, 2020
In this city, there are very different educational opportunities for the wealthy and the poor. But reformers and activists are trying to find ways to…The post Episode No. 5 – Philadelphia Public Schools and Caroline R. Le Count: Part 1 first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
May 19th, 2020
A city at war with a not-so-distant enemy, hospitals overwhelmed and spilling over into temporary tents, nurses asking citizens to donate critical supplies, it’s Philadelphia…The post Episode No. 4 – The Life and Times of Caroline R. Le Count: Part 2 first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
May 5th, 2020
An important moment of the Civil Rights movement happened right here in Philadelphia, and it took place nearly 100 years earlier than the well-known demonstrations…The post Episode No. 3 – The Life and Times of Caroline R. Le Count: Part 1 first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
Jan 25th, 2020
Early colonial Philadelphia was a place of contention. Colonists had strong opinions about what this Quaker experiment should look like, and they didn’t always agree.…The post Episode No. 2 – The Aftermath of the Germantown Protest first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
Nov 19th, 2019
I became interested in the story of the Germantown Protest of 1688 after hearing about it on another podcast, the “Seeing White” series by the Scene…The post Episode No. 1 – The Germantown Protest of 1688 first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
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