Y'ALL. FOR REAL.1000 downloads while I've been away? You're outrageous! THANK YOU for your incredible support -- I can hardly believe the way you've shown up for me and, in particular, for Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky! Now for the update: I'l

Quick announcement!

May 16th, 2021 6m 10s

THANK YOU for helping me get more than 500 downloads so far in this journey! It's kind of weird to sit in front of a mic in an empty room and just...talk, so it's so great to know you're here listening and (hopefully!) cheering me on!I discuss

Another Backstitch

Apr 30th, 2021 20m 14s

It's time to take it easy with another Backstitch episode! We'll do a quick roundup of historical events through this last week of April, like Pulitzer Prize winners, births of badasses, and one gut-busting Oscars speech. So take a load off and

Wu Zetian

Apr 23rd, 2021 16m 6s

We're going way, way back, y'all! Today's subject is the first and only Empress Regnant of China, Wu Zetian (624-705). Man, there was a time when everybody was just killing everybody else, huh? Couldn't trust anyone. The educated, beautiful, c

Joye Murchison Kelly

Apr 16th, 2021 17m 10s

Joye Murchison Kelly (1924-2021) was the first woman to write for the legendary Wonder Woman comic book series. She helped shape entire generations of women with a brave, compassionate, inquisitive, feminist warrior as their guide.All sources c

Carry Nation

Apr 9th, 2021 15m 11s

This is NOT a woman you could get a beer with.Carry Nation (1846-1911) was an anti-alcohol fanatic best known for her 'hatchetations': smashing up saloons with a hatchet. Upon one of her more than thirty arrests, she declared, "You have put me

Anne Bonny

Apr 2nd, 2021 20m 20s

Avast, ye mateys! Anne Bonny (1697-? maybe 1782?) was a brave, headstrong, and murderous pirate who was a menace to the Bahamas and pretty good at shaming men (truth hurts). Women's History Month may be over but that doesn't mean we stop learni

The Backstitch

Mar 26th, 2021 10m 16s

Enjoy a casual exploration of this week in history! In this episode, we'll honor the last full week of Women's History Month by covering several women and a single day of their lives -- birthdays, accomplishments, creations, legislation, and t

Tania Head

Mar 19th, 2021 21m 11s

Survivor. Savior. Suspect. Tania Head (1973) had endured the unbelievable on September 11th, 2001. Her perseverance proved inspirational for other survivors, despite some conflicting details. How far will a person go for attention? You can find

Katie Ledecky

Mar 12th, 2021 16m 12s

Recent Stanford graduate and Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky (1997) has spent almost a decade blowing her competition out of the water (sorry, I couldn't help it). Listen to her incredible journey and catalog of Ws now on Spotify, Apple Pod

Esther Popel Shaw

Mar 5th, 2021 16m 19s

Harlem Renaissance poet Esther Popel Shaw (1896-1958) was a writer, teacher, and activist. She wrote the legendary poem The Flag Salute in response to the lynching of a Black man accused of attacking a white woman. Read it now at sewingcirclepo

Ruth Ellis

Feb 27th, 2021 17m 43s

Episode TW: Domestic violence, death by suicide, sexual assault, miscarriageIf you or anyone you know is the victim of domestic violence, please visit thehotline.org or call 1-800-799-SAFEThere’s no doubt that Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be e

Neus Catala

Feb 19th, 2021 20m 7s

Rebellious. Resilient. Remarkable.Neus Catala (1915-2019) was a freedom fighter and Holocaust survivor who fought endlessly for justice as she worked to record the stories of other women who survived the camps.All sources for today's episode ca

Marlene Dietrich

Feb 12th, 2021 18m 57s

Undeterred, uncaged, and unreliable. Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992) was an actress, an activist, and a queer icon who built her own reality.Listen to The Sewing Circle on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and wherever else you listen to your fav

Coming soon!

Feb 5th, 2021 28s

The Sewing Circle is an upcoming women's history podcast. Join host Payton Alexander on a journey to discover women whose stories have often been left off the quilt of history. Learn more about fascinating, inspirational, despicable, and compli

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