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Two grad school historians in training discuss Women's and African American history while utilizing their unique perspectives as a Black man and a white woman. These conversations are designed to make you think, laugh, and learn by tackling topics like murder, gender, race, and so much more. From obscure historical stories you have never heard about to well-known events, Maybe Water, Maybe Vodka has you covered
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The girl who was accused, tried, and found innocent of killing her father. Sources Alshuler, L.L., J. L. Cummings, and M.J. Mills. “Mutism: Review, Differential Diagnosis, and Report of 22 Cases.” American Journal of Psychiatry 143, no. 11 (November 1986): 1409–14. Beecher, Catherine E. Common Sense Applied to Religion: Or the Bible and the People.…
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America’s first recognized serial killers. Two brothers whose brutality and ruthlessness sowed fear in politicians and ministers alike. Born to loyalist parents in North Carolina, Micajah and Wiley Harpe terrorized Trans-Appalachia from 1790 to 1804, killing 28 people in at least four states. Music by Jon Scott, Jon Scott Media LLC. Sources T. Mars…
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Bathsheba Spooner first person to be executed by the New American Republic. Not to be confused with Mary Suratt, the first woman executed by the US government in 1865 Sources https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hxta6b&seq=1 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hwxjih&seq=11 https://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/48055767.pdf h…
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Allison breaks down the most infamous witch trial in American history, with a focus on the lives and the circumstances of the women who were accused of witchcraft. Looking past the obvious and drilling down into the details of the women charged, Allison and Eugene break down the social, political, and religious reasons that led to the Salem Witch T…
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Allison and Eugene talk about how we met and why we decided to do a podcast.By Eugene Potts Allison Johnson
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