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March 14: Esther Abrahams Johnston

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History

Esther Abrahams Johnston (March 14, 1802): Abrahams was tried in London in 1786 for stealing lace valued at 50 shillings. Esther was found guilty o...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Prairie Public, and WNMU-FM

Added: Feb 01, 2013
Length: 01:59
Purchases: 3

March 15: Hannah Duston

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History

Hannah Duston (March 15, 1697): A 40-year-old colonial Massachusetts Puritan mother of 12 who was taken captive by Native American’s with her newbo...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Prairie Public, and WNMU-FM

Added: Feb 01, 2013
Length: 01:59
Purchases: 3

March 16: Mercy Short

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History

Mercy Short (March 16, 1693): This 15-year-old, orphaned servant girl, is one of the most puzzling and intriguing figures to emerge from the witch...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Radio Catskill, Prairie Public, KMXT, and WNMU-FM

Added: Feb 01, 2013
Length: 01:59
Purchases: 5

March 17: Sally Hemings

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History

Sally Hemings (March 17, 1826): Born in Virginia around 1773, Sally Hemings was a slave owned by U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. After his wife's...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Prairie Public, KMXT, and WNMU-FM

Added: Feb 01, 2013
Length: 01:59
Purchases: 4

March 28: Grace Sherwood

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History

Grace Sherwood (March 28, 1705): She was tried and convicted of witchcraft in the Princess Anne County court of the U.S. state of Virginia in 1705...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Prairie Public, and WNMU-FM

Added: Feb 01, 2013
Length: 01:59
Purchases: 3

March 18: Catalina de Erauso

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History

Catalina de Erauso (March 18, 1600): After leaving nun’s convent, Catalina dressed as a man, and left on a long journey from San Sebastian to Vall...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KMXT, and WNMU-FM

Added: Feb 01, 2013
Length: 01:59
Purchases: 3

March 19: Anne Drysdale And Caroline Newcombe

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History

Anne Drysdale And Caroline Newcombe (March 19, 1840) The two women were squatters. They established a successful sheep farm at a time when women ra...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KMXT, and WNMU-FM

Added: Feb 01, 2013
Length: 01:59
Purchases: 3

March 20: Mary Anne Talbot

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History

Mary Anne Talbot (March 20, 1792): An Englishwoman who wore male dress and became a sailor during the Napoleonic Wars. While a cabin boy aboard a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Prairie Public, KMXT, KISU, and WNMU-FM

Added: Feb 01, 2013
Length: 01:59
Purchases: 5

March 21: Pocahontas

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History

Pocahontas (March 21, 1617): Later known as Rebecca Rolfe, was a Virginia Indian notable for her association with the colonial Jamestown, Virginia...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Prairie Public, KMXT, and WNMU-FM

Added: Feb 01, 2013
Length: 01:59
Purchases: 4

March 22: Mary Prince

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History

Mary Prince (March 22, 1831): A Bermudian woman, born into slavery. Her autobiography, The History of Mary Prince (1831), was the first account of...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Prairie Public, and WNMU-FM

Added: Feb 01, 2013
Length: 01:59
Purchases: 3

March 23: Ann Green

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History

Ann Green (March 23, 1775) Known as “printer to the Province” of Maryland. She was employed in Philadelphia with Benjamin Franklin & Andrew Bradfor...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Prairie Public, KMXT, and WNMU-FM

Added: Feb 01, 2013
Length: 01:59
Purchases: 4

March 24: Deborah Sampson

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History

Deborah Sampson (March 24, 1802): An American woman who disguised herself as a man in order to serve in the Continental Army during the American Re...

Bought by Prairie Public, KMXT, and WNMU-FM

Added: Feb 01, 2013
Length: 01:59
Purchases: 3

March 25: Maria Esquivel and Micaela Bastidas

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History

Maria Esquivel and Micaela Bastidas (March 25, 1781): These two women played an important part in the Inca revolt against the Spanish invaders. Al...

Bought by KMXT and WNMU-FM

Added: Feb 01, 2013
Length: 01:59
Purchases: 2

March 26: Elleanor Eldridge

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History

Elleanor Eldridge (March 26, 1784): In her Memoirs (1838), Elleanor claims that it was her grandfather who was captured, along with his family, i...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KMXT, and WNMU-FM

Added: Feb 01, 2013
Length: 01:59
Purchases: 3

March 27: Bridget Biddy Mason

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History

Bridget Biddy Mason (March 27, 1988): Biddy Mason was born a slave in 1818, She was given to Robert Smith and his bride as a wedding present. Brid...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Prairie Public, KMXT, and WNMU-FM

Added: Feb 01, 2013
Length: 01:59
Purchases: 4

March 28: Grace Sherwood

From: Guy Rathbun

Grace Sherwood (March 28, 1705): She was tried and convicted of witchcraft in the Princess Anne County court of the U.S. state of Virginia in 1705...

Added: Feb 01, 2013
Length: 01:59

Sexual Cyberbullying: The Modern Day Letter A

From: Radio Rookies
Series: Radio Rookies: McBurney YMCA 2012

These days, many teenagers live half their lives on social media sites, and they're writing the rules as they go. One online trend 16-year-old Radi...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio