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Imperfect Men48.2: Benjamin Franklin, Part the SecondOn this episode, Cody and Steve continue their discussion on the so-called First American, Benjamin Franklin, and try to parse legend and myth from the cold, hard truth.Podcast to recommend: Disastrous History (Disastrous History)Sources· Brands, H. W. The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin. New York City, NY: Doubleday, 2000.· Gupton, Nancy. “Benjamin Franklin and the Kite Experiment.” The Franklin Institute. 12 Jun 2017. . Retrieved 19 Nov 2024.· Isaacson, Walter. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2003.· Rubin Stuart, Nancy. Poor Richard’s Women: Deborah Read Franklin a...2024-12-171h 15
Imperfect Men48.1: Benjamin Franklin, Part the FirstOn this episode, Cody and Steve finally tackle one of the giants of the American Revolution, Poor Richard himself, Benjamin Franklin.Sources· Brands, H. W. The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin. New York City, NY: Doubleday, 2000.· Gupton, Nancy. “Benjamin Franklin and the Kite Experiment.” The Franklin Institute. 12 Jun 2017. . Retrieved 19 Nov 2024.· Isaacson, Walter. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2003.· Rubin Stuart, Nancy. Poor Richard’s Women: Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Founding Father. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2022.· Smith, John L...2024-12-0359 min
Vulgar HistoryAmerican Revolution, part 7: In The Shadow of Benedict ArnoldIn the second part of Peggy Shippen's scandalous saga, we see Philadelphia throw one of its classic riots, and she and Benedict visit a variety of places including my own hometown in Nova Scotia!—Intro ends/story starts 04:07Ad break: 30:11Story ends/outro starts 1:01:04—Reference:Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-era Women and the Radical Men They Married, by Nancy Rubin Stuart—Sign up for updates on the Vulgar History meet-ups in Edinburgh and London!—Get 15...2024-08-071h 14
Vulgar HistoryAmerican Revolution, part 6: The Scarlett O'Hara of PhiladelphiaPeggy Shippen was living a Revolutionary-era brat summer when she married the worst possible person, and things went buck wild from there. Featuring: most of the characters from Hamilton. And: the city of Philadelphia.—Intro ends/story starts: 03:47AD BREAK: 21:11Story ends/outro starts: 47:30—Reference:Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-era Women and the Radical Men They Married, by Nancy Rubin Stuart—Sign up for updates on the Vulgar History meet-ups in Edinburgh and London!—Get 15...2024-07-311h 01
Significant OthersPeggy ShippenBenedict Arnold is famous for betraying his country–but it was his wife who made the treason possible.Starring: Susan Yeagley as Peggy Shippen and Andy Richter as Benedict Arnold. Also featuring: Luke Millington-Drake, Jim O’Heir, Matt Gourley, and Roman Mars. Show notes:John Andre sketch of Peggy ShippenSource List:American Battlefield Trust, Peggy Shippen, 10 Facts: Benedict Arnold and Peggy Shippen, Benedict ArnoldHistory.com, Benedict ArnoldNew York Historical Society, Life Story: Margaret “Peggy” Shippen ArnoldNational Endowment for the H...2024-02-1454 min
Lost Ladies of LitMercy Otis Warren — Revolutionary ScribeSend us a textIn today’s mini, we look into the fascinating life of Mercy Otis Warren, a hidden wordsmith of American history and the first female reporter of the American revolution. Armed with a pen as her weapon, Warren wrote scathing satirical plays that ignited the revolution and documented the birth of a nation. Discussed in this episode: Mercy Otis WarrenJohn AdamsAbigail AdamsThomas HutchinsonGeorge IIIThomas JeffersonThomas PainePhillis WheatleySamu...2023-07-0416 min
Revolution 250 PodcastPoor Richard's Women with Nancy Rubin StuartBenjamin Franklin was one of America's most famous citizens. He was a printer, scientist, philosopher, diplomat, inventor, postmaster and a self-proclaimed lover of women. Nancy Rubin Stuart tells us about some of the women Franklin loved, in three countries and two continents, including his wife Deborah, Madame Brillon and Madame Helvetius, Margaret Stevenson and her daughter Polly, and Kitty Ray of Block Island, whose lives intertwined with Franklin's, and whose stories she tells in her new book, Poor Richard's Women: Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women behind the Founding Father. Tell us what you think! Send us a tex...2023-03-1448 min
Ben Franklin's World349 The Women Behind Benjamin FranklinThere are a lot of books about Benjamin Franklin. They tell us about his youth and accomplishments in business, politics, and diplomacy. They tell us about his serious interest in electricity and science, and about his philanthropic work. But only a handful of these books tell us about Benjamin Franklin as a man. What did Benjamin Franklin think about and experience when it came to his private, lived life?Nancy Rubin Stuart, an award-winning historian and journalist and author of Poor Richard’s Women: Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Founding Fa...2023-01-171h 06
Fraunces Tavern MuseumPoor Richard's Women: An Intimate Portrait of Benjamin FranklinIn this lecture, recorded October 6, 2022. Nancy Rubin Stuart reveals the long-neglected voices of the women Ben loved and lost during his lifelong struggle between passion and prudence. Weaving detailed historical research with emotional intensity and personal testimony, Nancy Rubin Stuart traces the life of Deborah Reed Franklin—Ben’s common-law wife and partner of 44 years— and those of Ben’s other romantic attachments through their personal correspondence, giving an intimate look into the lives of these larger forgotten women.2022-10-1254 min
Healing WisdomAuthors Nancy Rubin Stuart and Anne IerardiSend us a textAuthor and former New York Times writer Nancy Rubin Stuart discusses her award-winning books on the little known lives of historical women, including her latest, Poor Richard's Women. Author Anne Ierardi discusses her memoir, Coming Alive, which details her ecclesiastical and artistic path during the sixties from gay feminist student to pastoral counselor. Click the podcast below. 2022-08-0929 min
Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American RevolutionE174: Nancy Rubin Stuart: Benjamin Franklin’s Unconventional Marriage to Deborah ReadThis week our guest is author Nancy Rubin Stuart. Despite his impressive actions, Benjamin Franklin's public role took a terrible toll on his marriage to Deborah Read. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
2022-07-1725 min
On Mic PodcastNancy Rubin Stuart -283Award-winning author and historian Nancy Rubin Stuart joins us to talk about her new book, Poor Richard’s Women: Deborah Read Franklin and he Other Women Behind the Founding Father.
Nancy does a terrific job uncovering the story of Ben Franklin’s romantic and flirtatious relationships with women. It’s a beautifully written snapshot of life in colonial times at the birth of a nation. The women of the era finally have their stories told and readers will come away with a new sense of understanding for them and for Dr. Franklin.2022-05-1134 min
WBZ Book ClubPoor Richard’s Women, by Nancy Rubin StuartDeborah Read Franklin and Other Women Behind the Founding Father.2022-04-1601 min
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in History, WorldDefiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married by Nancy Rubin StuartPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married Author: Nancy Rubin Stuart Narrator: Ann M. Richardson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Get a “fresh perspective on the American Revolution” as an award-winning author reveals the true story of two young women who defied their Loyalist families to marry radical patriots, Henry Knox and Benedict Arnold (Shelf Awareness). When Peggy Shippen, the celebrated blonde belle of Philadelphia, married American military hero Benedict Arnold in 1779, she...2022-04-1210 min
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in History, WorldDefiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married by Nancy Rubin StuartPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555552to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married
Author: Nancy Rubin Stuart
Narrator: Ann M. Richardson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 2 minutes
Release date: April 12, 2022
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
Get a “fresh perspective on the American Revolution” as an award-winning author reveals the true story of two young women who defied their Loyalist families to marry radical patriots, Henry Knox and Benedict Arnold (Shelf Awareness). When Peggy Shippen, the celebrated blonde belle of Philadelphia, married American military hero Benedict Arnold in 1779, she anti...2022-04-129h 02
Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in History, The AmericasDefiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married by Nancy Rubin StuartPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married Author: Nancy Rubin Stuart Narrator: Ann M. Richardson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: Get a “fresh perspective on the American Revolution” as an award-winning author reveals the true story of two young women who defied their Loyalist families to marry radical patriots, Henry Knox and Benedict Arnold (Shelf Awareness). When Peggy Shippen, the celebrated blonde belle of Philadelphia, married American military hero Benedict Arnold in 1...2022-04-1210 minGrab the Essential Full Audiobooks in History, The AmericasDefiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married by Nancy Rubin StuartPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555552to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married
Author: Nancy Rubin Stuart
Narrator: Ann M. Richardson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 2 minutes
Release date: April 12, 2022
Genres: The Americas
Publisher's Summary:
Get a “fresh perspective on the American Revolution” as an award-winning author reveals the true story of two young women who defied their Loyalist families to marry radical patriots, Henry Knox and Benedict Arnold (Shelf Awareness). When Peggy Shippen, the celebrated blonde belle of Philadelphia, married American military hero Benedict Arnold in 1779, she...2022-04-129h 02
Let Your Imagination Run Wild With Our Captivating Free AudiobookDefiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married Audiobook by Nancy Rubin StuartListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 555552
Title: Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married
Author: Nancy Rubin Stuart
Narrator: Ann M. Richardson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9:02:42
Language: English
Release date: 04-12-22
Publisher: Beacon Press
Genres: Biography & Memoir, North America, History & Culture
Summary:
Get a “fresh perspective on the American Revolution” as an award-winning author reveals the true story of two young women who defied their Loyalist families to marry radical patriots, Henry Knox and Benedict Arnold (Shelf Awareness).
When Peggy Shippen, the celebrated blonde belle of Phil...2022-04-129h 02
Let Your Imagination Run Wild With Our Captivating Free AudiobookPoor Richard's Women: Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Founding Father Audiobook by Nancy Rubin StuartListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 520836
Title: Poor Richard's Women: Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Founding Father
Author: Nancy Rubin Stuart
Narrator: Ann M. Richardson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7:56:59
Language: English
Release date: 03-15-22
Publisher: Beacon Press
Genres: History, Non-Fiction, North America, Social Science
Summary:
“An engrossing look at the human side of Benjamin Franklin . . . Using a post-feminist lens that’s critical of gender essentialism, Stuart rescues these women from obscurity . . . This is a terrific read: poignant, provocative, and probing.”
—Library Journal, Starred Review
A vivid portrait of the women who love...2022-03-157h 56
Download Best Full-Length Audiobooks in History, The AmericasPoor Richard's Women: Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Founding Father by Nancy Rubin StuartPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520836 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Poor Richard's Women: Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Founding Father Author: Nancy Rubin Stuart Narrator: Ann M. Richardson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 56 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “An engrossing look at the human side of Benjamin Franklin . . . Using a post-feminist lens that’s critical of gender essentialism, Stuart rescues these women from obscurity . . . This is a terrific read: poignant, provocative, and probing.” —Library Journal, Starred Review A vivid portrait of the women who loved, nurtured, and defended America’s famous sci...2022-03-1510 min
Download Best Full-Length Audiobooks in History, The AmericasPoor Richard's Women: Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Founding Father by Nancy Rubin StuartPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520836to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Poor Richard's Women: Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Founding Father
Author: Nancy Rubin Stuart
Narrator: Ann M. Richardson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 56 minutes
Release date: March 15, 2022
Genres: The Americas
Publisher's Summary:
“An engrossing look at the human side of Benjamin Franklin . . . Using a post-feminist lens that’s critical of gender essentialism, Stuart rescues these women from obscurity . . . This is a terrific read: poignant, provocative, and probing.” —Library Journal, Starred Review A vivid portrait of the women who loved, nurtured, and defended America’s famous scientist...2022-03-157h 56
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social SciencePoor Richard's Women: Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Founding Father by Nancy Rubin StuartPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/520836 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Poor Richard's Women: Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Founding Father Author: Nancy Rubin Stuart Narrator: Ann M. Richardson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 56 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: “An engrossing look at the human side of Benjamin Franklin . . . Using a post-feminist lens that’s critical of gender essentialism, Stuart rescues these women from obscurity . . . This is a terrific read: poignant, provocative, and probing.” —Library Journal, Starred Review A vivid portrait of the women who loved, nurtured, and defended America’s famous sci...2022-03-1510 min
SUR/REAL#30 Mythos: Fox SchwesternEs ist Mitte September und wir bei Sur/real eröffnen die spooky season! Diese Folge dreht sich um Geisterbeschwörung, Séancen und drei besondere Schwestern. Leah, Maggie und Kate Fox haben mit den Geistern über Klopfgeräusche kommuniziert. Wie sie ihre besonderen Fähigkeiten entwickelt haben, ein ereignisreiches Leben führten und sich schließlich selbst sabotierten, das alles erzählen wir euch in dieser Folge des bizarren Podcasts.
P.S. In vier Wochen sind wir wieder mit einer neuen Folge Sur/real für euch da!
Wer bis dahin mehr von uns sehen möcht...2021-09-1653 min
Unpleasant DreamsThe Fox Sisters They were the biggest names in spiritualism and they were also frauds. We share the sad history of The Fox Sisters on this episode of Unpleasant Dreams. -- Cassandra Harold is your host. EM Hilker is our principal writer and researcher with additional writing by Cassandra Harold. Jim Harold is our Executive Producer. Unpleasant Dreams is a production of Jim Harold Media. Sources & Further Reading: Abbot, Karen. “The Fox Sisters and the Rap on Spiritualism.” Smithsonianmag.com. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-fox-sisters-and-the-rap-on-spiritualism-99663697/ Retrieved 14 November 2020. Bu...2021-09-1315 min
cmdX anDre Articles "Law of WE "podcastThe Revolutionary Life of Mercy Otis WarrenThis week’s episode profiles Mercy Otis Warren—a trailblazing woman who was one of the leading thinkers of America’s Revolutionary and Founding period. A poet, playwright, and pamphleteer—Warren’s ideas influenced John, Abigail, and Samuel Adams as well as Alexander Hamilton and others, and even helped shape the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Host Jeffrey Rosen was joined by two biographers of Warren, Nancy Rubin Stuart, author of The Muse of the Revolution: The Secret Pen of Mercy Otis Warren and the Founding of a Nation, and Rosemarie Zagarri, author of A Woman's Dilemma: Mercy Otis Warren and...2021-08-201h 00
We the PeopleThe Revolutionary Life of Mercy Otis WarrenThis week’s episode profiles Mercy Otis Warren—a trailblazing woman who was one of the leading thinkers of America’s Revolutionary and Founding period. A poet, playwright, and pamphleteer—Warren’s ideas influenced John, Abigail, and Samuel Adams as well as Alexander Hamilton and others, and even helped shape the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Host Jeffrey Rosen was joined by two biographers of Warren, Nancy Rubin Stuart, author of The Muse of the Revolution: The Secret Pen of Mercy Otis Warren and the Founding of a Nation, and Rosemarie Zagarri, author of A Woman's Dilemma: Mercy Otis Warre...2021-08-201h 00
We the PeopleThe Revolutionary Life of Mercy Otis WarrenThis week’s episode profiles Mercy Otis Warren—a trailblazing woman who was one of the leading thinkers of America’s Revolutionary and Founding period. A poet, playwright, and pamphleteer—Warren’s ideas influenced John, Abigail, and Samuel Adams as well as Alexander Hamilton and others, and even helped shape the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Host Jeffrey Rosen was joined by two biographers of Warren, Nancy Rubin Stuart, author of The Muse of the Revolution: The Secret Pen of Mercy Otis Warren and the Founding of a Nation, and Rosemarie Zagarri, author of A Woman's Dilemma: Mercy Otis Warre...2021-08-201h 00Revolution 250 PodcastNotable Women of the American Revolution - with Nancy Rubin StuartNancy Rubin Stuart joins us to talk about her books, The Muse of the Revolution , a biography of Mercy Otis Warren; and Defiant Brides, a dual biography of the parallel lives of Lucy (Flucker) Knox & Peggy (Shippen) Arnold.Tell us what you think! Send us a text message!2021-01-2634 min
UnobscuredS2 – INTERVIEW 4: Nancy Rubin StuartOur interview with Nancy Rubin Stuart, whose award winning biographies of American women include The Reluctant Spiritualist, our guide to the life of Maggie Fox for this season of Unobscured. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2020-01-291h 03
Life with Gwenn'Life with Gwenn' makes note of annual writer's conferenceNancy Rubin Stuart, executive director of the Cape Cod Writer's Center, chats about what to expect at the 57th annual writer's conference.2019-07-1029 min
MomTalkRadio's PodcastThe Great Piggy Bank AdventureJoin Maria as she speaks with Stuart Ritter, assistant vice president of T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. T. Rowe Price, in collaboration with Walt Disney Imagineering and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online, today launched The Great Piggy Bank AdventureSM . Kristi G, founder of www.kristig.com, then Ted Rubin of Elf cosmetics. Next, Sarah Welch, Alicia Rockmore and Alicia’s two sisters, Nancy Meyer and Susan Lerner, founders of Buttoned Up, Inc. (www.getbuttonedup.com), a company dedicated to helping busy women get more out of life by embracing the notion of imperfect organization.2009-08-1948 min