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Mary Lousia Slacum
Mary Louisa Slacum Benham (1802-1884) Thank You to Chris Stark for submitting this story. If you have not seen the announcement, we are putting a temporary pause on our podcast season due to Teri’s recent cancer diagnosis. When we return, the blog for this episode will be up. We eagerly…
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Podcast On Pause
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will be temporarily pausing this season of Coolest People You’ve Never Heard Of Podcast. If you’d like to listen more from us you can listen to Craft Theories Podcast available on all podcast platforms. We are currently anticipating at least a 3 month break. Teri…
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Mary Jane Holmes
Mary Jane Holmes (1825-1907) the American Jane Austen, has been systematically erased from academia and history until she is barely known. This is how G. W. Dillingham, one of her publishers, describes her: “The name of Mary Jane Holmes is a household word to millions of readers. All her stories…
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Hannah Handy Part 2
Image of the barn that couldn’t be burned. It is a landmark from the devastating raid. A beacon of perseverance. They may have taken food and hurt the town, but they didn’t take everything. In this episode we continue Hannah’s mission to save her son. We also delve into the…
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Hannah Handy Part 1
Thank you for Listening in to our inaugural episode of Coolest People You’ve Never Heard Of, We hope to share many more really cool stories adding sweetness to everyone’s day. In October 1780, the Revolutionary War crashes into Hannah Handy’s life. At this point in the war has been raging…