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14.11 Jo van Gogh-Bonger, Vincent's Sister-in-Law (part 1)
Vincent van Gogh is one of history's best known artists, but he wasn't during his own lifetime. His rise to fame came slowly through the efforts of the woman who inherited the vast majority of his paintings. Jo van Gogh-Bonger was a Dutch girl who considered herself not very well educated about art, and yet she managed to weave her way through the art world and bring us Vincent's exquisite beauty.
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14.10 Bertha von Suttner, Friend of Alfred Nobel
Alfred Nobel's original plans for his famous prize included physics, chemistry, medicine, and literature. But not peace. He thought the peace movement was ridiculous, a bunch of dreamers with no workable plan. But his friend Bertha von Suttner was the most famous person in the peace movement, and she played a big role in changing his mind.
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Why Women's History Still Matters
March has been Women's History Month for decades! But this year, some government agencies and corporations have thrown its existence into doubt. Today's episode is a break from my usual. It's an opinion-editorial on why I think we still need women's history. Badly.
This originally appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on March 1, 2025.
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14.9 Nadezhda von Meck, Tchaikovsky's Best Friend
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote the music for the Nutcracker, the Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, multiple symphonies, several operas, and more. He is among the most popular composers of the 19th century. But as usual he didn't do it alone.
He and his friend Nadezhda von Meck had a 13-year correspondence of 1200 letters. They shared (almost) everything with each other, but they never actually … met.
Still, Tchaikovsky credited Nadezhda for saving his bank account (many times over), and also his sanity, and even his life. It's safe to say that some of his most gorgeous music would never have been written without Nadezhda.
Music for this episode includes licensed music from Pond5 and copyright-free music from Musopen.org. The pieces referenced include:
The Nutcracker Suite
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Sleeping Beauty
Swan Lake
4th Symphony
6th Symphony
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14.8 Nannerl Mozart, Sister of Wolfgang Amadeus
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was the quintessential child prodigy. He performed for European royalty at the tender age of six. But he wasn’t the only child prodigy in his family or even the first. Big sister Nannerl led the way as his first role model and collaborator. Some of his keyboard music was written with her in mind as the performer, and after his death she worked with his first biographer and publisher to preserve his legacy.
Music for this episode includes:
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
Rondo alla Turca rom Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331/300i
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 as performed by Markus Staab
Requiem in D minor, K. 626
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Why don't women's clothes have more pockets? Who are the female writers and artists my education forgot to include? How does a woman go about seizing control of her government? What was it like to be a female slave and how did the lucky ones escape? When did women get to put their own name on their credit cards? Is the life of a female spy as glamorous as Hollywood has led me to believe?
In short, what were the women doing all that time? I explore these and other questions in this thematic approach to women's history.
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