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On this day in history, April 2 1870, Victoria Woodhull announced her bid for presidency. The catch? Women did not have the right to vote, so really couldn`t be running for president yet.
🇺🇸But when has women not being allowed the right to do something ever stopped Vicky before?
🇺🇸 We don`t LOVE that she named Frederick Douglass as her running mate without asking him, but that`s what she did! And began to campaign for the 1872 election.
🇺🇸 Y`all when we say Victoria was demonized for her desire to get into politics- we mean literally. She was called Mrs Satan. 👿 Which honestly, is pretty punk rock
🇺🇸 However, Ulysses S. Grant won this one (wooo.... another white man) (I actually don`t know anything about Ulysses S. Grant so, if he was cool I apologize.)
We have a three part series on Victoria Woodhull and her run for presidency doesn`t even come until the end of the second episode. Her life is so freaking cool. If you wanna learn more, the link is in the bio!
New episode alert! Today we`re chatting about Agnes Sorel (again) after our 2021 episode was CURSED! So, we hope Agnes likes this episode better.
♥️ Agnes was known far and wide for her beauty from a young age. In fact, annoyingly, that is all we know about her life before coming to the king`s attention.
♥️ At some point, she started working in the house of Isabella, the Duchess of Lorraine- the sister in law to the Queen of France. From here, she went to the French court to serve the Queen.
♥️ Queen Marie of Anjou was beloved by the people of France, but her husband was never faithful to her. So, zero people were surprised when the king took one look at Agnes and fell in love.
♥️ Charles VII wasn`t what you`d call an effective king. Which was really unfortunate because the country was at war and having a king who gave a f*ck was ideal.
♥️ But having Agnes in his life changed things and Charles (with Agnes by his side always) started to settle down and take his responsibilities mroe seriously.
♥️ Which really pissed off Charles` son, Louis (future Louis X of France). Louis was Kendrick and Agnes is Drake (without the weird allegations). He hates the way she talks, the way she walks he hates the way she dress.
♥️ Which leads us to 2005. Agnes died suddenly while pregnant with her fourth child by the king and everyone figured Louis did something to cause it, but no one could prove it. Until her remains were dug up and tested.
♥️ Poor baby Agnes had in her system 500 TIMES THE TYPICAL AMOUNT OF MERCURY than a normal person of the middle ages would have. In other words, she was definitely murdered.
The episode is live wherever you get your podcasts! Enjoy, y`all!
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So, just two days before we mark 30 years since Selena Quintanilla`s tragic murder, her killer`s parole has been denied. A lot of folks are tagging us in this story, and we’re here to spill the tea for anyone who hasn’t heard yet.
🎶 Selena was Queen of Tejano in the 90`s. In a mostly male dominated genre, she smashed that glass ceiling and became a cross over hit.
🎶 Her story is one of family, hard work, forbidden love and so much fashion. Sadly, it`s a much shorter story than it should be.
🎶 Enter our villain: Yolanda Saldívar. Fan turned employee turned fired employee. She robbed Selena of a long successful life on March 31, 1995. Just a couple weeks shy of Selena`s 24th birthday.
🎶 Y`all. When I say Selena is a big deal here in Texas, I`m serious. Our local grocery stores sell out of their Selena HEB tote bags every time they are in stock. Little girls dress up as Selena and beat on Yolanda piñatas (which TBH... is fucking iconic)
🫤 So as this year approached and we learn that Yolanda is being considered for parole... shit was getting tense.
🫤 In a PR move that I just don`t understand, last year Yolanda put out a docuseries slamming Selena and giving her side of the story. I didn`t watch that shit, but from what I hear it was sad garbage from a sad, desperate woman.
🎶 But, it came out this week that Yolanda has been denied parole.
I totally think rehab is doable, but I`m a bit worried about her being out of prison. For starters, she hasn`t really evolved—just look at that documentary. Plus, I don`t want to hear about an elderly lady being assaulted here in Texas. And it would happen.
THAT BEING SAID- If you`d like to learn more about the Queen of Tejano and not just her sad ending, check out our two part series on her (link in bio)
Anything for Selenas.
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RIP ladies (and gentleman). Y`all really would have loved some of the finer things 2025 has to offer (except you, MT).
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We know it`s impossible to diagnose someone 500 years later, but we really think that Katherine Howard may have suffered some extreme anxiety issues, but CAN YOU BLAME HER??
Her story is tragic, but way more interesting than we had originally thought it would be. This is a clip from last year`s three part series on her which you can find anywhere you get your pods!
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This season of White lotus really is the gift that keeps on giving and Hortense Mancini was married to a monster who knocked out people`s teeth and destroyed priceless art. #historyhumor #historymemes
When you find yourself conflicted on acting how you think society wants you to behave and being your own wild self, think to yourself, What Would Agnes Do?
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