Stories of the Sisterhood

In the first episode, Holly and Elesha chat to local historian Monty Dart, who has written a book about the life of Gwyneth Erika Morgan. The beautiful aristocratic daughter of Lord Tredegar and one of the ‘Bright Young Things’ of the 1920s, Gwyneth met an untimely and mysterious end beneath the waters of the Thames. With thanks to Monty Dart for welcoming us into her home and being such a great guest. Buy her book here:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beautiful-Nuisance-Hon-Gwyneth-Ericka-Morgan/dp/1905914105/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1548707300&sr=8-1&keywords=beautiful+nuisance This podcast was created and presented by Holly Morgan-Davies and Elesha-Joy Davis. It was produced by Harry Bligh. Follow Holly:https://twitter.com/hmdavies95 Follow Elesha:https://twitter.com/Leesha_jD Follow the podcast:https://twitter.com/Sisterhood_pod Email us!storiesofthesisterhood@gmail.com

In the first of a two-part episode, Holly chats to Gordon from the Friends of Cathays Cemetery, and learns the stories of some of the women who have been buried there over the past a hundred years or more. From the inspiring, to the gruesome, to the downright bizarre, the lives of these women cover the whole spectrum of the human experience. Learn more about Friends of Cathays Cemetery at https://cathayscemetery.coffeecup.com This podcast was created and presented by Holly Morgan-Davies and Elesha-Joy Davis. It was produced by Harry Bligh. Follow Holly: twitter.com/hmdavies95 Follow Elesha: twitter.com/Leesha_jD Follow the podcast: twitter.com/Sisterhood_pod Email us! storiesofthesisterhood@gmail.com The artwork was designed by Annie Clough-Hillman. Visit her website here: www.annieclough-hillman.com The music was composed by Elizabeth Watson: twitter.com/LizzieWatsonSop Stories of the Sisterhood is a new fortnightly podcast, celebrating the lives and achievements of little-known women from history. Feel free to contact us with ideas or thoughts for future episodes! Stories of the Sisterhood is part of the thinktank podcast family. Discover more podcasts at thinktank.fm

In part-two, Holly chats to Gordon from the Friends of Cathays Cemetery, and learns the stories of some of the women who have been buried there over the past a hundred years or more. From the inspiring, to the gruesome, to the downright bizarre, the lives of these women cover the whole spectrum of the human experience. Learn more about Friends of Cathays Cemetery at cathayscemetery.coffeecup.com This podcast was created and presented by Holly Morgan-Davies and Elesha-Joy Davis. It was produced by Harry Bligh. Follow Holly: twitter.com/hmdavies95 Follow Elesha: twitter.com/Leesha_jD Follow the podcast: twitter.com/Sisterhood_pod Email us! storiesofthesisterhood@gmail.com The artwork was designed by Annie Clough-Hillman. Visit her website here: www.annieclough-hillman.com The music was composed by Elizabeth Watson: twitter.com/LizzieWatsonSop Stories of the Sisterhood is a new history storytelling podcast, celebrating the lives and achievements of little-known women from history. Feel free to contact us with ideas or thoughts for future episodes! Stories of the Sisterhood is part of the thinktank podcast family. Discover more podcasts at thinktank.fm

We’re back! In this episode, Holly and Elesha chat about the life of Elizabeth Armistead. Originally a prostitute of unknown origins, Elizabeth climbed the ranks to become a high class courtesan with earls, dukes and princes among her patrons, before eventually becoming the devoted wife of one of the most charismatic and powerful politicians of the day, Charles Fox.  Read Courtesans:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Courtesans-Katie-Hickman/dp/0007113927/ref=sr_1_1?crid=17WUCDNMR30B5&keywords=courtesans+katie+hickman&qid=1559666089&s=gateway&sprefix=courtesans+kat%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-1 Read The Life of Charles James Fox:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Charles-James-Stanley-Ayling/dp/0719547202/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?keywords=charles+james+fox%2C+stanley+along&qid=1559666490&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmr0 This podcast was created and presented by Holly Morgan-Davies and Elesha-Joy Davis. It was produced by Harry Bligh (@harry_bligh) Follow Holly: twitter.com/hmdavies95 Follow Elesha: twitter.com/Leesha_jD Follow the podcast: twitter.com/Sisterhood_pod Email us! storiesofthesisterhood@gmail.com The artwork was designed by Annie Clough-Hillman. Visit her website here: www.annieclough-hillman.com The music was composed by Elizabeth Watson: twitter.com/LizzieWatsonSop Stories of the Sisterhood is a new fortnightly podcast, celebrating the lives and achievements of little-known women from history. Feel free to contact us with ideas or thoughts for future episodes! Stories of the Sisterhood is part of the Think Tank podcast family. Discover more at http://thinktank.fm

What with the recent 100th anniversary of (some) women getting the vote for the first time, we decided to chat to historian Norena Shopland and take a look at the life of Margaret Travers Symonds, who was the first woman ever to make a speech on the floor of the House of Commons. Happily the first of many! Read Norena’s blog post all about Margaret: www.rainbowdragon.org/2018/10/10/the…ent-was-welsh/ This podcast was created and presented by Holly Morgan-Davies and Elesha-Joy Davis. It was produced by Harry Bligh. Follow Holly: twitter.com/hmdavies95 Follow Elesha: twitter.com/Leesha_jD Follow the podcast: twitter.com/Sisterhood_pod Email us! storiesofthesisterhood@gmail.com The artwork was designed by Annie Clough-Hillman. Visit her website here: www.annieclough-hillman.com The music was composed by Elizabeth Watson: twitter.com/LizzieWatsonSop Stories of the Sisterhood is a podcast that celebrates the lives and achievements of little-known women from history. Feel free to contact us with ideas or thoughts for future episodes! Stories of the Sisterhood is part of the Think Tank podcast family. Discover more at thinktank.fm

We thought it was time to cosy up by a fire and listen to the tale of the Pendle Witches. Were these women victims of a patriarchal society, did they believe they actually had otherworldly powers, or did they simply use this perception of themselves to gain power over others? We would love to know your thoughts! Thanks to our friend/historian Hannah Snape for the idea for this episode! Follow her: https://twitter.com/HannahSnape This podcast was created and presented by Holly Morgan-Davies and Elesha-Joy Davis. It was produced by Harry Bligh. Follow Holly: https://twitter.com/hmdavies95 Follow Elesha: https://twitter.com/Leesha_jD Follow the podcast: https://twitter.com/Sisterhood_pod Email us! storiesofthesisterhood@gmail.com The artwork was designed by Annie Clough-Hillman. Visit her website here: https://www.annieclough-hillman.com The music was composed by Elizabeth Watson: https://twitter.com/LizzieWatsonSop Stories of the Sisterhood is a new podcast celebrating the lives and achievements of little-known women from history. Feel free to contact us with ideas or thoughts for future episodes!