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Ben Franklin's World

269 BFW Team Favorites: One Colonial Woman's World

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

History, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

What was everyday life like for average men and women in early America? Listeners ask this question more than any other question and today we continue to try to answer it. Michelle Marchetti Coughlin, author of One Colonial Woman's World: The Life and Writings of Mehetabel Chandler Coit, joins us to explore the life of an average woman who lived in early New England. This episode originally posted as Episode 032. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/269 Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute The Ben Franklin's World Shop Complementary Episodes Episode 022: Vivian Bruce Conger, Deborah Read Franklin & Sally Franklin Bache Episode 145: Rosemarie Zaggari, Mercy Otis Warren & the American Revolution Episode 150: Woody Holton, Abigail Adams, Revolutionary Speculator Episode 223: Susan Sleeper-Smith, A Native American History of the Ohio River Valley & Great Lakes Region Episode 237: Nora Doyle, Motherhood in Early America Episode 244: Kimberly Alexander, Shoe Stories from Early America Listen! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App Helpful Links Join the Ben Franklin's World Facebook Group Ben Franklin’s World Twitter: @BFWorldPodcast Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter *Books purchased through the links on this post will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Ben Franklin's world is a production of the Oma Hundro Institute.

0:04.0

Hello and welcome to episode 269 of Ben Franklin's world.

0:17.8

The podcast dedicated to helping you learn more about how the people and events of our early

0:22.4

American past

0:23.4

have shaped the present day world we live in. And I'm your host, Liz Kovart.

0:28.8

Welcome back to our team favorite series, a series where you get to meet three of my

0:33.4

Omaha's Institute Digital Projects teammates and where they tell you all about their

0:37.4

favorite episodes and why they love them. Now last week I introduced you to my

0:41.4

teammate Joseph Hanelman and he told us why our conversation with Nick Bunker about the life of

0:46.2

young Benjamin Franklin stands as one of his favorite episodes.

0:50.0

Well this week you're going to meet Holly White, the

0:53.3

Omaha Institute's assistant editor of digital projects and

0:56.3

oh I publications.

0:57.3

Now, you may have already interacted with Holly in a private

1:01.1

Facebook community.

1:02.1

She's a real active presence in that group.

1:04.3

She's always posting pictures, asking questions.

1:07.0

Plus, Holly is a really big help behind the scenes where she helps me read and

1:10.8

research for many of her episodes.

1:13.3

Now I have to admit, when Holly told me what her favorite episode was, I was surprised

1:19.2

because Holly chose a really early episode, an episode from the podcast's first year of production.

1:25.6

Curious which episode stands as Holly's favorite episode and why? Here's Holly White to tell you about it.

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