Civil War Spies, North and South

The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast

The History Chicks | AIRWAVE

History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.7 • 8.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2022

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Elizabeth Van Lew and Belle Boyd had a lot in common: They were born in the same state, they died the same year and they both were spies during the same war...but for opposing sides! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the History Tricks, where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely
0:05.9	coincidental.
0:09.2	And here's your 30-second summary.
0:11.2	Wanna play a game?
0:13.0	Sure!
0:14.0	I spy with my little eye.
0:16.7	Something that begins with the letter V.
0:19.5	Oh!
0:21.5	Victorian women who break social convention and gather covert intelligence by any means necessary
0:26.9	about activities or intentions of opposing sides of the American Civil War.
0:32.5	The End
0:34.5	Let's talk about two civil war spies North and South.
0:39.6	But first let's drop these two women into history.
0:43.0	In 1900, L. Frank Baums' wonderful world of Oz was first published.
0:48.6	The design of the front-wheel drive car was patented, although it wouldn't be built for
0:53.3	another four years.
0:55.3	The volubitionist Carrie Nation smashed her first bar with a hatchet in the name of Temperance.
1:02.2	The Michelin Guide was first published to encourage car use and to boost tire sales.
1:07.4	Related, the Firestone tire and rubber company was founded.
1:12.3	The Boor War in South Africa and the Boxer Rebellion in China were both in full swing.
1:18.5	US Congress claimed and organized Hawaii into a US territory.
1:24.3	Although only open for seven months, 50 million visitors passed through the Exposition
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