Did you know, in the 17th century, a sword fighting opera singer burned down an

annery and ran away with her secret lover? In 1810, a pirate queen negotiated with the

Chinese government for her cruise freedom with all their loot. During World War II,

a flirtatious gambling double agent helped keep D-Day a secret from the Germans.

A few years ago, I'd never heard any of these stories. But the more we started reading,

and researching, the more women we found who'd been left out of our history books.

Hello, I'm Jenny Kaplan, host of Womanica, the podcast. We're writing women back into history

and building an audio archive. Every weekday, we'll bring you the story of one woman,

whose name you may not know, but definitely should. Each episode is just five minutes long.

You can climb Mount Everest with the first woman to reach the peak, while making breakfast.

You can get on stage with a pioneer of the punk scene on your way to work.

You can join up with the leader of an Egyptian feminist revolution while doing the dishes.

We've got over a thousand episodes to explore, and we're adding new ones daily.

Check out Womanica on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you listen.