Secrets of the Two Theodosias

The Preamble

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.9 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Sharon takes us into the intertwined lives of the two women who shaped Aaron Burr. Their stories reveal brilliant minds, an unquenchable hunger for knowledge, the griefs of motherhood, and the weight of untimely tragedy. Sharon turns over the stones of their lives and explores a disappearance at sea, a mysteriously scavenged portrait, and a family secret. Credits: Host and Executive Producer: Sharon McMahon Supervising Producer: Melanie Buck Parks Audio Producer: Craig Thompson To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:44.6	Hello, friends.
0:45.7	Welcome to our series where we are examining untold aspects of popular stories or introducing
0:51.6	people you might not know.
0:57.5	You are going to want to buckle up and hold on tight for this one. I'm Sharon McMahon, and here's where it gets interesting.
1:05.4	This is a tale of two women, two women who share the same first name. Two women that had a deep and
1:14.5	consequential connection to an important figure in early America. Two women named Theodosia.
1:25.0	Theodosia Bartow was born in 1746, and she was the descendant of a woman who was
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