SYMHC Classics: Gertrude Bell, The Uncrowned Queen of Iraq

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 23.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2018

⏱️ 20 minutes

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This classic revisits an episode from Sarah and Deblina, talking about Gertrude Bell, the first woman to graduate with a First in Modern History from Oxford. Instead of marrying young, she went to Persia. Inspired, she traveled across the Middle East on numerous exploratory treks. But would it last in a time of war?

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0:33.2	Hey everybody, happy Saturday!
0:35.2	Gertrude Bell was born 150 years ago today,
0:38.1	so this seemed like a great time to revisit
0:40.6	the two-part episode on her life and work from our podcast archive.
0:44.8	These episodes originally came out in November of 2012,
0:48.2	featuring past hosts Sarah and DeBlinah.
0:51.2	Also, if you have not checked out our new daily podcast,
0:54.7	this day in history class,
0:55.9	today's episode of that show is also about Gertrude Bell.
0:59.1	You can hear a much quicker look at her life over there as well.
1:04.7	Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History class from Howstupworks.com.
1:16.2	Hello and welcome to the podcast.
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