Women of the Wild West

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

History Hit

Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

From a rifle-carrying brothel madam to missionaries walking for months on end; from the Native American First Ladies of settler outposts to the mormon pilgrim whose name meant ‘rotten vagina’: the women of the American West were a varied group.

Usually when we talk about the ‘Wild West’ we think of men in cowboy hats, but today Betwixt the Sheets, Katie Hickman tells us about the women who are integral to the story of the great migration across North America.

*WARNING There is some fruity language in this episode*

Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Seyi Adaobi.

Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society. A podcast by History Hit.

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0:00.0	Everyone leaves a legacy.
0:02.2	But a legacy can change over time as new generations
0:05.6	re-examine old preputations.
0:07.6	From Wundery and Gohanger podcasts, I'm F4Hersh.
0:11.0	I'm Peter Frankapan, and in a brand new series,
0:14.0	we're exploring the lives of some of the biggest characters in history,
0:17.4	from Napoleon to Picasso.
0:19.2	And asking, what does their past tell us about our present?
0:23.4	This is legacy.
0:24.7	Follow now wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.0	Hello, my lovely Batwixters.
0:34.4	This is Kate Lister, jumping in yet again to give you your fair dues warning
0:38.6	that this episode contains adult themes and some fruity language.
0:42.2	And if you're all right with that, I'm all right with that as well.
0:44.8	Let's do this.
0:45.9	Well, howdy cowboys and cowgirls.
0:50.0	What do you think of if I say the Wild West?
0:53.1	Maybe tumbleweeds blowing across a desert plain.
0:56.8	Wide brim hats, dusty bars and men.
0:59.8	Men on horses, men in barfights, men grogging whiskey,
1:03.0	men everywhere, men, men, men.
1:05.5	That can't be the whole story, can it?
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