time traveling back through history, one era at a time.
I love learning about fascinating women in history. But so often, it feels like I’m appreciating them in a cultural vacuum. I mean, what was it really like to be them? To live in their particular time, place, and circumstance?
Welcome to The Exploress, where we’ll go time traveling through women’s history, era by era, to explore their lives and their world, immersing ourselves in their lived experience. We’ll walk with women through their everyday lives, uncovering both the mundane and the bizarre. We’ll discover how they were expected to meet society’s demands to better understand all the ways they subverted them. We’ll go questing for the women behind the famous names we think we know, and meet ladies you’ve probably never heard of.
Let's go traveling.
Once upon a time, back in the Middle Ages, four sisters would come to shape the Crusader States called Outremer. One would rebel (several times) against their father; another would come to rule more or less in her own right. All would see a healthy heaping of conflict while living in a chaotic time and place.
There’s something stirring about a warrior woman: one who refuses to bow down to the forces against her, no matter how vast they may be. And when they win out? Even better. Let’s talk about three sword-wielding females who went up against the Romans, terrifying all who looked on: Teuta, Amanirenas, and Mavia.
Let’s dive into the movies of the 1920s and the ladies who came to define them. We’ll find out about the movies of the era, their young female stars, and find out just how they influenced so many. Grab your girlfriends, your fan mag, and don’t forget your ticket…It's movie night!
Welcome back to our day - or week, rather - in the life of a 1920s American gal. So far in this series, we’ve gotten dressed, shopped, and done some work and stay-at-home business. I think it’s about time we put on our dancing shoes and headed out to have some fun. Grab your favorite flask, your handsomest beau, and let’s hop in the automobile: let’s go traveling.
In 1920s Chicago, a rising tide of women were accused of grisly murders. Some of them went on to get away with it.
Let’s give the 1920s stay-at-home wife life a spin.
It's time to grab our sensible heels and head to the office to find out about a woman's work in the 1920s. Let's find out about college life, then dive into some of our trials, triumphs, and tribulations in the workplace. Nothing's going to hold us down! Let’s go traveling.
Rise and shine! It’s time to get up and start our day in the life of a 1920s American gal. Let’s find out some things about life in the period, from what we’re wearing on a casual Saturday to what we’re eating for breakfast, where we’re getting our food from, and (of course) how we’re dealing with that time of the month. Pull up your stockings and turn up that radio. Let’s go traveling.
In the 1920s, women were not only drinking at cabarets, but operating speakeasies, smuggling bootlegged liquor, and even brewing homemade moonshine. Let’s meet some of the women who regularly defied Prohibition for fun and money, thrill, and the pursuit of independence. Grab your flask, an alibi, and get ready to run from the fuzz.