Vulgar History

Last time, we looked at Sally's family background and pre-Paris life. This time, we look at her return to Monticello from Paris, and what happened next.0:00 Intro04:55 Sally’s story begins45:47 Ads1:26:44 ExtroThe image for this episode is from the multimedia installation The Life of Sally Hemings at Thomas Jefferson's plantation home, Monticello. Learn about the exhibit here.—As mentioned in the intro, here is the link for Ancestry's new resource: Articles of Enslavement on AncestryAnd here is more information about (and the recipe for) James Hemings's Mac and Cheese—References:The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-ReedThe Life of Sally Hemings (Monticello.org)—Vulgar History: Black History podcast playlist on Spotify —Get 15% off all the gorgeous jewellery and accessories at common.era.com/vulgar or go to commonera.com and use code VULGAR at checkout—Get Vulgar History merch at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shipping) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shipping)—Support Vulgar History on Patreon —Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sally Hemings was born in 1773 to enslaved mother Elizabeth Hemings and Elizabeth's enslaver, John Wayles. She grew up alongside her mother and siblings in enslavement in Virginia at around the same time as the American Revolution.In part one, we learn about Sally's family and childhood and how a series of coincidences led her to live in Paris just before the French Revolution.0:00 Intro10:34 Sally’s story begins36:16 Ads1:06:15 ExtroThe image for this episode is from the multimedia installation The Life of Sally Hemings at Thomas Jefferson's plantation home, Monticello. Learn about the exhibit here (spoilers for part two of this podcast, if you don't already know her story!)—References:The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-ReedThe Life of Sally Hemings (Monticello.org)—Vulgar History: Black History podcast playlist on Spotify —Get 15% off all the gorgeous jewellery and accessories at common.era.com/vulgar or go to commonera.com and use code VULGAR at checkout—Get Vulgar History merch at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shipping) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shipping)—Support Vulgar History on Patreon —Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This season on Vulgar History, we're investigating How Do You Solve A Problem Like Marie Antoinette? To do so, we're looking at the lives of people who lived during the revolutionary era of the 18th century.In honour of Pride Month, we're talking this week about the trans historical figure The Public Universal Friend. The Friend, aka PUF, grew up as a Quaker in late 18th-century Pennsylvania. Were they also a cult leader? Listen and find out!We're joined this week by three-time returning guest Kit Heyam to talk about this fascinating historical figure.—Organizations to Support:Kit recommends supporting TransActual (UK)Ann recommends supporting:Point of Pride (US)Trans Care+ (Canada)The Trevor Project (US)—References:Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Kit HeyamPublic Universal Friend essay by Amanda Carson Banks from Women in World History—Vulgar Pride podcast playlist on Spotify —Get 15% off all the gorgeous jewellery and accessories at common.era.com/vulgar or go to commonera.com and use code VULGAR at checkout—Get Vulgar History merch at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shipping) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shipping)—Support Vulgar History on Patreon —Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This season on Vulgar History, we're investigating How Do You Solve A Problem Like Marie Antoinette? To do so, we're looking at the lives of people who lived during the revolutionary era of the 18th century.In honour of Pride Month, this week we're talking about trans historical figure Deborah Sampson/Robert Shurtleff. Deborah/Robert fought in the American Revolution in a sort of Mulan scenario and their gender presentation has lots to discuss.Greta LaFleur, associate professor of American studies at Yale University, is our guest this week to help explain Deborah/Robert's story and offer an introduction to the American Revolution.—Organizations to Support:Greta recommends supporting the Trans Justice Funding Project (US)Ann recommends supporting:Point of Pride (US)Trans Care+ (Canada)The Trevor Project (US)—References:The Natural History of Sexuality in Early America by Greta LaFleurTrans Historical: Gender Plurality Before the Modern, co-edited by Greta LaFleurDeborah Sampson essay by Harry M. Ward from Women in World History—Vulgar Pride podcast playlist on Spotify —Get 15% off all the gorgeous jewellery and accessories at common.era.com/vulgar or go to commonera.com and use code VULGAR at checkout—Get Vulgar History merch at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shipping) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shipping)—Support Vulgar History on Patreon —Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices