Walks In Time

You’ve probably heard of the famous Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville who invented, built and flew the world’s first airplane, and achieved the first controlled, sustained flight. But you may not have heard of their sister, Katharine, who was the steady, brilliant force that enabled her brothers’ business venture to ‘take off’ while she took care of things on the ground. In this Walks episode, you put yourself in Katharine’s shoes as she leaves behind her steady job as a teacher and travels across the Atlantic and into Paris to be with her injured brother Orville, in order to be the secretary, PR manager and personal stylist of Wilbur and Orville. 0.0 Intro to this episode 1.20 We meet Katharine, as her ship, the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, arrives at Plymouth 3.40 Dressing for the day 4:10 Breakfast on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, 5:00 Disembarking at Cherbourg, via a tender 7.:05 Katharine’s position description 8:20 Media attention at Cherbourg 9:30 Onto the train to Paris 12:15 The enduring fascination with the Wright Brothers’ invention 14:30 Arriving in Paris 15:30 A horse drawn trip to the Hotel du Louvre 17:15 A brother and sister reunited 20:15 Goodnight Orville References and further reading: • The Wright Sister: Smithsonian https://www.si.edu/sidedoor/wright-sister • In her own Wright: https://www.harryhaskell.com/ • The Wright Brothers’ Sister Played a Key Role in Their Success | HISTORY: https://www.history.com/articles/wright-brothers-sister-katharine-first-flight?utm_source=copilot.com • Miracle at Kitty Hawk : the letters of Wilbur and Orville Wright: https://archive.org/details/miracleatkittyha0000wrig_n1z4/page/44/mode/2up?q=katharine • Katharine Wright Haskell - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Wright_Haskell?utm_source=copilot.com Music and credits: • Opening and closing music: ’Esmerelda’s Waltz’ from Dusan Bogdanovic’s Book of Unknown Standards, played by Daniel McKay, used with permission of the performer. • Background music includes: Gymnopedie No.2 (Satie), music by Gregor Quendel from Pixabay; Salut d’Amour (Elgar); Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn Music by Jerome Chauvel from Pixabay; French accordion vibe: Music by Yurii Suprunenko from Pixabay; Clair de Lune – L75 Music by Gregor Quendel from Pixabay • Copyright and royalty-free sound effects self-created or from Pixabay Contact & Feedback: • Email: walksintime@gmail.com

Episode Overview:1820: London. In this episode, you put yourself in the shoes of Barbara Wilberforce, the wife of British trans-Atlantic slave trade abolitionist and politician William Wilberforce. Hear about the impact of typhoid on 1820s London society, including Barbara’s own ongoing health, the role of women in society and William Wilberforce’s long arduous fight to abolish slavery. Episode Highlights & Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction to Barbara 01:35 – Gore House, and the architectural features of the time 02:07 – Barbara’s noble heritage contrasted with the poverty and injustice in 1820 London 03:57 – Breakfast with William and the underpinning forces of the Wilberforce marriage 05:27 – Barbara’s place as a woman in society – caring, supporting, and managing the household 06:57 – Typhoid and its ongoing impact on Barbara’s life and others in London 08:18 – William’s long arduous fight to abolish the slave trade 09:50 – Barbara’s daily chores including caring for her children, including wayward William Jnr 12:04 – Evening solace in the garden References & Further Reading: ‘A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians: In the Higher and Middle Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity’, William Wilberforce 1829 https://books.google.com.au/books?id=-usOAAAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/wilberforce-william-1759-1833 Credits: Opening and closing music: 'Esmerelda's Waltz' from Dusan Bogdanovic's Book of Unknown Standards, played by Daniel McKay, used with permission of the performer. Background music includes Meditation Charch Music by Natalia; Fur Elise (Beethoven) by Clavier-Music; Amazing Grace William Walker Version 1835 arranged for piano by Gregor Quendel all sourced from Pixabay Other copyright and royalty-free music and sound effects self-created, or from: freesound_community, Alexander Jauk, Universfield, Scottish Guysourced from Pixabay; Contact & Feedback: Email: walksintime@gmail.com https://walksintime.podbean.com/

Step into the shoes of Elizabeth Blackwell, a true trailblazer and the first woman to earn a medical degree in the US. In this episode, you’ll experience a day in Elizabeth’s life in January 1849. Take on Elizabeth’s perspective as she awakes in her boarding house and takes a short walk to Geneva Medical School where she is the only female amongst her class of male students. Take time to consider Elizabeth’s determination and discipline, standing against inequality or discrimination and the barriers she faced to education, which would otherwise have held her back from achieving.

Introducing the new podcast series, Walks in Time. This podcast series is all about taking on a different perspective and experiencing life at a different point in history. In each episode you will be immersed in someone else's world - what they saw, heard and ate, what they did to fill their day. Some episodes are based around real people and you'll hear some of their story as you explore their world. Other episodes piece together what we know about that time and place, and the practices, to build a picture of what a day could have been like. You'll hear music and sounds that are carefully selected to represent the time and place that it is set in, while hearing a story that I hope will spark imagination, emotion and wonder, while helping you relax.