We are back with the 'The Fearless and Proud Podcast' series looking at the journeys and accomplishments of women in the past and present. March is 'Women's History Month' and in this season we are speaking to some of our favorite females at FOX. We hear what and who has inspired them, and the motivations that have driven them to be successful. In this segment, we speak with Alex Hogan, FOX News London-based foreign correspondent, about her time as a reporter covering stories in dozens of countries and multiple war zones. We ask her about the women of history that have intrigued her and who she considers her most important role models. Click Here to listen & subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back with the 'The Fearless and Proud Podcast' series, looking at the journeys and accomplishments of women in the past and present. March is 'Women's History Month' and in this season we are speaking to some of our favorite females at FOX. We hear what and who has inspired them, and the motivations that have driven them to be successful. In this segment, we speak to Janice Dean, FOX News' senior meteorologist, author and activist about her beginnings in radio to her start in TV here at FOX. She shares with us her personal health struggles and why she took on a popular governor to hold him accountable. Click Here to listen & subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'The Fearless & Proud podcast' series looks at acts of bravery and strength by women. March is 'Women's History Month' and in this first season we discuss women who played important roles in the 'Civil War' as soldiers, spies and nurses. We ask our guests for some of their final thoughts on the war and women's roles in it. We explain that the Fearless & Proud women of the Civil War broke many gender role molds and inspired future generations of women to understand they can have the same responsibilities as men, and be just as effective. We will also talk about the Victorian idea of a 'good death' and how that changed. Click Here to listen & subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'The Fearless and Proud podcast' series looks at acts of bravery and strength by women. March is 'Women's History Month' and in this first season we discuss women who played important roles in the 'Civil War' as soldiers, spies and nurses. The Civil War brought advancements in the treatment of traumatic wounds and ideas of sanitizing medical facilities. The start of the war opened the door to women becoming battlefield nurses as there was an overall shortage of nurses. This episode will discuss the founding of the 'United States Sanitary Commission' and their multiple roles in advising on the physical and mental health of soldiers, organizing military hospitals on land and water and their overall mission to give wounded soldiers relief. Click Here to listen & subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'The Fearless and Proud podcast' series looks at acts of bravery and strength by women. March is 'Women's History Month' and in this first season we discuss women who played important roles in the 'Civil War' as soldiers, spies and nurses. Women had major roles in espionage during the Civil War, sharing enemy troop locations and movements, smuggling much needed supplies and money, and taking part in military raids. We will discuss various examples including Southern spy Belle Boyd who's career in espionage started accidentally after shooting and killing a Union soldier who insulted her mother. And then a Union spying duo, Elizabeth 'Crazy Bet' Van Lew and her slave counterpart Mary Bowser, who both worked together to form an underground spy network out of Richmond, VA. Click Here to listen & subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'The Fearless and Proud podcast' series looks at acts of bravery and strength by women. March is 'Women's History Month' and in this first season we discuss women who played important roles in the 'Civil War' as soldiers, spies and nurses. In this episode we will be looking at two intriguing women of the war. First, Cuban born Loreta Janeta Velazquez who is sent to the United States for an education by her well-to-do Spanish family. After falling in love with a Confederate soldier her dreams soon turn to fighting, spying and any other adventure she could have. We then move onto the legendary Harriet Tubman who many will know from her work as a conductor on the 'underground railroad'. We will discuss her time as a nurse, soldier and spy for the Union Army, and talk about the 'Combahee River Raid', a turning point in the war. Click Here to listen & subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'The Fearless and Proud podcast' series looks at acts of bravery and strength by women. March is 'Women's History Month' and in this first season we discuss women who played important roles in the 'Civil War' as soldiers, spies and nurses. As the war approached their kitchen windows or as their own loved ones went off to fight, women decided to don a uniform or disguise and join the struggle in ways not done before. We will discuss how these women maintained their disguise and why the era's social morays helped their deception on both sides from clothing to the way they handled themselves among the military ranks. These brave women were always on the verge of being found out and we will learn what happens when their female identities were discovered.   Click Here to listen & subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'The Fearless and Proud podcast' series looks at acts of bravery and strength by women. March is 'Women's History Month' and in this first season we discuss women who played important roles in the 'Civil War' as soldiers, spies and nurses. In this first episode, host Gerri Willis looks at how the outbreak of the Civil War changed the lives of women: their status, altered their roles and gave them new opportunities in the process. We will hear about the various reasons that drove them to participate in the war: political pride for the side they were on, financial reasons and slaves trying to end slavery. Also, outside of those direct roles in the conflict, we discuss how they began having a larger role running plantations and northern businesses when their husbands and sons went off to war. Click Here to listen & subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In season 1, we honor Women’s History month. The Fearless and Proud Podcast takes a look at the most powerful women of the civil war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices