• The Kids Are Alright

  • 2022/04/22
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  • You may have heard of Greta Thunberg and her climate school strike, but did you know she walks in the footsteps of a long history of child activists? In this episode we explore the stories of the 1899 news boy strike in the US, the 1911 school strikes in Britain and much more.


    Welcome to You Haven’t Heard the Half of It, where we uncover the hidden half of history. Each episode, Esther Freeman and Simon Cole tell stories, which disrupt accepted versions of the past. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast to you don’t miss and episode.


    To discover more about the news boy strike, listen to the two-part episode on You’re Wrong About


    This episode also references the Dublin lockout, which you can learn more about on Esther’s other podcast, Rebel Women (it’s the episode about suffragettes)


    You can hear more about the Youth Training Scheme school strikes on the Women Activists of East London website (see Nancy Taaffe’s story)


    Discover more about Esther and her work at Women Activists of East London.


    Discover more about Simon and his work at Hackney Tours


    Music from Purple Planet


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You may have heard of Greta Thunberg and her climate school strike, but did you know she walks in the footsteps of a long history of child activists? In this episode we explore the stories of the 1899 news boy strike in the US, the 1911 school strikes in Britain and much more.


Welcome to You Haven’t Heard the Half of It, where we uncover the hidden half of history. Each episode, Esther Freeman and Simon Cole tell stories, which disrupt accepted versions of the past. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast to you don’t miss and episode.


To discover more about the news boy strike, listen to the two-part episode on You’re Wrong About


This episode also references the Dublin lockout, which you can learn more about on Esther’s other podcast, Rebel Women (it’s the episode about suffragettes)


You can hear more about the Youth Training Scheme school strikes on the Women Activists of East London website (see Nancy Taaffe’s story)


Discover more about Esther and her work at Women Activists of East London.


Discover more about Simon and his work at Hackney Tours


Music from Purple Planet


See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.





Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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