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The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast

The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast

By: Heather Rose Jones
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A show about queer women in history and historic literature, plus coverage of the field of sapphic historical fiction. Content note: May include discussions of sex within an academic context.Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Art Literary History & Criticism World
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  • Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and the Invention of Lesbian Pirates - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 338

    Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and the Invention of Lesbian Pirates - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 338
    Mar 21 2026
    Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and the Invention of Lesbian Pirates The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 338 with Heather Rose Jones

    In this episode we talk about:

    • Female pirates
    • Anne Bonny and Mary Read in the General History of the Pyrates
    • The motif of “lesbian Bonny & Read”
    • Bonny and Read in lesbian historical fiction
    • Sources mentioned
      • Wikipedia entry: Women in Piracy
      • Women Pirates and the Politics of the Jolly Roger by Ulrike Klausmann, Marion Meinzerin, and Gabriel Kuhn
    • This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here:
      • Anne Bonny
      • Mary Read
      • LHMP Entry #547 A General History of the Pyrates
    • Works mentioned by Helen Rodriguez:
      • The History and Lives of Notorious Pirates (1735)
      • The Extraordinary Adventures and Daring Exploits of Captain Henry Morgan (1813)
      • The Naval History of the United States by Willis J. Abbott (1896)
      • The Buccaneers and their Reign of Terror by C.M. Stevens (1899)
      • The Homosexuality of Men and Women by Magnus Hirschfield (1920)
      • ”Anne Bonny & Mary Read: They Killed Pricks” by Susan Baker in The Furies: Lesbian/Feminist Monthly Vol. 1, issue 6 (August 1972)
      • Mistress of the Seas (novel) by John Carlova (1964)
      • Forgotten Women ed. By Nancy M[???] (couldn’t identify this book)
      • The Women Pirates (play) by Steve Gooch (
      • Mary Read, Buccaneer (novel) by Philip Rush (1945)
      • Beneath the Black Flag by David Cordingly
      • Kingston by Starlight (novel) by Christopher John Farley
      • Black Sails (tv series)
      • Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (video game)
      • The Pirates of Neverland (video game)
      • Our Flag Means Death (tv series)
      • Hellcats (podcast fiction)

    A transcript of this podcast is available here.

    Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online

    • Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
    • Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
    • RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/
    • Twitter: @LesbianMotif
    • Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server
    • The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon

    Links to Heather Online

    • Website: http://alpennia.com
    • Email: Heather Rose Jones
    • Mastodon: @heatherrosejones@Wandering.Shop
    • Bluesky: @heatherrosejones
    • Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)

    Links to Helen Rodriguez Online

    • Email: Helenrodriguez1720@gmail.com
    • Bluesky: @ladytyler.bsky.social
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    49 mins
  • On the Shelf for March 2026 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 337

    On the Shelf for March 2026 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 337
    Mar 7 2026
    On the Shelf for March 2026 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 337 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Gentleman Jack (ballet) by the Northern Ballet CompanyNorthern Ballet Company You Tube channelRecent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Mourão, Manuela. 1999. “The representation of female desire in early modern pornographic texts, 1660-1745” in Signs, 24: 589-94.Toulalan, Sarah. 2003. “Extraordinary Satisfactions: Lesbian Visibility in Seventeenth-Century Pornography in England” in Gender and History 15: 50-68Johnson, Charles (pseudonym). 1724. A General History of the Pyrates: from their first rise and settlement in the Island of Providence, to the present time. With the remarkable actions and adventures of the two female pyrates Mary Read and Anne Bonny ... To which is added. A short abstract of the statute and civil law, in relation to pyracy. London: T. Warner. Book Shopping Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality by Anne Fausto Sterling Recent Lesbian/Sapphic Historical Fiction Rattlesridge by Mina RoseThe Ink Between Us by Chiara BelliniLove and Gunpowder by Valeska DelsolDaughter of the Hunt by K. Arsenault RiveraSweetbitter Song by Rosie HewlettThe Alchemist's Secret by Clare MarchantSalt and Surrender (The Aramanthine Sea #1) by E.S. BrandonA Change of Pace by J.A. StevensA Comfortable Misery by Kassandra HartThe Fox and the Devil by Kiersten WhiteWayward Souls (Harker & Moriarty #2) by Susan J. MorrisSpoiled Milk by Avery CurranThe Nightshade (Hattie James #4) by Stacy Lynn Miller What I’ve been consuming Witch Week by Diana Wynne JonesThe Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner A transcript of this podcast is available here. (Interview transcripts added when available.) Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmpBlog: http://alpennia.com/blogRSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/Twitter: @LesbianMotifDiscord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord serverThe Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon Links to Heather Online Website: http://alpennia.comEmail: Heather Rose JonesMastodon: @heatherrosejones@Wandering.ShopBluesky: @heatherrosejonesFacebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)
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    22 mins
  • Aye, There’s the Rub - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 336

    Aye, There’s the Rub - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 336
    Feb 21 2026
    Aye, There’s the Rub The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 336 with Heather Rose Jones

    In this episode we talk about:

    • Vocabulary for women-loving women referring to “rubbing”
    • Shifts of meaning and usage
    • What too many authors get wrong
    • Sources mentioned: see transcript

    A transcript of this podcast is available here.

    Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online

    • Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
    • Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
    • RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/
    • Twitter: @LesbianMotif
    • Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server
    • The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon

    Links to Heather Online

    • Website: http://alpennia.com
    • Email: Heather Rose Jones
    • Mastodon: @heatherrosejones@Wandering.Shop
    • Bluesky: @heatherrosejones
    • Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)
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    31 mins
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