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In Pursuit with Colleen Shogan · June 2 · 29 min

Dolley Madison Takes Command

How did Dolley Madison create bipartisan possibilities under the glow of candle light? Colleen Shogan talks with Catherine Allgor about Mrs. Madison’s famous “Wednesday nights,” the turbulent politics of the early American republic, and the burning of the White House during the War of 1812. Featuring Catherine Allgor, Ph.D., President Emerita, The Massachusetts Historical Society. Read Catherine Allgor’s essay on Dolley Madison at Inpursuit.org INFO: Tell us who inspires you: https://www.inpursuit.org/join. Please leave a rating and review on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. It helps other listeners find the show. Watch all episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InPursuitUSA. Hosted by Colleen Shogan, Ph.D. Written and Produced by Jim Ambuske, Ph.D. Audio mixing by Curt Dahl of CD Squared. Music from Music Bed. Production Services by Stand Together. In Pursuit is a podcast by More Perfect. SOCIAL: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/In-Pursuit-USA-61580409336588/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inpursuitusa/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@inpursuitusa BlueSkye: https://bsky.app/profile/inpursuitusa.bsky.social X: https://x.com/InPursuitUSA

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How did Dolley Madison create bipartisan possibilities under the glow of candle light? Colleen Shogan talks with Catherine Allgor about Mrs. Madison’s famous “Wednesday nights,” the turbulent politics of the early American republic, and the burning of the White House during the War of 1812. 

Featuring Catherine Allgor, Ph.D., President Emerita, The Massachusetts Historical Society. 

Read Catherine Allgor’s essay on Dolley Madison at Inpursuit.org 

INFO:

Tell us who inspires you: https://www.inpursuit.org/join.

Please leave a rating and review on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. It helps other listeners find the show.

Watch all episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InPursuitUSA.

Hosted by Colleen Shogan, Ph.D. Written and Produced by Jim Ambuske, Ph.D. Audio mixing by Curt Dahl of CD Squared. Music from Music Bed. Production Services by Stand Together. In Pursuit is a podcast by More Perfect.

SOCIAL:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/In-Pursuit-USA-61580409336588/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inpursuitusa/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@inpursuitusa 

BlueSkye: https://bsky.app/profile/inpursuitusa.bsky.social 

X: https://x.com/InPursuitUSA



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