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Innovators: Josephine Cochrane
Season 3 Episode 137
Josephine Cochrane (1839-1913) invented a machine that brought the feeling of luxury straight into your own home–the commercial dishwasher.
Special th…
4 years, 1 month ago
Innovators: Marie Van Brittan Brown
Season 3 Episode 136
Marie Van Brittan Brown (1922-1999) was the inventor of the first home security system. A woman so ahead of her time, her innovation wouldn’t make it…
4 years, 1 month ago
Innovators: Yvonne Brill
Season 3 Episode 135
Yvonne Brill (1924-2013) was a rocket scientist behind some of the century’s biggest aerospace innovations–though she never actually received an engi…
4 years, 1 month ago
Innovators: Dagonwadonti (Molly Brant)
Season 3 Episode 134
Dagonwadonti (Molly Brant) (c.1736-1796) was an important political figure during the era of the American Revolution. She was a Mohawk leader whose p…
4 years, 1 month ago
BONUS: From Getting Even with Anita Hill: Founding Critical Race Theory with Kimberlé Crenshaw
Season 3
Tune in for a special preview of the new podcast, Getting Even with Anita Hill, from Pushkin Industries. The American icon talks with trailblazers li…
4 years, 1 month ago
Innovators: Katharine Burr Blodgett
Season 3 Episode 133
Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898-1979)was the first woman scientist ever hired by General Electric and is credited as the inventor of non-reflective gla…
4 years, 1 month ago
Innovators: Melitta Bentz
Season 3 Episode 132
Melitta Bentz (1873-1950) changed the world of coffee with one simple, yet elegant, invention–the coffee filter.
Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exc…
4 years, 1 month ago
Innovators: Evelyn Berezin
Season 3 Episode 131
Evelyn Berezin (1925-2018) built and marketed the first computerized word processor.
Special thanks to LinkedIn as our exclusive Women's History Month…
4 years, 1 month ago
Innovators: Ada Lovelace
Season 3 Episode 130
Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) is known as the first computer programmer. Despite living during a time when women were not considered scientific thinkers, …
4 years, 1 month ago
Musicians: Sarah Vaughan
Season 3 Episode 129
Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990) was an elite songstress. In her nearly 50 year career, her voice never faltered. Even as she encountered age and the effect…
4 years, 1 month ago