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Go-Getters: Jovita Idar
Season 6 Episode 85
Jovita Idar (1885-1946) was a Mexican-American journalist, editor, and educator who dedicated her life to pursuing civil rights for her local communi…
1 year, 3 months ago
Go-Getters: June Mathis
Season 6 Episode 84
June Mathis (1887-1927) was an American screenwriter who became the first female executive for MGM.
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June Mathis Dies While a…
1 year, 3 months ago
Go-Getters: Wuhsha
Season 6 Episode 83
Wuhsha (c. 1095) was a successful broker and banker based in Cairo at the turn of the 12th century. Documents recovered centuries after her death rev…
1 year, 3 months ago
Go-Getters: Hetty Green
Season 6 Episode 82
Hetty Green (1834-1916), known as the "Witch of Wall Street," was one of the wealthiest financiers of the 19th century. Famous for her extreme frugal…
1 year, 3 months ago
Go-Getters: Helena Rubinstein
Season 6 Episode 81
Helena Rubinstein (1872-1965) was a Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist. She was the founder of Helena Rubinstein Incorp…
1 year, 3 months ago
Go-Getters: Nell Gwyn
Season 6 Episode 80
Eleanor (Nell) Gwyn (c. 1650-1687) was an English actress and mistress of Charles II. Touted as a celebrity figure of the Restoration Period, she was…
1 year, 3 months ago
Go-Getters: Julia Felix
Season 6 Episode 79
Julia Felix was a prominent businesswoman in Pompeii. She owned the House of Julia Felix, a collection of gardens, baths, and shops, from 62-79 AD. H…
1 year, 4 months ago
Go-Getters: Augusta Savage
Season 6 Episode 78
Augusta Savage (1892-1962) was a Black American sculptor during the Harlem Renaissance. She was commissioned to create busts of W.E.B Dubois, Marcus…
1 year, 4 months ago
Go-Getters: Margaret Hardenbroeck
Season 6 Episode 77
Margaret Hardenbroeck (c. 1630-1690) was a Dutch-born trader and enslaver in the colony of New Amsterdam, later New York. Known as a “she-trader,” Ma…
1 year, 4 months ago
Go-Getters: Mariam-uz-Zamani
Season 6 Episode 76
Mariam-uz-Zamani (1542-1623) was born a Hindu-Rajput princess before marrying Akbar, the third Muslim emperor of the Mughal Empire, for political all…
1 year, 4 months ago