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Go-Getters: Carrie Crawford Smith
Season 6 Episode 65
Carrie Crawford Smith (1877-1954) placed hundreds of fellow Black women in jobs in and around Chicago through her employment agency. In an era when B…
1 year, 4 months ago
Women of Controversy: Prudence Mabele
Season 6 Episode 64
Prudence Mabele (1971-2017) was a South African HIV/AIDS activist and a prominent advocate for women's rights. She became one of the first South Afri…
1 year, 4 months ago
Women of Controversy: Pearl Curran
Season 6 Episode 63
Pearl Curran (1883-1937) was an author. She claimed to serve as the medium for “Patience Worth,” a spirit she first contacted via a ouija board. The …
1 year, 4 months ago
Women of Controversy: Nina Mae McKinney
Season 6 Episode 62
Nina Mae McKinney (1912-1967) was a Black American actress who performed in Hollywood and internationally in the 1930s. She was dubbed “The Black Gar…
1 year, 4 months ago
Women of Controversy: Miyuki Ishikawa
Season 6 Episode 61
Miyuki Ishikawa (1897 - c. 1987) was a Japanese midwife and serial killer. She is believed to be responsible for the death of 103 infants in the late…
1 year, 4 months ago
Women of Controversy: Mary Toft
Season 6 Episode 60
Mary Toft (early 1700s–1763) was a poor English woman from outside of London who became the subject of considerable controversy when she tricked doct…
1 year, 4 months ago
Women of Controversy: Mary Magdalene
Season 6 Episode 59
Mary Magdalene (fl. 1st Century AD) was a woman who, according to the New Testament, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and witnessed his cr…
1 year, 4 months ago
Women of Controversy: Marion Hammer
Season 6 Episode 58
Marion Hammer (1939 - present) is the first woman to be president of the National Rifle Association. She served as one of Florida’s most dogged and i…
1 year, 4 months ago
Women of Controversy: Marie C. Bolden
Season 6 Episode 57
Marie C. Bolden (1894-1981) was the winner of the first-ever national spelling bee in 1908. As a Black student competing against segregated schools, …
1 year, 5 months ago
Women of Controversy: Linda Tripp
Season 6 Episode 56
Linda Tripp (1949-2020) was an American civil servant who illegally recorded conversations with Monica Lewinsky about her affair with President Bill …
1 year, 5 months ago