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Aunt Jemima
Episode 155
In 1889, Aunt Jemima crossed from the footlights to the grocery store, where she's been a fixture for 131 years. On the eve of her departure…
6 years, 4 months ago
Fannie Lou Hamer
Episode 154
Fannie Lou Hamer began life as a small child whose hard labor was key to her family’s survival. She grew up to become a fiery civil rights a…
6 years, 4 months ago
Catherine the Great, Part Two *An entirely true story
Episode 153
If you're watching Hulu's, The Great, and wondering what parts are the "occasionally true," we finish the real Catherine's story in this, th…
6 years, 5 months ago
Catherine the Great *An entirely true story
Episode 152
Have you watched Hulu's series, The Great, and wondered what parts were true? Here is a revisit to part one of our coverage of the very true…
6 years, 5 months ago
Zephyr Wright
Episode 151
Zephyr Wright's spicy Pedernales River Chili made her one of the most famous cooks in America... and her peppery relationship with President…
6 years, 5 months ago
Chicks Check-in
A quick check-in, a catch-up...just a little chat.
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6 years, 6 months ago
Margaret "Molly" Brown and the Titanic, Revisited
Episode 150
We thought we could all use an example of a woman who faced an unexpected disaster of titanic proportions and not only survived, but used her brains,…
6 years, 6 months ago
Typhoid Mary Mallon
Episode 149
There are quite a few parallels between Mary Mallon's story (a series of typhoid outbreaks) and our present day pandemic, and so there are things we …
6 years, 7 months ago
Annie Turnbo Malone and Madam CJ Walker
Episode 148
Much has been made of hair-care mogul Madam CJ Walker, but before the Walker empire existed, there was her mentor Annie Turnbo Malone, whose innovati…
6 years, 7 months ago
Isadora Duncan
Episode 147
Isadora was the purest of unconventional free spirits and one of history's most unique dance innovators. Many people only know how she died, but how …
6 years, 8 months ago