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Eleanor of Aquitaine (Part 1)
Episode 86
She was the Queen of France, the Queen of England, the mother of royalty, gave us a long life of ruling to talk about, and she was the winne…
9 years, 7 months ago
Artemisia Gentileschi
Episode 85
Being known as one of the greatest Baroque painters wasn't easy, but overcoming life obstacles that should have held her down only made her accomplis…
9 years, 8 months ago
Ida B. Wells
Episode 84
Ida Wells worked as a pioneering journalist and activist who campaigned for anti-lynching legislation.
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9 years, 8 months ago
Lucille Ball (Part 2)
Episode 83
Lucille's life after the premiere of I Love Lucy was nothing anyone could have predicted.
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9 years, 9 months ago
Lucille Ball (Part 1)
Episode 82
Lucille Ball had a long climb up (and down) before she made history when I love Lucy debuted in 1951, and we cover those struggles and succe…
9 years, 10 months ago
Mulan
Episode 81
Mulan's story of her days as a Chinese warrior had simple beginnings and a whole lot of lasting power!
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9 years, 10 months ago
Queen Nzinga
Episode 80
The story of this powerful, 17th century African ruler was far from an ordinary Princess to Queen tale.
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9 years, 11 months ago
Lizzie Borden, Revisited
Episode 79
Is there a better time to revisit our favorite Victorian More-Than-Likely Murderess, Lizzie Borden, than right now? We think not.
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10 years ago
Shirley Chisholm
Episode 78
We wrap up our short series of "women who ran for the US Presidency before Hillary Clinton" with Shirley Chisholm!
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10 years ago
Belva Lockwood
Episode 77
We continue our series of female Presidential candidates with Belva Lockwood, the woman who many regard as the first “legitimate” female nom…
10 years ago