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Episode 72: Zelda Fitzgerald
Season 2 Episode 72
Zelda and her author-husband were the perfect mascots for the roaring 20s. Her personification of "flapper" was celebrated and copied by other modern…
2 years ago
Episode 71: Anarcha, Lucy & Betsey
Season 2 Episode 71
The foundations of modern gynecology are built on the bodies and pain of enslaved black women.... the Mothers of Gynecology. This week we'll talk abo…
2 years ago
Episode 70: Rosalind Franklin
Season 2 Episode 70
Join me this week to learn about the woman who was the greatest contributor to the discovery of the structure of DNA. The greatest... but an unknowin…
2 years ago
Episode 69: Beulah Louise Henry
Season 2 Episode 68
Join me this week to learn about a woman who was granted 49 patents and created over 110 inventions. Known as "Lady Edison" she was truly so much mor…
2 years ago
Episode 68: Sybil Ludington
Season 2 Episode 68
We're comparing the famous ride of Paul Revere to ANOTHER courageous ride this week. At the time of his ride, Paul Revere was a 41-year-old member of…
2 years ago
Episode 67: Barbara Gittings
Season 2 Episode 67
Join me to learn about the amazing woman who is widely regarded as the mother of the LGBT+ rights movement. Barbara didn't have representation or inf…
2 years, 1 month ago
Episode 66: Dr. Margaret "Mama" Chung
Season 2 Episode 66
We're continuing our PRIDE celebration this week by talking about a woman who (according to the FBI) was "likely a lesbian," but also so much more. S…
2 years, 1 month ago
Episode 65: Barbara May Cameron
Season 2 Episode 65
Join our PRIDE CELEBRATION this month! Today we are going to be learning about an advocate who fought against anti-LGBQ+ policies and called for the …
2 years, 1 month ago
Episode 64: Christine Jorgensen
Welcome to PRIDE MONTH 2024. We're starting this month's celebration by talking about Christine Jorgensen, definitely NOT the first trans woman in th…
2 years, 1 month ago
Episode 63: The Quilters of Gee's Bend
Season 2 Episode 63
For an extra-special 5th Wednesday this month, I wanted to share with you the story about the exceptional women of this rural, isolated town in Alaba…
2 years, 2 months ago