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Apr 26, 2019

Our hosts bring women who are wildly different. Amanda tells the story of Emma "Grandma" Gatewood, the first woman to thru-hike The Appalachian Trail, and did so as a senior citizen, proving that it's never too late to change the world. Rita travels to another time and country with the story of Matahari, exotic dancer...


Apr 19, 2019

Rita's on an inventor roll. This week's woman is Josephine Cochrane, who designed and invented the first commercial dishwasher. Amanda shares the sometimes true, sometimes wildly fabricated story of Bessie Stringfield, the Motorcycle Queen of Miami. Along the way, Amanda shares stories of schools on fire and big lies no...


Apr 12, 2019

Perfect timing for this week's episode as Rita delves into Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space. Amanda tries to do the story of Stagecoach Mary Fields justice. She was the second woman and first African American woman to have her own star route for the U.S. Postal Service, in the wilds of Montana, no less.

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Apr 5, 2019

Bessie Blount Griffin, inventor and forensic scientist, is brought to life by Rita this week. Amanda discusses Irena Sendler, a Holocaust hero who is credit with saving thousands of Jewish children.

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