This week, Sara brings us the story of one of India's greatest heroines and rebel leader Rani Lakshmi Bai! 

As the British East India Company tightened its grip on India by violating Hindu traditions, stealing land from Indian landowners and replacing India's leaders with British military officials, the people of India grew more and more angry. When rebellion breaks out in Jhansi, Queen Lakshmi Bai tries to play by the British "rules" to maintain order, but when they betray her and threaten her execution this badass rani takes no time in combining forces with the other rebellion leaders in a display of force the Brits are not expecting.

How does this "Jezebel of India" build an army, escape a siege, ride almost 100 miles in a day and lead the rebel armies into combat? You'll have to listen to this episode to find out!

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This week, Sara shares the incredible story of one of Columbia's most beloved national heroes. Her role in the revolutionary war against Spain was epic, but what she does after her arrest made her a full-blown legend. Check out the full episode for the story!

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Sara brings you the story of La Adelita! Her story is one that has gone through a number of iterations over the years, but one thing cannot be denied—"she" was a series of bad*ss women who fought to overthrow a dictatorship, win their freedom, and finally become full citizens of Mexico.

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Broads You Should Know is produced by Sara Gorsky and edited by Chloe Skye, with original music by Darren Callahan.

Continuing our Black History Month celebration, Sara brings us one of the most important Broads whose research and advocacy has led to vast improvements in the early education, and lives of black children across the country: Dr. Evelyn Moore.

As a founding teacher of the Perry Preschool Project, she and her fellow educators proved that quality educational experiences transformed the lifelong success of impoverished children - not just in their long-term education, but in every aspect of their lives!

She would go on to found and run the National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI) for 38 years, testifying in front of Congress to establish legislation to protect and uplift these youngest, most vulnerable members of our society. Listen now to hear her story!

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Our education system and DEI initiatives are under attack by the new administration. For Broads You Should Know, this means we're doubling down on our devotion to both! Today Sara brings you Marian Wright-Edelman! Marian was the first Black woman admitted to the Mississippi bar and was a integral part of the Civil Rights movement including Freedom Summer and The Poor People's Campaign. She was one of the lawyers who helped make segregation illegal!

After moving to Washington D.C. Marian would go on to found The Washington Research Project, which would become the Children's Defense Fund - arguably the most impactful organization and advocate on behalf of children in the United States. Listen now to hear more about her work and impact on this country and it's most defenseless citizens. 

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This week, Sara covers an essential Broad from the Civil Rights Era - Myrlie Evers! You might have seen her delivering the invocation at President Obama's second inauguration, but do you know her story? Her and her husband Medgar opened and ran the first NAACP office in Mississippi, organized protests, and ran campaigns for everything from voting rights and desegregation, to fair trials for the perpetrators of hate crimes, but when tragedy strikes, suddenly Myrlie is flung into the national spotlight. Hers is a story you won't want to miss and an essential part of civil rights history.

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Last week we dove into the legend of "Argentina's First Lady" Eva Perón. We started from the outside in; What is it that people say about her today? What does her foundation and museum say about her? What does she say about herself in her autobiography? We found a LOT of mythology in the mix - she was obviously an incredible figurehead that helped transform Argentina and the lives of her descamisados (the shirtless ones). But the legend felt heavy with a rose colored tint and a LOT of swirling rumors portraying a darker side of the story so in Part 2 Sara attempts to thread the needle and discover the heart of the story.

Who was Evita? Why do we see so much conflict and such disparate versions of her story? How can a woman both be so adored by the public that she draws incredible crowds and makes the cover of Time Magazine, but also has to end her European tour early because the crowd threw tomatoes at her?!

Sara brings us a more complete version of the story - the dramatic history that led up to Evita & Juan Perón's rise, what Peronism stands for and accomplished for the Argentine people, and why Peronism and the the Peróns were targeted to heavily by the media and the oligarchy of their time. It's a really interesting journey - listen now to hear this incredible story.

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Maria Eva Duarte Perón grew up in poverty with her mother after the death of her father. Falling in love with performance, she became a radio star, model and then moderately successful actress. An activist from early on - she took on leadership roles with the actor unions and became politically active - eventually meeting Juan Perón at an event and almost never leaving his side.

As Juan's popularity with the people grew, the people in charge grew distressed, eventually arresting him. But after large protests he was released and was soon thereafter elected President of Argentina, with Evita as his side as First Lady.

The work they did in Argentina to help the poor and protect the people is truly astonishing. The influence of the Perón Foundation and Peronism are still felt strongly in Argentina today and Evita is widely lauded as the country's most influential woman of all time - establishing women's rights including the right to vote, and helping pull countless people out of abject poverty through social services.

But as we know on this podcast, the story isn't always so simple. In Part 1 of this 2-Part Broad, Sara brings you the Evita that you see in the museums and on the streets of Buenos Aires, including some of the controversy that still thrives on the lips of the people. Then next week we'll dive deeper into the rumors and the history to see if we can uncover some of the deeper truths of her story.

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This week, Sara brings us the incomparable Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi! She is considered one of the foremost painters of the 17th century, eclipsing her father's skill and considered more brazen than Caravaggio himself.

Due to her own exceptional skill and brilliant business tactics, Artemisia's popularity exploded and she painted commissions for the most elite patrons across all of Europe, becoming so successful she didn't even "need a husband" anymore. However, much of her life and success was overshadowed by her sexual assault at 17 years old and the public trial that followed. Much of her work reflects that brutal experience, too.

Artemisia and her work has recently come back into the spotlight in the wake of the #metoo movement; Her paintings have become emblematic of the strong, powerful woman in the face of the violence inflected upon her. Her story is one of great independent success despite the odds and she is most definitely a BROAD You Should Know!

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After a week of flames and ash, some of which were in Sara's backyard, Los Angeles is reeling from the devastation. Amidst it all, certain ill-intentioned bad eggs have started a whole bunch of rumors about the incompetence of Mayor Karen Bass.

Sara is here to tell you that not only are these bad eggs ill intentioned and seeking political gain from their falsehoods, they are just flat out WRONG - both with their facts and with their assessment of Mayor Bass. By Sara's own witness, she's an incredible leader and lifelong public servant who has only ever sought to improve the lives of her constituents. Listen now to hear how freaking great Mayor Bass really is.

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Broads You Should Know is produced and edited by Sara Gorsky, with original music by Darren Callahan.