Dr. Leila Denmark was a pediatrician in Atlanta who started treating children (or "little angels," as she called them) in 1928...and didn't stop for 73 years.   She also helped develop a vaccine for whooping cough, popularized "mush," wrote numerous books, and was the fourth-oldest person in the world when she died.  Thank you to our lovely listener, Carrie, for bringing Dr. Denmark to our attention! Do you have a Cool Dead Woman to share?

Dr. Leila Denmark was a pediatrician in Atlanta who started treating children (or "little angels," as she called them) in 1928...and didn't stop for 73 years. She also helped develop a vaccine for whooping cough, popularized "mush," wrote numerous books, and was the fourth-oldest person in the world when she died. Thank you to our lovely listener, Carrie, for bringing Dr. Denmark to our attention! Do you have a Cool Dead Woman to share?

Dr. Leila Denmark was a pediatrician in Atlanta who started treating children (or "little angels," as she called them) in 1928...and didn't stop for 73 years.&nbsp;&nbsp; She also helped develop a vaccine for whooping cough, popularized "mush," wrote numerous books, and was the fourth-oldest person in the world when she died.&nbsp; Thank you to our lovely listener, Carrie, for bringing Dr. Denmark to our attention! Do you have a Cool Dead Woman to share?&nbsp;

Cool Dead Women: Dr. Denmark

A spy who used "sexpionage" to help win WWII, a pre-Dylan singer-songwriter who mysteriously disappeared, and a 24-year-old who discovered the cure for leprosy, only to have her title usurped and die months later: these are a few of the Cool Dead Women You Should Know.

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A spy who used "sexpionage" to help win WWII, a pre-Dylan singer-songwriter who mysteriously disappeared, and a 24-year-old who discovered the cure for leprosy, only to have her title usurped and die months later: these are a few of the Cool Dead Women You Should Know. Hosted by Blair and Erika Waters (a mother-daughter team brand new to podcasting) you can find us on Spotify and Itunes — with new episodes every other Thursday.

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