JK Rowling's forgotten idol, Edith Nesbit, wrote about loveable, bulgy-eyed monsters, threw wild parties, and was part of a legendary open marriage (in the 1800s!) 

Not one, not two, but three Cool Dead Women! We explore the stories of two revolutionary American poets and one South African exile musician. All fought hard for they believed in, and we hope they inspire you do the same. 

A writer! The first woman elected to a Caribbean parliament! A royal scandal! All of this (and a pet lion) await you in our newest episode...

Moonshine, orange groves, and catching flounders barehanded: the life of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, author of The Yearling. 

Before Nancy Pelosi, before literally any woman was in federal office...there was Jeannette Rankin. 

Sophie Blanchard, the world's first female aeronaut and the inspiration behind the new Amazon movie, The Aeronauts. Sort of. 

Lucia Pamela: a child piano prodigy turned beauty queen turned astronaut who released her first album in her mid 60s. 

Hannah Szenes, Haviva Reik, and Sara Braverman were three Jewish Parachutists of Mandate Palestine. One of our heavier episodes...

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? 

Meet the world's most glamorous librarian.