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Off with their heads! In honor of Bastille Day, we take a deep-dive into the lives of a couple of women involved in the French Revolution. Amy takes us on a wild ride with the life of the doomed Madame du Barry. Shelby discusses the intriguing tale of Theroigne de Mericourt.

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Take a spin around the track with us while we talk about 2 cool ladies of NASCAR. Shelby discusses Mexican stock car racing driver, Mara Reyes. Amy takes it to the pit and educates us on tire-changer, Brehanna Daniels. She was the first African American woman in a NASCAR Cup Series pit crew and part of the first female duo to do pit crew work. How cool is that?

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It's a scary time to be a person with a uterus in the United States right now. Shelby and Amy do a deep dive to try to decipher what we can do now that Roe v Wade has been overturned. Check it out, and send any info you may have to [email protected].

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Let's give a shoutout to the brass section. We love that these women get to toot their own horns. Amy talks about one of the founding members of Sly and the Family Stone, Cynthia Robinson. Shelby discusses the first female trumpet player in a well-known orchestra, Susan Slaughter.

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Let's face it. Some women are just mean. Amy educates us on Madagascar's Ranavalona I. This woman did not play games. Shelby discusses the Queen of Mean herself, Leona Helmsley.

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Abracadabra! Women of illusion are this week's topic. Amy covers the "Queen of Magic," Adelaide Herrmann. Shelby discusses the "Georgia Wonder," Lulu Hurst.

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Buckle up everyone because we're off to Poland! Shelby covers WWII badass, Irena Sendlerowa. She helped a bunch of Jewish kids (specifically) escape the Nazis. Amy did extra credit and educates us on 2 amazing Polish women from days gone by: The first female to attend university - Nawojka, and Poland's first female surgeon - Magdalena Bendzisławska.

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And we're back! Amy survived Covid, and the women we're covering today survived their catastrophes. Amy covers Juliane Koepcke, who made it through a plane crash as a teenager. Shelby discusses sailor and author Tami Oldham Ashcraft who survived 41 days at sea. Buckle up because this episode is a nail-biter.

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Herstorians! Apologies, but Amy has the Covid, so we have to skip this week. We hate disappointing you, so listen to Shelby critique Ojai, CA instead.

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Well, we knew it was coming. They're prepping to take away a woman's body autonomy in the US, so let's educate ourselves about abortions. Shelby discusses abortion methods used throughout human history while Amy talks about the fascinating Jane Collective, an underground abortion service before Roe v. Wade was passed in the US.

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