Herstory

It's a long one, so buckle in. Today is all about the ladies who refuse to marry. Shelby covers French couturier Coco Chanel. Amy tells us about silent movie actress Lillian Gish. Here's to refusing the archaic practice of marriage. (But if you're married, that's cool to.)

Sometimes you have to send in a woman to do a man's job, but if ladies aren't permitted, what's a gal to do? Just dress like a man, man! Amy tells us about Dr. James Barry who performed the first successful Caesarean section. Shelby discusses jazz musician Billy Tipton.

Sometimes you have to send in a woman to do a man's job, but if ladies aren't permitted, what's a gal to do? Just dress like a man, man! Amy tells us about Dr. James Barry who performed the first successful Caesarean section. Shelby discusses jazz musician Billy Tipton.

It's the last episode of 2019. To kick off the new year right, we're covering lady reinventors! Amy discusses Shondale Atkinson-Dorise - founder of Mustard Seed Foundation. Shelby talks about Bumble Founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd. Both ladies have 3 names!

Intro Song: What I Do by Kristy Krüger © ℗Just Like Freddy Music ASCAP

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It's the last episode of 2019. To kick off the new year right, we're covering lady reinventors! Amy discusses Shondale Atkinson-Dorise - founder of Mustard Seed Foundation. Shelby talks about Bumble Founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd. Both ladies have 3 names!

Intro Song: What I Do by Kristy Krüger © ℗
Just Like Freddy Music ASCAP

Instagram: herstorythepodcast

Tess Rafferty is a comedy writer (Martha and Snoop's Potluck Party Challenge, @Midnight, Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne, The Soup) & political activist. She created 2017's Take Back the Workplace March Against Sexual Harassment, she's a featured blogger for Dame & Ms. Magazine, & writes the blog Recipes for Resistance. Her video Aftermath received over 50 million hits on Occupy Democrats.

Twitter: @TessRafferty Aftermath: https://bit.ly/31cSeI0 Dame: https://www.damemagazine.com/author/tess-rafferty

Tess Rafferty is a comedy writer (Martha and Snoop’s Potluck Party Challenge, @Midnight, Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne, The Soup) & political activist. She created 2017’s Take Back the Workplace March Against Sexual Harassment, she's a featured blogger for Dame & Ms. Magazine, & writes the blog Recipes for Resistance. Her video Aftermath received over 50 million hits on Occupy Democrats.

Twitter: @TessRafferty
Aftermath: https://bit.ly/31cSeI0
Dame: https://www.damemagazine.com/author/tess-rafferty

We're really trying to give you a themed December. Welcome to Women of the North Pole! Amy covers Ann Bancroft, the first woman to reach the North Pole. Shelby talks about the first all-women relay expedition to the North Pole. We're getting super niche here, people.

Intro Song: What I Do by Kristy Krüger © ℗Just Like Freddy Music ASCAP

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We're really trying to give you a themed December. Welcome to Women of the North Pole! Amy covers Ann Bancroft, the first woman to reach the North Pole. Shelby talks about the first all-women relay expedition to the North Pole. We're getting super niche here, people.

Intro Song: What I Do by Kristy Krüger © ℗
Just Like Freddy Music ASCAP

Instagram: herstorythepodcast

Today, we celebrate the brave girls out there that help change the world for the better. Shelby tells the story of Jazz Jennings - one of the youngest publicly documented people to be identified as transgender. Amy covers Ruby Bridges - the first black student to attend William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans.

Intro Song: What I Do by Kristy Krüger © ℗Just Like Freddy Music ASCAP

Instagram: herstorythepodcast