School is back in session, and to celebrate, we're covering lady professors. Shelby discusses Black American educator Sarah Jane Woodson Early, who also happened to have a pretty cool family. Amy tells us about Marjorie Lee Browne, a mathematician who just LOVES MATH!

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In today's episode, Shelby interviews small business owner Ruby Wendell. Ruby tells us how she started staging homes in Los Angeles and gives great advice to anyone interested in starting their own business. Check out her IG account, rubyjwendell.interiors, for some great home decor inspo.

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She's with the band. Today, we talk about groupies! Shelby discusses Cynthia "Plaster Caster" Albritton. She not only loved English rock stars, but she was also an artist in her own right. Amy talks about Cleo Odzer who not only enjoyed the groupie lifestyle but also authored books about prostitution, the hippie lifestyle in India, and cybersex. 

This episode contains sexual content, so listener beware.

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If you're into food, you're going to love this episode about lady farmers. Shelby discusses the Woman's Land Army of America, a WWI and WWII program bringing women to the fields while the menfolk went off to war. Amy educates us on Pappammal, an Indian organic farmer who also happens to be the oldest farmer still active in the fields.

WARNING: We talk about sex in this episode. 

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On a very special Herstory, we get to sit down with former nurse, retired healthcare executive, and all-around awesome human, Jennifer Welch. We talk about abortions, and she shares her own story. This is a fascinating episode. Jennifer knows what she's talking about. EVERYONE should listen to this one. 

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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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