I Don't Know Her

Rita & Amanda discuss confronting rapists & not inviting bad men to things. Then Rita introduces Ching Shih, a pirate lord who terrorized the China Seas. Amanda brings the tale of Pearl Hart to life. Pearl became an infamous stagecoach robber & jailbird!

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Amanda shares the story of Spanish feminist & anarchist, Lucía Sánchez Saornil, who created her own all-woman militia during the Spanish Civil War. Rita brings us back farther in history to Mary Anning, an amateur paleontologist who ended up discovering some of the most important finds in science!

Rita tells the sad, scary, and heroic story of Neerja Bhanot, a flight attendant for Pan-Am Air during a much different time. Amanda shares the story of Elizabeth Peratrovich, an Alaska Native woman who helped pass the first anti-discrimination law in U.S. history, facing down relentless racism with strength & class.

Breast milk? Breast milk. The topic Rita is *itching* to discuss. Then Amanda rolls into the story of WWII secret agent Nancy Wake, who was named the Gestapo's MOST WANTED PERSON during the height of the war. Rita discusses Nakano Takeko, a Samurai Warrior who fought courageously for her people in battle.

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Rita shares a difficult story about facing racism in the serving industry, then dives in with the tale of Dian Fossey, who lived for gorillas. Amanda shares the inspirational story of Patsy Mink, the first woman of color & first Asian-American woman elected to Congress, where she kicked some serious ass.

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Our hosts gush over the Veronica Mars reboot, then get right into it. Amanda tells the fun & adventurous story of Patti McGee, the first female professional skateboarder. Then Rita introduces June Tarpé Mills, an artist who created the first solo comic book heroine, known as Miss Fury.

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The ladies discuss straight pride and Chelsea Handler's new Netflix documentary on white privilege. Then Rita dives in with Ynes Mexía, who finds her calling as a botanist and adventurer late in life. Amanda follows with the story of Susie Bright, a queer sexpert who helped start the first woman-owned, woman-focused pornography magazine.

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Rita and Amanda dish on 90 Day Fiance before getting into a great episode on stunt pilot and epic partier Pancho Barnes. Then Amanda introduces Rose Fortune, an escaped slave who became Canada's first female police officer and eventually a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

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Our hosts break down the women who dominated this year's VMAs, then get into some complicated stories. Amanda tells the twisting tale of Lillian "The Fabulous Moolah" Ellison, a pro wrestler whose story takes a turn after her death. Rita brings us the inspiring life of Freda Diesing, a Haida artist who almost single-handedly revived her tribe's traditional art.

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Welcome to season 2! Rita and Amanda fill you in on their adventurous summers, then Rita tells the story of Michelle J. Howard, reaching heights previously out of reach for women and African Americans. Amanda fills us in on the story behind the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, designed by then 21-year-old Maya Lin, a Chinese-American woman.

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