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Who doesn't love a good revenge plot? Trigger warnings abound as Amanda tackles the complex life of Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, a woman who was brutalized and fought back. Rita lightens the mood with Ruth Handler, the creator of Barbie and founder of Mattel. You'll also learn more than you ever wanted to know about the games girls play with dolls.
It's another great round of women's history on I Don't Know Her, the podcast about women you've probably never heard, but should have.
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This week Amanda discusses the strange and sometimes tragic story of Jeanne Baret, the first woman to circumnavigate the globe. Rita lightens the mood with the inspirational story of Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso. Tune in for the women's history stories and stay for the laughs.
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This week features some fun stories about Lizzo, bras, running and more! Rita discusses Caresse Crosby, the bizarre woman who invented the bra. Amanda brings Olympic athlete Wilma Rudolph into the spotlight, the "fastest woman in the world."
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The ladies are out of their comfort zones this week. Amanda brings Junko Tabei to the table, the first woman to summit Mount Everest (and many other peaks). Rita tells us about Camilla Williams, an opera singer who broke barriers when she became the first African American soloist with the Vienna State Opera.
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A bisexual atheist commie who dies an unseemly death? What more could you want in a story? Tune in this week to hear about Isadora Duncan, the mother of modern dance. Meanwhile, Rita introduces us to Louise Blanchard Bethune, the first woman to become a professional architect.
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