IT'S PRIDE MONTH! The First Pride was a Riot -- and we owe our respect to those who endured abuse that many of us can't even fathom.  Join us in this first episode of the year where we talk about two incredible women -- Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson -- to whom we owe a lot of our Pride.

Everyone loves a good rags-to-riches tale. We love rooting for the underdog, cheering for those who work from the bottom and find themselves over the top. The story of Ching Shih is one of those tales – only she wasn’t an underdog for long.

On this episode of Nevertheless, learn about how a prostitute ended up being the most successful pirate in history.

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Khutulun, the wrestling warrior princess, was a real-life badass woman who didn’t care about society’s expectations and went out undefeated.

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"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."

Emma Lazarus is the woman responsible for the words that sit at our "Golden Gates" at the Statue of Liberty in the United States. In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, Nevertheless today features a badass Jewish American writer who stood up against injustice, even though it wasn't "feminine" to do so. Learn how Emma used her privilege for good. 

Special thanks to Camas High School Marching Band, and the following sources:

poetryfoundation.org/poets/emma-lazarus

jwa.org/womenofvalor/lazarus

"‘Give me your tired, your poor’: The story of poet and refugee advocate Emma Lazarus" by Katie Mettler, Washington Post, Feb 1, 2017

http://nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/emma-lazarus.htm

Every Wednesday for the rest of May, Nevertheless will honor a badass woman from Asian/Pacific heritage to celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage Month.

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Join me as I tell Rain, a future YouTuber and Computer Programmer, about the original codess -- Ada Lovelace.

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"Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World" by Rachel Ignotovsy

"If I'm going to be a success, I must be scandalous. I must amuse people."

Lady Godiva, 1040- ~1067, told her man that nothing would stop her from helping her people. Nothing.

Welcome to Nevertheless, where we tell you the stories of history's most badass women.