In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Hetty Green, the lone woman among 19th century tycoons such as Andrew Carnegie, JP Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, her holdings ranged from real estate in New York to buildings in downtown Chicago; gold, copper, iron mines out west; diamonds and pearls.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Reginald Fessenden, considered the “Father of Voice Radio.” On December 23, 1900, he became the first to transmit human speech over radio waves and is best known for discovering AM radio.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of  Lorraine Hansberry. The first African American, the youngest playwright, the fifth woman to win the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for the best play of the season on April 7, 1959 for her play A Raisin in the Sun.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, considered to be one of the two top composers of the Classical era. During his lifetime, he composed more than 600 works that include operas, string quartets, piano and violin sonatas, and many concertos.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Mary Anning. Born in 1799, she was a pioneering paleontologist and fossil collector. At the age of 12, she unearthed the first complete ichthyosaur fossil.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Socrates, the Greek philosopher from Athens famous for saying the wrong things at the wrong time and considered to be “famously ugly.”

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Olive Ann Beech. Born in Waverly, Kansas, her career spanned 50 years prior to her retirement in September 1982. She was the first woman to head a major aircraft company.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Frederick Douglass. Born a slave, he learned to read, and became one of the foremost African American leaders of the nineteenth century.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Annie Minerva Turnbo. Considered to be one of the first African American women to become a millionaire, she took an interest in developing a better way to straighten African American hair without damaging it. By 1920, her hair care empire employed 300 people locally and 75,000 agents nationally.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Mahatma Ghandi. Leader of India's non-violent independence movement, he would inspire for civil rights and freedom leaders across the world.