Beauty and brains...who would have thought?  This week we delve into the complicated and controversial life of Hedy Lamarr, beautiful Hollywood star, and genius inventor (yes, both at the same time!). #feminism #history #hollywood

Enjoy this last day of 2020 (good riddance), and all the best in 2021...Happy New Year!

This week the girls travel back in history to the early days of child stardom in Hollywood, and explore the life of the lovely Shirley Temple Black.  #feminism #history #hollywood

Also, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our wonderful listeners!

This week on the BAB, we talk about the lives and accomplishments of some of the bravest, strongest, and smartest women of the 20th century, who helped to pioneer the Soviet space program, Valentina Tereshkova and Svetlana Savitskaya.  We also do a couple of mini dives into the stories of Wally Funk (the woman who should have gone to the moon), as well as Kate Rubins and Shannon Walker.

This week we explore the life and accomplishments of Mary Two-Axe Earley, a ground-breaking Canadian Indigenous activist and advocate for  the rights of her indigenous sisters across the nation. #feminism  #history #indigenous

This week on the BAB we delve into the incredible life and accomplishments of the inspiring Annie Turnbo-Malone, one of the very first self-made female millionaires. #history #feminism

This week on the BAB we explore the unconventional life and writings of one of the founding mothers of the feminist movement, Mary Wollstonecraft.