Wining About Herstory

This week the ladies are sucking on liquid candy and getting REAL fired up! First, Kelley covers Yuri Kochiyama, a survivor of the Japanese Internment Camps turned fierce activist! She was a fierce civil activist who was more than a little bit controversial. Then, Emily shares the story of actress Charlotte Cushman who turned to acting when her Opera career didn't pan out. She was known for playing masculine roles, one of the only acceptable forms of cross-dressing at the time, and had open relationships with women. Learn your U.S. territories and grab your jean jackets, because we're wining about herstory!

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This week the ladies talk about the importance of spelling and rage against the technology! First, Emily covers Ichiyo Higuchi a Meiji Era writer who wasn't afraid to call out how Japan's rapid modernization was leaving a lot of people in the dust (particularly poor women.) Then, Kelley tells the story of Andrée de Jongh AKA  Dédée who, after being inspired by another woman's sacrifice in WWI, worked with the Belgian Resistance in WWII to smuggle Allied soldiers out of occupied territory. Grab your favorite heroine (WITH AN E) and lace up your walking shoes, because it's time to wine about herstory!

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This week the vax pack are bringing you a saint-level doctor and a woman whose name is synonymous with evil! First, Kelley covers Dr. Susan la Flesche Picotte, the first indigenous woman to earn a medical degree in the United States. She used that degree to bring medical expertise to the reservation she grew up on, being the only doctor treating over 13,000 people! Then, Emily tells the tale of Mahendradatta, a Javanese princess who became queen of Bali! But the Balinese people weren't exactly keen on this foreign queen who wasn't about to sit back and do nothing. Grab your stethoscope and try to lick your elbow because we're wining about herstory!

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This week, Kelley and Emily get extra cozy to talk about trains, rain, and glass in automobiles! First, Emily tells the harrowing and cinema-worthy tale of Kate Shelley who braved a fierce storm to save over 200 people from plummeting off of a train bridge. Then, Kelley tells the story of Katharine Burr Blodgett, a scientist who invented something that you use every day, and may be using right now! Grab your jammies and snuggle in, because it's time to wine about herstory! 

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This week your favorite sweary motherfuckers talk about two badass Latina women who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of others. First, Kelley shares the story of legendary revolutionary Manuela Sáenz who fought fiercely for her country and her man, all while riding her trusty pet bear into battle while wearing the mustaches of her enemies. Then, Emily tells the tale of Andrea Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo who was the first woman to earn her medical degree in the Dominican Republic, served the needy, and went up against a dictator! Grab your mustaches and get ready for some bad words, because it's time to wine about herstory! 

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This week the ladies, in their forever stylish skinny jeans and side parts, bring you Forest Gump references, Kelley's sexual awakening, and reveal where perfect people come from! First, Emily tells the story of the warrior Khutulun, a relative of Genghis Kahn, who refused to marry- unless someone could beat her at wrestling. Then, Kelley covers Annette Kellermann who overcame a childhood disability to become a real life mermaid and movie star! Grab your watermelons and your army of horses, because it's time to wine about herstory!

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This week Kelley tells the story of Gwendolyn Brooks, a prolific writer who wrote poetry which honestly depicted the lives of black people in the mid-20th century and used her platform to help elevate other black artists. Then, Emily tells the harrowing tale of Isabel Godin des Odonais who trekked across a continent to be reunited with her husband, and nearly died trying. Grab your pen and stay out of the jungle, because it's time to wine about herstory! 

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This expletive filled episode  features Australian love, high flying heroines, and a sex doll turned children's toy! First, Emily tells the story of Hazel Ying Lee, a daring pilot who became the first Asian American Woman to fly for the U.S. Army (even if they wouldn't acknowledge her veteran status and that of thousands of other women.) Then, Kelley shares the origin story of childhood favorite, Barbie and Ruth Handler who invented her! Place your seats in the upright position and get ready for some mommy words, because we're wining about herstory!

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The ladies are celebrating 100 episodes the way only two 30-year-old besties know how- with a princess wine party! As a special treat, the ladies return to the Land of 10,000 Lakes to tell the stories of some Minnesota Mavens! First, Kelley tells the story of Nellie Stone Johnson who helped organize labor unions in Minneapolis and advocated for racial equality. Then, Emily hits close to home and tells the story of Alice Magaw who worked with the famous Mayo Brothers to help perfect a method of anesthesia that delightfully left patients alive! Grab your tiaras and fill your glass, because it's time to wine about herstory! 

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This week the ladies are bringing you an old school revenge plot, plenty of life lessons, and some strong opinions about the word 'rump!' First, Emily goes way back (about 4,200 years back) to share the story of Nitocris who didn't appreciate her brother being murdered and built a creepy revenge basement. Then, Kelley tells the story of Marion Mahony Griffin who was an architectural genius but unfortunately overshadowed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Grab your water colors and stay out of basements because it's time to wine about hertory!

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