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In this week's episode, we discuss Phryne, the ancient Greek courtesan and intellectual who was infamously aquitted during her trial for heresy by baring her incredible breasts to the jury, and Dr. Barry, who was born female but lived life as a male in order to achieve incredible medical goals, such as performing the first successful c-section birth. Wow. Just, wow, betches.

Episode 28 lavishes you with the stories of the Fox sisters (Leah, Margaret, and Kate) who were instrumental in popularizing the Spiritualist fad of the late 19th century, and Pearl Hart, who went down in history as the 'Bandit Queen,' having pulled off one of the last recorded stagecoach heists in U.S. history. Deviant betches.

In this very special Oscars episode (or....not so much, ha!) Heather tells the tale of Luise Rainer, who was the first person to win two Academy Awards (consecutively, no less)for her work in The Great Ziegfeld and The Good Earth, and Morgan gives us a little history lesson on the legendary tale of Boudica, the fearless Celtic Queen who basically laid waste to an entire civilization to defend the honor of her family. A little Oscars, a little violence...what more does a betch need?

In Episode 26, we share the stories of Nichelle Nichols, who broke ground by portraying the first black female (main)character on network television as beloved Lt. Uhura on Star Trek, and Denise Aubrey-Bertini, who (along with her cousin, Pa-Mela Hernandez) was part of the first black aerialist act in the Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus; also she is the FIRST betch who we have been in contact with personally, and we could not be more grateful to her for sharing her story with us! Love these betches!

WE'RE BACK! In this week's episode, we honor Surya Bonaly, the black French figure skater who was frequently passed over for the gold at the Olympics and other top ISU competitions, but still managed to make history by flawlessly executing an illegal backflip during the 1998 Winter games, and Madame CJ Walker (Sarah Breelove)who became the first female self-made millionaire by providing hair care products specifically designed for women of color. Amazing betches.

Episode 24 explores the lives of Marie Hilley, the Black Widow of Alabama, and Afong Moy, who is believed to be the first female Chinese immigrant to the United States. Damn, betches.

Episode 23 is all about Diana Vreeland, the renowned fashion editor who helmed both Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, effectively shaping fashion in the 20th century, and Sarah Winchester, heiress to the ‘cursed’ Winchester Rifle fortune, who basically built and lived in the most insanely creeptastic and haunted house ever designed.

This week Morgan and Heather discuss Isabella of France, the wife of King Edward II of England (who shamelessly flaunted his male lovers in front of her until he died in prison); she ended the Scottish wars, but was ultimately overthrown by her own son, Edward III, and Suzy Solidor, the Parisian lesbian nightclub owner who was an accomplished recording artist and 'the most painted woman in the world.'

In this episode, we explore the lives of Lillian Smith, the teenage prodigy sharpshooter who joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West show at 15, and subsequently became a direct rival of star Annie Oakley, and Tilly Devine, the Australian Madame who ran the Sydney underground crime scene during the turn of the 20th century.

This week, we discuss Jackie Mitchell, one of the first women to play minor league baseball, who had a pitch so lethal she managed to strike out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, and Margaret Sanger, the activist and nurse who helped legalize birth control and founded what eventually became Planned Parenthood. These betches were ahead of their time.