Broads You Should Know

By Skye & Stone

A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who have helped shape our world; amazing and noteworthy women from history.

  1. 1.
    Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander — First African American Woman to Practice Law in Pennsylvania [Chloe Skye]
    27:13
  2. 2.
    Lucille Bogan — One of the First Recorded Blues Singers & Pioneer of "Dirty Blues" [Jupiter Stone]
    29:17
  3. 3.
    Shere Hite — Sex Educator Who Discovered Women Don't Need Men to Achieve Pleasure [Sara Gorsky]
    28:26
  4. 4.
    Coretta Scott King — Civil Rights Leader, Peace Advocate, & Wife of Martin Luther King Jr. [Sara Gorsky]
    31:22
  5. 5.
    Audre Lorde — Black, Lesbian, Mother, Warrior, Poet; Advocate For Intersectionality [Chloe Skye]
    31:53
  6. 6.
    Giulia Tofana — 17th Century Vigilante Responsible For Poisoning Over 600 Men [Sara Gorsky]
    30:48
  7. 7.
    Pele — Hawaiian Goddess of Volcanoes and Fire [Jupiter Stone]
    35:46
  8. 8.
    Christine Jorgensen — WWII Veteran & First Widely-Known Trans Woman in USA [Chloe Skye]
    29:47
  1. 9.
    Broadly Speaking #6: Research Methods, Choosing Our Broads, & Parsing Out Truth!
    17:33
  2. 10.
    Madame Sophie Blanchard — French Aeronaut & World's First Female Balloonist [Sam Eggers]
    27:51
  3. 11.
    Nakano Takeko — One of the Last Samurai Warriors [Sara Gorsky]
    20:42
  4. 12.
    Chief Theresa Kachindamoto — The Marriage Terminator [Sam Eggers]
    18:39
  5. 13.
    Suzan Harjo — Native American Activist Known For Repatriation & Anti-Racism Lawsuits Against USA [Chloe Skye]
    34:21
  6. 14.
    Marian Anderson — African American Singer Who Broke Down Race Barriers [Sara Gorsky]
    32:16
  7. 15.
    Broadly Speaking #5: One Year of Broads (You Should Know)
    24:28
  8. 16.
    Cathay Williams — Former Slave Who Posed as Male to Enlist in the Military [Chloe Skye] VETERANS DAY
    17:54
  9. 17.
    Mary Tape — Sued to Fight Segregation of Chinese-Americans in CA Schools [Sam Eggers]
    19:59
  10. 18.
    Bridget "Biddy" Mason — LA Real Estate Entrepreneur Who Sued For Her Freedom From Slavery [Sara Gorsky]
    24:49
  11. 19.
    Billie Jean King — Pro Tennis Player and LGBTQ + Gender Equality Advocate [Sam Eggers]
    27:04
  12. 20.
    Broadly Speaking #4: A Toast to Ruth Bader Ginsburg — The Notorious RBG
    15:40
  13. 21.
    The Night Witches — Elite All-Female WWII Russian Air Force Units [Sara Gorsky]
    21:31
  14. 22.
    Lyudmila Pavlichenko (aka Lady Death) — The Deadliest Female Sniper in History [Chloe Skye]
    31:52
  15. 23.
    Pine Leaf Woman Chief — Two-Spirit Native American Chief Who Led With Peace [Sam Eggers]
    14:42
  16. 24.
    Grace O'Malley — Irish Pirate Queen & Scourge of the English Empire [Chloe Skye]
    35:32
  17. 25.
    Broadly Speaking #3: "Disney's Mulan" Reactions & Review
    34:57
  18. 26.
    Lucy Parsons — Anarchist Leader of the Labor Party and Advocate for Workers' Rights [Sara Gorsky]
    40:52
  19. 27.
    Yoko Ono — Avant-Garde Artist & Activist for Peace Who Definitively Did Not Break Up the Beatles [Sam Eggers]
    39:54
  20. 28.
    Dr. Marian Croak — "Black Engineer of the Year" Who Invented VOIP Technology & Expanded the Internet [Sara Gorsky]
    17:56
  21. 29.
    Indestructible Women — Joy Andrew, Margery McCall, & Richmodis von Aducht [Chloe Skye]
    21:22
  22. 30.
    Broadly Speaking #2: Introducing Co-Host Chloe Skye!, Coming Out as Transgender, TV Recommendations, & more!
    45:08
  23. 31.
    Frida Kahlo — Mexican Painter & Revolutionary Best Known for Her Work Exploring the Concepts of Identity, Pain, and Mexican Heritage [Sara Gorsky]
    36:57
  24. 32.
    Annie Edson Taylor — Went Over Niagara Falls in a Barrel [Sam Eggers]
    21:25
  25. 33.
    Ella Jo Baker — Grassroots Civil Rights Organizer Against the Deification of Male Leaders (MLK, etc) [Sara Gorsky]
    26:43
  26. 34.
    Dr. Jane Cook Wright — Revolutionized Cancer Research [Sam Eggers]
    16:40
  27. 35.
    Melina Abdullah — Academic & Civic Leader; Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles [Chloe Skye]
    25:00
  28. 36.
    Shirley Chisholm — First African American Woman to Run for President of the United States [Sara Gorsky]
    26:08
  29. 37.
    Jacinda Ardern — PM of New Zealand [Chloe Skye]
    33:39
  30. 38.
    Bessie Coleman — First African-American & Native American Woman to Earn Pilot's License [Sam Eggers]
    23:04
  31. 39.
    Caroline Herschel — Astronomer & Creator of “New General Catalogue” of Stellar Objects; First Woman to be Paid a Salary as a Scientist [Chloe Skye]
    21:55
  32. 40.
    Mother Teresa — The Controversial Nun who Lived Intentionally in Poverty & Became a Saint [Sam Eggers]
    31:01
  33. 41.
    Ida B. Wells — First Reporter to Break Story About Southern Lynchings [Sara Gorsky]
    35:09
  34. 42.
    Coronavirus Sheroes Pt. 2 — Journalism, Immunology, & Indigenous Healthcare [Sara Gorsky]
    24:44
  35. 43.
    Jennifer Nelson — Responsible for Bringing "Happy Birthday" Into Public Domain [Chloe Skye]
    12:54
  36. 44.
    Ida Tarbell — The Mother of Modern Journalism Ethics Who Took Down Standard Oil [Sam Eggers]
    23:19
  37. 45.
    Wangari Muta Maathai — First African Woman to Win a Nobel Prize & Founder of the Green Belt Movement (Responsible for Planting 20M Trees Worldwide)
    24:55
  38. 46.
    Mary Edwards Walker — First female U.S. war surgeon, POW, & only woman to receive the Medal of Honor
    20:35
  39. 47.
    Heroes of the Coronavirus — The women who are fighting to slow the spread, pass legislation, & find a cure for COVID-19
    35:47
  40. 48.
    Hua Mulan — The (Possibly Fictional) Legend Who Inspired A Nation For Centuries
    28:54
  41. 49.
    Indira Gandhi — Hero or Villain? The First Female PM of India was Rife with Contradiction
    30:32
  42. 50.
    Irena Sendler — Responsible for Saving 2,500 Children During the Holocaust
    24:15

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