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Empowered Pod
by Emily BuddHere at the Empowered Pod, we share stories of incredible women from throughout history who have done amazing things, despite their circumstances. We hope these stories encourage, inspire and empower all who listen.
Copyright: © 2021
Episodes
Katie Sandwina - Strongwoman & Suffragette
19m · PublishedToday we're diving into the amazing story of Katie Sandwina! She was a strongwoman, suffragette and restarauter in the early 20th century.
Recommendations:
- The White Lotus (on BINGE)
- Christmas
Resources for this ep:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Sandwina
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-great-sandwina
https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/2019/05/07/katie-sandwina/
theescapeactshow.com/blog/past-catharina-katie-sandwina-brumbach-heymann
https://www.wsff.org.uk/resources/girls-and-education/changing-the-game-for-girls/index.html#:~:text=The%20first%20ever%20exercise%20material,figure%20skater%20Madge%20Syers%20(UK)
John D. Fair, “Kati Sandwina: ‘Hercules Can Be a Lady’,” Iron Game History, Vol. 9 No. 2 (Dec. 2005) (quoting Fields, “Hercules Can Be a Lady,” New York Mirror (Dec 1947)).
Freddie Oversteegen
13m · PublishedWelcome back to the Empowered Pod!
We are back with a bang, in the first episode of our summer series, we are diving into the wild story of Dutch teenage assassin Freddie Oversteegen.
If you want to hear more about Freddie's story, have a read of this Vice article:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/dp5a8y/teenager-nazi-armed-resistance-netherlands-876
You can also read more about Freddie, Truus and Hannie in 'Under Fire: Women in World War II'.
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References:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/freddie-oversteegen-dutch-resistance-fighter-who-killed-nazis-through-seduction-dies-at-92/2018/09/16/7876eade-b9b7-11e8-a8aa-860695e7f3fc_story.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Oversteegen
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/obituaries/freddie-oversteegen-dutch-resistance-fighter-dies-at-92.html
https://crimereads.com/truus-and-freddie-oversteegen-sisters-resistance-fighters/
Episode Three - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
19m · PublishedWe're back! To celebrate the return of the Empowered Pod AND International Women's day, we are back with a bang! In this episode we dive into the impressive life and career of the Notorious RBG, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
If you want more RBG:
- "My Own Words" by Ruth Bader Ginsburg (2016)
"Notorious RBG" by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhik (2015)
- Film "On the Basis of Sex" (2018)
- Documentary "RBG" (2018)
- New York Times Article (2015)
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/15/fashion/ruth-bader-ginsburg-and-gloria-steinem-on-the-unending-fight-for-womens-rights.html
Joyful Recommendations:
- Film "Tick Tick Boom" (2021)
- Podcast "How to Fail: by Elizabeth Day" (S12, Ep6)
- Spotify Playlist "The Picnic List"
Resources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg
https://www.oyez.org/justices/ruth_bader_ginsburg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
Episode Two - Katherine Johnson
16m · PublishedIn the second episode of Empowered Pod we chat about the incredible NASA mathmetician, Katherine Johnson.
If you want more Katherine Johnson:
- "She was a computer when computer's wore skirts" NASA article
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/news/researchernews/rn_kjohnson.html
- Film 'Hidden Figures' (2016)
Resources used:
https://www.nasa.gov/content/katherine-johnson-biography
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-39003904
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Katherine-Johnson-mathematician
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Johnson
Episode One - Nellie Bly
19m · PublishedIn the very first episode of the Empowered Pod, we are chatting about the incredible life of Miss Nellie Bly.
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If you want more Nellie:
- Films "10 Days in a Madhouse" (2015) & "Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story" (2019)\
- Drunk History Season Two Ep "New York City" and Season Three Ep "Journalism"
- You can also check out books featuring Nellie including "Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls" & "What are Girls Good For" A Novel of Nellie Bly"
Resources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/07/28/she-went-undercover-expose-an-insane-asylums-horrors-now-nellie-bly-is-getting-her-due/
https://www.biography.com/activist/nellie-bly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Bly
https://www.biography.com/news/inside-nelly-bly-10-days-madhouse
Empowered Pod has 5 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 1:28:16. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 25th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 24th, 2023 13:05.