On the second episode of Broads You Should Know, Justin tells Sara & Sam everything he learned about Madam CJ Walker, the African American businesswoman who died with the title, "Richest African American Woman" after making millions selling beauty products in the early 20th century.
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St. Catherine of Siena - The ”Mystical Bride of Christ” and Catholic Reformer
Hildegard von Bingen Part 2 - Visions, Madness, or Machinations?
Hildegard von Bingen - Medieval Polymath: Writer, Composer, Doctor, Philosopher, Mystic & Visionary
Chiquinha Gonzaga - Prolific Composer and First Brazilian Female Conductor
Broadly Speaking #12: ’The Woman King’ and Viola Davis’ Impending Oscar
Christine de Pizan - First Woman Published in Europe & First Published Feminist!
They Were Called Crazy - Exploring the Broads Who Wore That Label
ReBROADcast: Mother Teresa — The Controversial Nun who Lived Intentionally in Poverty & Became a Saint [Sam Eggers]
Marion Stokes — Secretly Archived 35 Years of TV [Sara Gorsky]
Nancy Dowd — Breakout Female Screenwriter of the 70’s [Darren Callahan]
ReBROADCAST: Chief Theresa Kachindamoto — The Marriage Terminator [Sam Eggers]
Olivia Julianna — Gen Z Activist Who Turned Republican Fat-Shaming into over $2M for Abortion Funds [Sara Gorsky]
Wilma Rudolph - Olympic Superstar and ”Fastest Woman in History” [Sara Gorsky]
ReBROADcast: Ida B. Wells — First Reporter to Break Story About Southern Lynchings [Sara Gorsky]
Helen Hulick Beebe — Slacks-tivist & Innovator in Deaf Education [Sara Gorsky]
Verity Lambert — 1st Female TV Producer in the UK Who Brought Doctor Who to Life! [Colin A. Borden]
Broadly Speaking (About Abortion) #11: The Overturning of Roe vs Wade & What We Can DO About It! [Sara & Chloe]
Boudica — Celtic Warrior Queen Extraordinaire [Sara Gorsky]
Kate Bush — Innovative & Influential British Singer-Songwriter [Adrian Snow]
Alexya Salvador — ”First Transgender Shepherd of Latin America” [Sara Gorsky]
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