Badass Women of America
This podcast is about the women in history who broke barriers and made history yet you probably have never heard of them. Join us each week for a new episode about a woman or women who fought in wars, were amazing explorers, were pioneers in aviation – women who weren’t in our history books. These were exciting, brave, adventurous women who helped shaped this country. Join me, Kit and my friend Sherlock, as we share the exciting stories of these women whom you will want to know. These are the Badass Women of America.
Podcasting since 2025 • 19 episodes
Badass Women of America
Latest Episodes
Stunt Girls or Journalists? The Bravest Women Reporters of the 1880s.
The newspaper editors and the public in 1880 couldn't call women investigative reporters - that's what the men were called so women reporters were dubbed "Stunt Women" and weren't taken seriously until their reports started changing laws,...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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29:10
Women Inventors from 1700s to 1900s
Women have been inventing for centuries! Join Kit and Sherlock as they dip into the plethora of women who have been inventing products from ice cream makers to airplane mufflers.Inventions that you are still using today started wit...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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32:52
Women Arrested For Wearing Pants - from 1852 to 1938
It may seem like a frivolous thing but even today women lawyers are forbidden to enter some courts wearing pants!How much longer are we going to be told who we are and what we should wear?Women have been fighting for the right to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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22:05
Cowgirls of the Wild West
What is a cowgirl? Ranch hand, ranch owner, Wild West performer, rodeo competitor, horse trainer, stagecoach driver, outlaw, cattle rustler - so many definitions. But the ultimate definition is that a cowgirl is determined and fierc...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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37:22
Homesteaders - Women Who Claimed the West - Part 2
Join us, Kit and Sherlock, as we share the stories of four women homesteaders in the Wild West.The more we read about the women who came before us the more inspired we become.Be inspired, learn about the Badass Women of America!
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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36:14