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.
Badass Women of America
Latest Episodes
The Woman Who Took Down the Biggest Mob Boss in New York in 1936!
Her name is Eunice Carter and she should be in our history books.First Black woman to receive a law degree from Fordham University.First African American woman prosecutor in the United States.First Black woman in the...
Unsung Heroes - Women Who Went to War Without Guns During WW2, the Korean War and Vietnam
They were called Donut Dollies, a name that doesn't represent who they were or what they did.Thousands of women volunteers from WW2, the Korean War and the Vietnam War risked their lives to bring a little piece of America to the soldiers...
Women Gangsters of the 19th Century!
We think that all women in the 1800s were demure housewives and mothers but there were some women who took America by storm with their criminal enterprises.In this episode Kit and Sherlock cover three notorious East Coast women gangsters...
Emma Gatewood - First Woman to Complete a 2,050 Mile Hike in 1954 - alone!
The Appalachian Trail is a brutal 2,050 mile hike that travels through 14 states and takes 4-6 months to complete.Only 20% of hikers that start the trek actually finish.Emma Gatewood started her journey when only 6 people before h...
"Radium Girls" - The job was deadly but they didn't know it.
We go to work thinking we're safe. That's what women who worked in the paint factories were told in the 1920s. It was a lie. These women were exposed to high levels of radiation without their knowledge. Their stor...