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 • 52 episodes
Badass Women of America
Latest Episodes
Women Who Helped Launch the Space Program at NASA -1940s-1970s
Women behind the scenes is where all the action and work took place at NASA.Men at NASA didn't want to have anything to do with computers. They considered complex calculations to be "women's work" so they passed the task of learnin...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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33:12
Women Human Computers from 1870-1970
American women were not only instrumental in computing complex mathematical calculations for scientific research starting in the 1870s, they were instrumental in launching the space program that we know today.Join Kit and Sherlock for an...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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22:39
Iditarod - Fun or Cruel for Dogs?
The Iditarod is the annual dog sled race held in Alaska since 1973.We applaud the women who have competed in this race against all odds while being discouraged by men and encouraged by women.However, we bring light to the cruelty ...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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31:51
Daisy Bates - Important Civil Rights Leader!
You may not know Daisy Bates but we all should celebrate the contribution she made to the Civil Rights movement and especially the historic event in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.She tore down the wall of segregation in schools in the So...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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35:14
Little Rock Nine - Who were they?!
The Little Rock Nine were nine black teenagers who changed history.They bravely went against the hordes of white people trying to keep them from entering an all white high school in Little Rock Arkansa in search of a better education.
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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33:03
