Broads You Should Know

Mar 05 2025 200 ep. 30 mins 209

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The podcast about amazing and noteworthy women from history! A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules; Broads You Should Know shares the stories of those Broads who have helped shape our world.

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La Adelita (aka Las Soldaderas) — Female Soldiers of the Mexican Revolution

Mar 05 2025 31 mins

Sara brings you the story of La Adelita! Her story is one that has gone through a number of iterations over the years, but one thing cannot be denied—"she" was a series of bad*ss women who fought to overthrow a dictatorship, win their freedom, and finally become full citizens of Mexico. — A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about

Dr. Evelyn Moore - Founder of the National Black Child Development Institute

Feb 26 2025 18 mins

Continuing our Black History Month celebration, Sara brings us one of the most important Broads whose research and advocacy has led to vast improvements in the early education, and lives of black children across the country: Dr. Evelyn Moore. As a founding teacher of the Perry Preschool Project, she and her fellow educators proved that quality educational experiences transformed th

Marian Wright-Edelman - Founder of the Children's Defense Fund

Feb 19 2025 24 mins

Our education system and DEI initiatives are under attack by the new administration. For Broads You Should Know, this means we're doubling down on our devotion to both! Today Sara brings you Marian Wright-Edelman! Marian was the first Black woman admitted to the Mississippi bar and was a integral part of the Civil Rights movement including Freedom Summer and The Poor People's Campa

Myrlie Evers — Civil Rights Activist and NAACP Phenomenon

Feb 12 2025 17 mins

This week, Sara covers an essential Broad from the Civil Rights Era - Myrlie Evers! You might have seen her delivering the invocation at President Obama's second inauguration, but do you know her story? Her and her husband Medgar opened and ran the first NAACP office in Mississippi, organized protests, and ran campaigns for everything from voting rights and desegregation, to fair t

Eva "Evita" Perón - Part 2: The Truth, the Lies and Everything In Between

Feb 05 2025 46 mins

Last week we dove into the legend of "Argentina's First Lady" Eva Perón. We started from the outside in; What is it that people say about her today? What does her foundation and museum say about her? What does she say about herself in her autobiography? We found a LOT of mythology in the mix - she was obviously an incredible figurehead that helped transform Argentina and the lives

Eva "Evita" Perón - Part 1: The Legacy and Legend of Argentina's Most Famous Broad

Jan 29 2025 39 mins

Maria Eva Duarte Perón grew up in poverty with her mother after the death of her father. Falling in love with performance, she became a radio star, model and then moderately successful actress. An activist from early on - she took on leadership roles with the actor unions and became politically active - eventually meeting Juan Perón at an event and almost never leaving his side.

Artemisia Gentileschi — Baroque Painter Extraordinaire

Jan 21 2025 29 mins

This week, Sara brings us the incomparable Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi! She is considered one of the foremost painters of the 17th century, eclipsing her father's skill and considered more brazen than Caravaggio himself. Due to her own exceptional skill and brilliant business tactics, Artemisia's popularity exploded and she painted commissions for the most elite patrons a

Mayor Karen Bass - Los Angeles' First (and Best!) Female Mayor

Jan 15 2025 41 mins

After a week of flames and ash, some of which were in Sara's backyard, Los Angeles is reeling from the devastation. Amidst it all, certain ill-intentioned bad eggs have started a whole bunch of rumors about the incompetence of Mayor Karen Bass. Sara is here to tell you that not only are these bad eggs ill intentioned and seeking political gain from their falsehoods, they are just f

Tomyris — Queen of the Massagetae Who Defeated Cyrus II

Jan 08 2025 28 mins

This week, Sara brings us the ancient warrior queen Tomyris! In 500 BCE Cyrus II conquers much of Asia to form the first Persian Empire, but his ego and greed are insatiable, and eventually he crosses swords with the wrong Queen; Tomyris and her fierce, nomadic horse warriors face off their attacker in a blaze of glory and sorrow to take revenge on the biggest bully in the world. A

Malala Yousafzai — Peace Advocate Who Survived a Taliban Assassination

Jan 01 2025 37 mins

This week, Sara brings us the story of the one and only Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted for assassination because she dared to speak out against the Taliban. She survived and continues to preach peace and acceptance of all people. — A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world! BroadsYouShouldK