She The People

Railway companies made up yet another industry that excluded women from their ranks, but when Olive Wetzel Dennis became a civil engineer she wouldn't take no for an answer. The first female engineer for a major rail company, her decades long career resulted in numerous improvements that impacted the entire travel industry. Learn more in this week's She the People! Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett Producer & Music Composition: Tim Corpus Sources: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/olive-dennis-7092.php http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2015/02/cornell-rewind-phenomenal-first-women-engineering https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/olive-dennis-train-comfort-engineer http://www.researchjournal.yourislandroutes.com/2010/03/the-lady-engineer-olive-d-wetzel-dennis/ https://transportationhistory.org/2017/03/10/women-in-transportation-history-olive-dennis-us-railroad-civil-engineer/

In an era where women were rarely given the opportunity to make an impact in science and math, Rosalind Franklin stood out among some of the most influential scientists of the era. After decades of being nearly anonymous due to her work being taken without credit, she is finally being recognized for her significant advancements in DNA research. Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett Producer & Music Composition: Timothy Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources: https://www.famousscientists.org/rosalind-franklin/ https://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/franklin.html https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/rosalind-franklin-a-crucial-contribution-6538012 https://www.livescience.com/39804-rosalind-franklin.html https://www.biography.com/people/rosalind-franklin-9301344 https://interestingengineering.com/rosalind-franklin-unsung-hero-discovery-of-dnas-structure

Marjory Stoneman Douglas's name has been thrust into the spotlight again recently due to the latest mass school shooting that took place last month, so we decided to learn more about that school's namesake. Listen to this week's episode to hear about the life of the woman who almost single-handedly saved the Florida Everglades. Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett Producer & Original Music: Timothy Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources: http://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/15/us/marjory-douglas-champion-of-everglades-dies-at-108.html http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/issues-ideas/article1960434.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/15/us/marjory-stoneman-douglas-who-was-trnd/index.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/05/15/environmentalist-marjory-stoneman-douglas-dies-at-108/99d2a81d-2141-4dd1-b8fc-69d4cb0da27b/?utm_term=.9f54bf5a4841 https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/historyculture/msdouglas.htm http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/Column-Marjory-Stoneman-Douglas-would-be-proud-of-these-kids

Why haven't you heard of Pauli Murray? This accomplished lawyer, educator, and civil rights activist is one of America's most influential individuals of the 20th century, but her gender and sexuality likely kept her out of our textbooks. Learn more about Pauli as Black History Month comes to a close in this week's She the People. Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett Producer and Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources:  https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/04/17/the-many-lives-of-pauli-murray https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/21/books/review/the-firebrand-and-the-first-lady-by-patricia-bell-scott.html https://www.salon.com/2015/02/18/black_queer_feminist_erased_from_history_meet_the_most_important_legal_scholar_youve_likely_never_heard_of/ https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/02/19/387200033/the-black-queer-feminist-legal-trailblazer-youve-never-heard-of

As the only formally educated person in her family, Mary McLeod Bethune realized how important access to education was. She became a successful educator, civil rights activist, philanthropist and businesswoman, all while serving as an adviser to four different presidents. Learn more about her amazing life as She the People observes Black History Month. Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett Producer & Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources: http://www.nytimes.com/1974/07/11/archives/20000-at-unveiling-of-statue-to-mary-bethune-in-capital-a-fine.html http://www.blackpast.org/aah/bethune-cookman-university-1904 https://www.biography.com/people/mary-mcleod-bethune-9211266 http://www.blackpast.org/aah/bethune-mary-jane-mcleod-1875-1955 http://www.cookman.edu/about_BCU/history/our_founder.html https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mary-mcleod-bethune

In the wake of America's Great Depression, Catherine Bauer Wurster published a book that forever changed how the United States approached public housing. An adviser to five sitting presidents, this "Houser" put a spotlight on the lack of quality opportunities in housing and ensured the government provided subsidies to improve living conditions. Learn more about Bauer Wurster in this week's She the People! Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett Producer & Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Beer: California Lager, Anchor Brewing Company Sources: https://www.socialworkhelper.com/2013/02/04/the-history-of-public-housing-started-over-70-years-ago-yet-still-evolving/ http://apps.americanbar.org/abastore/products/books/abstracts/5530024%20chapter%201_abs.pdf http://texts.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb658006rx&doc.view=frames&chunk.id=div00031&toc.depth=1&toc.id http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=4866 http://self.gutenberg.org/articles/catherine_bauer_wurster Houser: The Life a

Already a well-known, best selling author throughout Canada, Nellie McClung also had the goal of making sure women were treated as equals. Through an active role in government, and joining four other women to form the Famous Five, she was able to change the direction of women's rights for our neighbors to the north. Learn more in this week's She the People! Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett Producer & Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nellie-letitia-mcclung/ http://www.ournellie.com/about-nellie/ https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/nellie-mcclung http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/biography/biographi226e.shtml https://www.thoughtco.com/nellie-mcclung-508318 http://www.canadianchristianleaders.org/leader/nellie-mcclung/ https://archive.org/details/OCanada_317

For decades, the steel industry was one of the most important in all of the United States, but despite the existence of unions, workers of all genders and races were treated unfairly. That's where Alice Peurala stepped in and became one of the most influential voices in the steel industry. Learn more about her landmark lawsuits and tireless work to make sure steel workers got their fair shake in this week's She the People! Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett Producer and Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2012/2/8/1058372/-Alice-Puerala-A-Woman-Of-Steel http://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/hall-of-honor-articles/2012 http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-06-21/news/8602140343_1_union-politics-south-works-department-store-union https://socialistworker.org/2014/11/18/woman-steel http://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/23/obituaries/alice-peurala-local-leader-of-steelworkers-dies-at-58.html http://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/18/archives/woman-in-steel-drive-for

Prior to the 1930s, women had only served in the United States Senate as a sign of respect to the widowed wives of senators until a special election could be held. Then Hattie Wyatt Caraway came along and decided to "try out my own theory of a woman running for office." She was soon one of the most respected voices in U.S. government. Learn more in this week's She the People! Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett Producer and Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources: http://ualrpublicradio.org/post/not-so-silent-hattie-caraway http://history.house.gov/People/Listing/C/CARAWAY,-Hattie-Wyatt-(C000138)/ https://www.thoughtco.com/hattie-caraway-biography-3530379 https://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/hattie-caraway-declares-her-senate-candidacy-may-9-1932-222930

Widowed at age 20, Sarah Breedlove was driven to do whatever she could for work to put her child through school. This drive lead to her developing a hair care empire that trained and employed tens of thousands of black women throughout North America. And so began the legend of Madam C.J. Walker, the first female millionaire in the United States. Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett Producer & Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources:  http://www.madamcjwalker.com/bios/madam-c-j-walker/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/walker_hi.html http://time.com/3641122/sarah-breedlove-walker/ http://nwhm.org/education-resources/biographies/madam-cj-walker http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/madame-c-j-walker https://www.biography.com/people/madam-cj-walker-9522174

Before becoming a 14-term (and still going!) delegate representing Washington, D.C. in Congress, Eleanor Holmes Norton spent years kicking ass as a lawyer. She fought for housing rights, employment rights, and helped define sexual harassment as discrimination. Learn more about Norton in this week's She the People! Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett Producer and Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources: https://norton.house.gov/about/full-biography https://www.biography.com/people/eleanor-holmes-norton-9425250 http://www.blackpast.org/aah/norton-eleanor-holmes-1937 http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/social-sciences-and-law/law-biographies/eleanor-holmes-norton https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2016/10/27/what-the-new-series-good-girls-revolt-gets-right-about-d-c-del-eleanor-holmes-norton/?utm_term=.7670771cf7a0

Have you listened to any music over the last 60 years? Well, chances are that music was somehow influenced by Nadia Boulanger, the most prolific music teacher of the 20th Century. From Igor Stravinsky to Quincy Jones, her lessons impacted nearly every genre of music. Learn more about her life in this week's She the People! Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett Producer and Music Composition: Grandpupil of Nadia Boulanger, Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nadia-Boulanger http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170308-the-greatest-music-teacher-who-ever-lived http://www.nytimes.com/1979/10/23/archives/nadia-boulanger-teacher-of-top-composers-dies-onewoman-graduate.html Nadia Boulanger, A Life in Music - Leonie Rosensteil

As a minority, Anna May Wong had an immediate disadvantage in the white-washed world of 1920s Hollywood. However, her drive and her talent not only made her a force on the screen, but also on the stage and in fashion. Learn about the life of the first Asian-American movie star in this week's episode of She the People. Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett Producer and Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources:  https://www.vogue.com/article/met-gala-fashion-inspiration-anna-may-wong https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/actress-anna-may-wongs-life-story-be-told-big-screen-n169886 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/11/movies/film-a-dragon-lady-and-a-quiet-cultural-warrior.html?mcubz=0 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/10/06/what-overturning-interracial-marriage-bans-might-tell-us-about-what-happens-next-with-gay-marriage/?utm_term=.2723a2eaa48d http://www.filmreference.com/encyclopedia/Independent-Film-Road-Movies/Race-and-Ethnicity-THE-PRODUCTION-CODE-AND-MISCEGENATION

A passionate anarchist who was repeated silenced by the U.S. government, Emma Goldman may be the most controversial person we have featured, but there's no denying the positive impacts she had on feminism and the push for accessible birth control. Learn more in this week's She the People. Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett Producer & Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources: https://jwa.org/womenofvalor/goldman https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/oct/06/emma-goldman-modern-anarchist https://www.thenation.com/article/emma-goldman-occupies-wall-street/ http://www.isreview.org/issues/34/emmagoldman.shtml http://www.utne.com/politics/howard-zinn-speaks-emma-goldman-ze0z1304zsch https://jwa.org/thisweek/dec/21/1919/emma-goldman

Growing up as a part of a working-class Jewish family, Edna Ferber took her experiences from the often anti-Semitic Midwest and turned them into some of the most relatable, and best-selling stories of the 20th Century. Learn about the fascinating life that took her from small town Iowa to the most exclusive circles of New York City in this week's She the People. Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett Producer and Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources:  https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/ferber-edna http://www.michiganwomenshalloffame.org/Images/Ferber,%20Edna.pdf https://www.biography.com/people/edna-ferber-9293049 http://www.thedailybeast.com/american-dreams-1924-so-big-by-edna-ferber https://jwa.org/thisweek/dec/27/1927/show-boat http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/edna-ferber

In this week's listener recommended episode, the work of Cathleen Morawetz make Heather and Billy realize just how little they understand about math, and just how much of an impact Cathleen's work had in a variety of areas. Tune in to learn about the incredible work of this mathematician in this week's She the People. Hosts: Heather Linder and Billy Puckett Producer and Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources:  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/science/cathleen-morawetz-dead-nyu-mathematician.html?mcubz=0 https://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/morawetz.htm https://www.awm-math.org/noetherbrochure/Morawetz83.html http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Biographies/Morawetz.html http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-cathleen-morawetz-obituary-wapo-met-20170816-story.html https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/11/math-women/506417/ https://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/mar/05/girls-lack-self-confidence-maths-science-oecd-school-engineering

One of the most famous tennis courts in the world is Centre Court at Wimbledon, and it was built because of the overwhelming demand to see the sport's biggest star in the world: Suzanne Lenglen. In this She the People, we talk about the Parisian player who battled through a childhood riddled with sickness to become one of the most successful tennis players in history. Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett Producer & Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/277686-queens-of-the-court-the-divine-suzanne-lenglen http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/06/sport/tennis/suzanne-lenglen-french-open-tennis/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/05/24/suzanne-lenglen-the-original-tennis-diva-of-the-1920s-who-brough/ https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/suzanne-lenglen/ http://www.vogue.com/article/suzanne-lenglen-industry-icons-tennis http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/suzanne-lenglen-117th-birthday-google-doodle-today-tennis-champion-four

James Bond has nothing on Nancy Wake. This millionaire-turned-WWII spy took out so many Germans that the Nazi government's Gestapo, who named her the White Mouse, made her their most wanted person. We're excited to talk more about the most decorated woman of World War II in this week's She the People. Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett Producer & Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/world/europe/14wake.html?mcubz=0 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/08/nancy-wake-white-mouse-gestapo http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-21735824 http://www.nzedge.com/legends/warriors/nancy-wake/

Few people have been as influential and as under appreciated to blues and rock 'n roll music as Big Mama Thornton. Her powerful voice and raw performances influenced artists for decades and her songs went on to be some of the most recognizable in history. Tune in to this week's She the People and learn more about her amazing life and career. Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett Producer & Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources:  https://www.biography.com/people/big-mama-thornton-40355 http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1573 http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/15-women-who-could-be-in-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-20160414/big-mama-thornton-20160414 http://arhoolie.org/big-mama-thornton-interview Audio Files sourced for educational purposes through Archive.org

Growing up, Mae Jemison always just assumed she would go to space one day. After all, the United States had just put people on the moon, so wouldn't everyone go eventually? She may not have guessed right about that, but she did end up in space, as the first African-American woman to become a NASA astronaut. Learn more in this week's episode of She the People. Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett Producer & Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources:  https://www.space.com/17169-mae-jemison-biography.html https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/jemison-mc.html http://www.npr.org/2017/02/22/516695456/after-making-history-in-space-mae-jemison-works-to-prime-future-scientists https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/mae-jemison-on-forging-your-dreams-dancing-and-saving-the-earth/2012/03/21/gIQAbB3IcS_blog.html?utm_term=.2265bbbbf9f8 http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/02/business/executive-life-the-boss-what-was-space-like.html