Clever Girls

Happy Pride Month! Allison and Kimberlee discuss two female icons in LGBT history. Before the Stonewall riots, Barbara Gittings campaigned for LGBT visibility and equality. Later, she pushed to end the classification of homosexuality as a mental illness. Audre Lorde described herself as a "black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet." With her poetry and her platform, she fought for greater consideration for intersectionality, addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classicism, and homophobia.

Allison and Kimberlee pay homage to Mental Health Awareness Month by discussing two women who were influential psychologists in the early 20th century. Mary Whiton Calkins was a leader in her field and became the first female president of the American Psychological Association. Mamie Phipps Clark made her mark studying the effects of segregation on African American students, which was influential in the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education case.

Kimberlee and Allison discuss four women from ancient history who were influential in their lifetimes, although unfortunately not much information about their lives has survived to the modern day.

Allison and Kimberlee have fun discussing female music artists they've recently discovered and become obsessed with. Little Mix and Janelle Monáe have topped the charts and are using their music and platforms to support causes and discuss a wide range of issues.

...Is in the Rebellion! Since May the Fourth just passed, Kimberlee and Allison pay homage to Star Wars by focusing on two women who were instrumental in rebellions and fought for change in their countries. Boudica, a Celtic queen, led her people against Roman invaders; Petra Herrera, a Mexican soldadera, disguised herself as a man to fight in the Mexican Revolution.

Kimberlee and Allison look into the history and accomplishments of women who have recently been making headlines. Tammie Jo Shults is a former Naval fighter pilot and current Southwest pilot and Kimba Wood is a Senior United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

While the fashion industry has been pretty male dominated, Allison and Kimberlee discuss two female designers who transformed fashion in their eras. Rose Bertin and Marie Antoinette set the standard in pre-Revolutionary France while Dame Mary Quant's mod styles, including the miniskirt and hotpants, still influence fashion today.

As next week is Earth Day, this week Allison and Kimberlee discuss two women who dedicated their lives to protecting the environment, even when they faced violence and intimidation. Dr. Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement in Kenya and won the Nobel for her work, while Berta Cáceres founded the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras and won the Goldman Environmental Prize. 

In this long awaited episode, Kimberlee and Allison discuss two women who weren't given the credit they deserved for their incredible scientific research and discoveries. Microbiologist Dr. Esther Lederberg pioneered work in bacterial genetics and nuclear physicist Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu came to be known as the Queen of Nuclear Research. Both women were overlooked when men in their lives won Nobel Prizes for work based off their research.

It's the final episode of our continent by continent minisode miniseries! Allison and Kimberlee discuss women who have accomplished some incredible "firsts" on Antarctica. Ingrid Christensen was the first woman to see Antarctica from the air and the first to set foot on the mainland. Jade Hameister, among other records, is the youngest person to complete the Polar Hat Trick and the first woman to set a new route to the South Pole unsupported and unassisted.

It's the penultimate minisode of our International Women MiniSeries! Kimberlee and Allison discuss women from North America and their efforts to bring a female perspective to politics. Laura Starcher and the Petticoat Revolution turned around a small town in Oregon, while in the present Portia Simpson-Miller paved the way as Jamaica's first female Prime Minister. 

This episode, Allison and Kimberlee discuss two women from Europe. Artemisia I of Caria joined Persian king Xerxes in his quest to invade Greece and proved to be a powerful military commander and strategist. In the present, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner is the second woman to climb fourteen eight-thousand feet mountains and the first woman to do so without the use of supplementary oxygen AND she won the National Geographic Explorer of the Year Award.

In their fourth minisode of the continental International Women’s Miniseries, Kimberlee and Allison discuss women from Africa. Dahomey's Women Warriors were a force to be reckoned with for 3 centuries! Meanwhile, Ethiopia’s Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu is changing lives at home and abroad with the 1st Fair Trade (and Africa's fastest growing) footwear company, sold around the world.

Continuing our continent by continent celebration of women around the world, Allison and Kimberlee discuss two women, past and present, from the continent of Australia. From the past, Fanny Cochrane Smith was the last fluent speaker of a Tasmanian language, and in the present Jessica Watson is an award winning sailor who completed a solo voyage around the world at the age of 16.

International Women’s Day needs more female inspiration from around the world! In their second mini of their continental miniseries, Kimberlee and Allison discuss the revolutionary work of current and historical women in South America: environmental activist and organizer Máxima Acuña and Reconquista rebel spy and national heroine, Policarpa Salavarrieta.

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Kimberlee and Allison kick off their continent by continent miniseries releasing two separate minisodes at once! This (slightly mini) minisode features women of Asia, past and present: Sonita Alizadeh, an Afghan women’s rights activist and rapper, and Fu Hao, an ancient Chinese military general and high priestess.

Kimberlee Kelly and Allison Hendrick make space to nerd out over their love for the cosmos and the groundbreaking work of two remarkable astrophysicists, Dr. Jedidah Isler and Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell.

Allison and Kimberlee discuss current events in the U.S. and the contributions of Septima Poinsette Clark and Fannie Lou Hamer, two women who worked tirelessly to register, educate, and mobilize Black Americans to exercise their constitutional rights.

Allison Hendrick and Kimberlee Kelly discuss the origin of Valentine's Day, traditions from around the world, and two women who married for love when it was practically unheard of: Princess Mary Tudor and Empress Theodora.

Kimberlee and Allison share the stories of "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias and Wilma Rudolph. These two inspiring female athletes broke records, shattered glass ceilings, and took home the gold!