Barbie & Jacqueline Cochran: Complicated Businesswomen

Jacey Powers joins Melissa on the mic to tell a story about her favorite fictional woman. Jacey is an actor, writer, mixologist, and the creator of the most amazing YouTube series ever, Feminist Cocktail Hour. Melissa tells the life story of Jacqueline Cochran, a famous female aviator that made history when she broke the sound barrier in 1953. Jacqueline was fierce, talented, and business savvy but many considered her a villain. Jacey tells the insane and hilarious story about the creation of the world's most popular fashion doll, Barbie. Barbie's backstory includes themes of sex addiction, fraud, and suicide but her rocky past could never overshadow the entrepreneurial and independent spirit of this perpetually single woman!SHOW NOTES: In this episode, we talk about:Feminist Cocktail Hour YouTube SeriesJacey’s breast cancer diagnosis in her early 20sJacey’s scripted web series called “That Time I Had Cancer”Women’s health & fertility issuesUsing creative outlets to cope with traumaBooze Review: Pink Squirrel cocktail and Fiore Rosa Pinot Grigio RoséStories about two complicated businesswomen, one that’s plastic and one that’s not RESOURCES:Watch Jacey's YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/FeministCocktailHourFollow Feminist Cocktail Hour on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feministcocktailhourBarbie & Nikki discuss racism on Barbie's YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/RCzwoMDgF_IThe history of Bild-Lilli, the sex-crazed German doll that inspired the creation of Barbie: https://www.history.com/news/barbie-inspiration-bild-lilliMuseum of Makeup featuring Wings To Beauty: https://www.makeupmuseum.org/home/2018/03/jacqueline-cochran-cosmetics.htmlNetflix documentary about Mercury 13, the group of skilled female pilots that were in testing to become astronauts until Jacqueline Cochran testified against the program: https://www.netflix.com/title/80174436Mimosa Sisterhood website: https://www.mimosasisterhood.com/Mimosa Sisterhood Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mimosasisterhood/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mimosasisterhoodpodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jacey Powers joins Melissa on the mic to tell a story about her favorite fictional woman. Jacey is an actor, writer, mixologist, and the creator of the most amazing YouTube series ever, Feminist Cocktail Hour. Melissa tells the life story of Jacqueline Cochran, a famous female aviator that made history when she broke the sound barrier in 1953. Jacqueline was fierce, talented, and business savvy but many considered her a villain. Jacey tells the insane and hilarious story about the creation of the world's most popular fashion doll, Barbie. Barbie's backstory includes themes of sex addiction, fraud, and suicide but her rocky past could never overshadow the entrepreneurial and independent spirit of this perpetually single woman!SHOW NOTES: In this episode, we talk about:Feminist Cocktail Hour YouTube SeriesJacey’s breast cancer diagnosis in her early 20sJacey’s scripted web series called “That Time I Had Cancer”Women’s health & fertility issuesUsing creative outlets to cope with traumaBooze Review: Pink Squirrel cocktail and Fiore Rosa Pinot Grigio RoséStories about two complicated businesswomen, one that’s plastic and one that’s not RESOURCES:Watch Jacey's YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/FeministCocktailHourFollow Feminist Cocktail Hour on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feministcocktailhourBarbie & Nikki discuss racism on Barbie's YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/RCzwoMDgF_IThe history of Bild-Lilli, the sex-crazed German doll that inspired the creation of Barbie: https://www.history.com/news/barbie-inspiration-bild-lilliMuseum of Makeup featuring Wings To Beauty: https://www.makeupmuseum.org/home/2018/03/jacqueline-cochran-cosmetics.htmlNetflix documentary about Mercury 13, the group of skilled female pilots that were in testing to become astronauts until Jacqueline Cochran testified against the program: https://www.netflix.com/title/80174436Mimosa Sisterhood website: https://www.mimosasisterhood.com/Mimosa Sisterhood Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mimosasisterhood/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mimosasisterhoodpodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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