Ep132. Cookie Mother & Bacteria Babe

Want to know where America's favorite cookie came from? Of course you do! Want to hear about a lady scientist who was overshadowed by her husband even though she did a lot of the work? Probably not, but shit happens. Emily covers Ruth Graves Wakefield, a culinary genius who invented the chocolate chip cookie. Kelley covers Esther Lederberg who made groundbreaking discoveries while studying bacteria (but her husband got all the credit.) Grab your ice pick and GLOW GIRL because it's time to wine about herstory!Support the show10% Off Your First Month of BetterHelp: betterhelp.com/herstory www.buymeacoffee.com/wahpod Join the Funerary Cult: https://www.patreon.com/winingaboutherstorySponsor a Glass of Wine: https://buymeacoffee.com/wahpodGet Merch: https://wining-about-herstory.myspreadshop.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.