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The Women You Don't Learn About

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I tell the stories of the women you don't learn about in class. Have you ever wondered who else changed the world? Who else did great things? Listen to my podcast to find out more about those women that people don't always think about.

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  1. S4-E3: Josephine Baker

    Hi! I'm back again! Hope everyone is excited for summer and a whole new wave of women! This week was a woman with an array of jobs from exotic dancer to member of the french air force to advocate for civil rights. Josephine Baker! Enjoy! Email me at [email protected]. Follow me on whatever...

  2. S4-E2: Beulah Louise Henry

    Good afternooooooon!! I'm so excited to present Beulah Louise Henry (aka Lady Edison). Honestly I did this episode a little bit differently by adding a lot of my own commentary in so let me know if you liked it. Make sure to follow and leave a comment on Spotify. Also make my day by leaving or...

  3. S4-E1: Margaret Sanger (IM BACK!)

    Hello!! It's me coming back after over two years of silence. I missed yapping. This week we have Margaret Sanger, birth control advocate and founder of Planned Parenthood. Make sure to follow and leave a review or rating on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Leave a comment on Spotify as well! Want to...

  4. Episode 68: Rose Marie McCoy

    Hey guys! This week is a songwriter, Rose Marie McCoy, who wrote many songs for many greats! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]! Send me a voice message with this link:...

  5. Episode 67: Patsy Mink

    Hey guys! Ooh! Spooky! It's Friday the 13th!!! This week is the first Asian American in Congress...Patsy Mink! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts while you're at it! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message...

  6. Episode 66: Mae Jemison

    Hey guys! This week is the first African American woman in space, Mae Jemison! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this link:...

  7. Episode 65: Dorothy Lawrence

    Hey guys! This week is Dorothy Lawrence, woman that dressed up as a man during WWI to report from the front lines! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]! Send me a voice message with this link:...

  8. Episode 64: Edith Summerskill

    Hey guys! Today I have doctor, socialist, and women's reproductive rights activist Edith Summerskill! Enjoy! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]! Send me a voice message with this link:...

  9. Episode 63: Marsha P. Johnson

    Hey guys! This week is trans and LGBTQ+ activist Marsha P. Johnson! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]! Send me a voice message with this link: https://anchor.fm/women-history/message. See…

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  10. Episode 62: Anna Elizabeth Dickinson

    Hey guys! This week is women's rights activist Anna Elizabeth Dickinson! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this link: https://anchor.fm/women-history/message.…

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  11. Episode 61: SEASON 3 IS HERE!!!!! (Elizabeth Eckford)

    Hey guys! I'm so excited for season 3! Today for the kickoff we have Elizabeth Eckford, member of the Little Rock Nine! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this...

  12. Episode 60: SEASON FINALE!!!!!

    Hey guys! I'm SO excited! It's the season finale of Season 2! Listen to find out who it is! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this link:...

  13. Episode 59: Claudette Colvin

    Hey guys! This week is the Rosa Parks before Rosa Parks! Give it up for Claudette Colvin! (clapping noises) Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]! Send me a voice message with this link:...

  14. Episode 58: Mary Shelley

    Hey guys! Only 2 more episodes until Season 2 comes to a close! This week is Mary Shelley, author of the famous Frankenstein and mother of sci-fi novels. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]....

  15. Episode 57: Barbara Johns

    Hey guys! This week is awesome civil rights activist, Barbara Johns! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts while you're at it! Email me at [email protected]! Send me a voice message with this link:...

  16. Episode 56: Mary Pickford

    Hey guys! This week is actress and filmmaker Mary Pickford! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]! Send me a voice message with this link! https://anchor.fm/women-history/message. See you next...

  17. Episode 55: Amanda Aldridge

    Hey guys! This week is British opera singer, composer, and vocal teacher, Amanda Aldridge! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this link:...

  18. Episode 54: Stella Benson

    Hey guys! This week is author Stella Benson! I might check out some of her books sometime! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this link:...

  19. Episode 53: Alice Waters

    Hey guys! This week is the second Alice in a row! But this week, she's a chef named Alice Waters. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]! Send me a voice message with this link:...

  20. Episode 52: Alice Ball

    Hey guys! This week is a listener request for Alice Ball, the chemist who created a better leprosy treatment at the young age of 23! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]! Send me a voice…

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  21. Episode 51: Ann Richards

    Hey guys! This week I have found former governor of Texas, Ann Richards! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]! Send me a voice message with this link: https://anchor.fm/women-history/message.…

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  22. Episode 50: Emmy Noether

    Hey guys! This week is epicly awesome mathematician Emmy Noether! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this link: https://anchor.fm/women-history/message. See you...

  23. Episode 49: Peggy Whitson

    Hey guys! This week is out of this world Peggy Whitson! If you haven't guessed already, she's an astronaut and biochemist. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with…

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  24. Episode 48: Octavia Butler

    Hey guys! This week is sci-fi author Octavia Butler! Blast off by hitting play! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts. Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this link:...

  25. Episode 47: Grace Hopper

    Hey guys! This week is the woman who's team created the first compiler and was a naval officer! Give it up for Grace Hopper! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with...

  26. Episode 46: Cristeta Comerford

    Hey guys! This week is the first woman, first person of Asian descent, and first person of color to be the executive chef at the White House! Please welcome Cristeta Comerford! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at...

  27. Episode 45: Joan Clarke

    Hey guys! This week is Joan Clarke who helped decode German encrypted messages in World War II. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcast. Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this link:...

  28. Episode 44: Agatha Christie

    Hey guys! This week is author of over 70 detective novels, Agatha Christie! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this link…

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  29. Episode 43: Florence Howe

    Hey guys! Thus week is the founder of the Feminist Press, Florence Howe! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this link: https://anchor.fm/women-history/message.…

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  30. Episode 42: Mary Agnes Chase

    Hey guys! This week is a listener request! We have botanist and social justice warrior Mary Agnes Chase! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this link:...

  31. Episode 41: Lee Miller

    Hey guys! This week is photographer Lee Miller! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this link: https://anchor.fm/women-history/message. See you next time! Bye!

  32. Episode 40: Nellie Bly

    Hey guys! We're one third done with this season already! This week is reporter and feminist, Nellie Bly! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]! Send me a voice message with this link:...

  33. Episode 39: Amelia Bloomer

    Hey guys! This week is advocate for women's rights and dress reform, Amelia Bloomer! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]! Send me a voice message with this link:...

  34. Episode 38: Aloha Wanderwell

    Hey guys! This week is the "World's Most Traveled Girl"! Aloha Wanderwell! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this link: https://anchor.fm/women-history/message. See you next time! Bye!

  35. Episode 37: Kathrine Switzer

    Hey guys! This week is the first woman to run the Boston Marathon! Kathrine Switzer! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]! Send me a voice message with this link: https://anchor.fm/women-history/message. See you next...

  36. Episode 36: Jacqueline Cochran

    Hey guys! Today is a barrier breaking woman! Literally...the first woman to break the sound barrier! Jackie Cochran! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this link:...

  37. Episode 35: Catherine Parr

    Hey guys! This week is Catherine Parr, final wife of King Henry VIII! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this link: https://anchor.fm/women-history/message. See...

  38. Episode 34: Louise Bourgeois

    Hey guys! This week is an artist who won a bunch of awards...Louise Bourgeois! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]! Send me a voice message with this link:...

  39. Episode 33: Katia Krafft

    Hey guys! This week is volcanologist and geologist Katia Krafft (a listener request from Ellie). Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]! Send me a voice message with this link:...

  40. Episode 32: Dorothy Scarborough

    Hey fans! This week is triple threat, writer, teacher, and folklorist, Dorothy Scarborough! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! If you like this podcast, leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this…

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  41. Episode 31: SEASON 2!!!(Sally Ride)

    Hey guys! Season 2 has come at last! Today I am blasting off with the first american woman in space, Sally Ride! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! If you like this podcast, leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice...

  42. Episode 30: SEASON FINALE

    Hey guys! WELCOME TO THE SEASON FINALE OF THE WOMEN YOU DON'T LEARN ABOUT!!! Today is Madam C.J. Walker, black hair care business woman. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Leave me a review on Apple Podcasts. Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice...

  43. Episode 29: Lucy Stone

    Hey faithful listeners and fans! IT'S SNOWING IN DALLAS, TEXAS!!! Today is activist for women's rights, Lucy Stone! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! If you like this podcast, leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. You can also...

  44. Episode 28: Rosalind Franklin

    Hey guys! Welcome back to The Women You Don't Learn About! This week is radioactive DNA scientist Rosalind Franklin! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! If you like this podcast, leave me a review on Apple Podcasts! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a...

  45. Episode 27: Diane Arbus

    Hey guys! This week the pappara-me are chasing the story of photographer Diane Arbus. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! If you like this podcast, leave me a review on Apple Podcasts. Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this link:...

  46. Episode 26: Emmeline Pankhurst

    Hey guys! This week is founder of the suffragettes (Well, the organization that people called the suffragettes), Emmeline Pankhurst! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! If you like this podcast, leave me a review on Apple Podcasts. Email me at...

  47. Episode 25: Mary McLeod Bethune

    Hey guys! This week is Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of the Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute for Black Girls and was the leader of the NACW. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this link:...

  48. Episode 24: Belva Lockwood

    Hey guys! This week is Belva Lockwood. The first woman admitted to practice before the Supreme Court. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! Send me an email at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this link: https://anchor.fm/women-history/message.…

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  49. Episode 23: Christmas Special

    Hey guys! Welcome back to The Women You Don't Learn About! I'm your host, Mackenzie. This week is my Super-Duper-Top-Secret-Christmas-Special-Fun-Episode! Email me at [email protected]. Send me a voice message with this link: https://anchor.fm/women-history/message. Happy holidays! Bye guys!

  50. Episode 22: Annie Londonderry

    Hey guys! This week is the first women to cycle around the globe. The spotlight is on...drum-roll please...Annie Londonderry! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! If you like this podcast, leave me a review on Apple Podcasts. You can send me a voice message with this...

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I tell the stories of the women you don't learn about in class. Have you ever wondered who else changed the world? Who else did great things? Listen to my podcast to find out more about those women that people don't always think about.

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How many episodes does The Women You Don't Learn About have?

The Women You Don't Learn About has 69 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on May 30, 2025.

What is The Women You Don't Learn About about?

I tell the stories of the women you don't learn about in class. Have you ever wondered who else changed the world? Who else did great things? Listen to my podcast to find out more about those women that people don't always think about.

How often does The Women You Don't Learn About release new episodes?

The Women You Don't Learn About publishes monthly, based on its 69 episodes since July 2021.

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