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Empowered Pod

Empowered Pod

Written by: Emily Budd
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Here at the Empowered Pod, we share stories of incredible women from throughout history who have done amazing things, despite their circumstances. We hope these stories encourage, inspire and empower all who listen.

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  • Bessie Coleman
    Jul 13 2023

    On this episode we chat about Bessie Coleman, her impressive aviation achievements, her heart for equality, and her ongoing legacy.


    Joyful Recs:

    • "Jury Duty" on Amazon Prime
    • "Black Butterflies" by Priscilla Morris
    • The ocean by... the Lord, I guess?


    Sources:

    https://www.cradleofaviation.org/history/history/women-in-aviation/bessie-coleman.html

    https://airandspace.si.edu/explore/stories/bessie-coleman

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Coleman

    https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/bessie-coleman







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    14 mins
  • Katie Sandwina - Strongwoman & Suffragette
    Dec 7 2022

    Today we're diving into the amazing story of Katie Sandwina! She was a strongwoman, suffragette and restarauter in the early 20th century.

    Recommendations:
    - The White Lotus (on BINGE)

    - Christmas

    Resources for this ep:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Sandwina

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-great-sandwina

    https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/2019/05/07/katie-sandwina/

    theescapeactshow.com/blog/past-catharina-katie-sandwina-brumbach-heymann

    https://www.wsff.org.uk/resources/girls-and-education/changing-the-game-for-girls/index.html#:~:text=The%20first%20ever%20exercise%20material,figure%20skater%20Madge%20Syers%20(UK)

    John D. Fair, “Kati Sandwina: ‘Hercules Can Be a Lady',” Iron Game History, Vol. 9 No. 2 (Dec. 2005) (quoting Fields, “Hercules Can Be a Lady,” New York Mirror (Dec 1947)).

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    20 mins
  • Freddie Oversteegen
    Nov 30 2022

    Welcome back to the Empowered Pod!

    We are back with a bang, in the first episode of our summer series, we are diving into the wild story of Dutch teenage assassin Freddie Oversteegen.

    If you want to hear more about Freddie's story, have a read of this Vice article:
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/dp5a8y/teenager-nazi-armed-resistance-netherlands-876

    You can also read more about Freddie, Truus and Hannie in 'Under Fire: Women in World War II'.

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    References:
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/freddie-oversteegen-dutch-resistance-fighter-who-killed-nazis-through-seduction-dies-at-92/2018/09/16/7876eade-b9b7-11e8-a8aa-860695e7f3fc_story.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Oversteegen

    https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/obituaries/freddie-oversteegen-dutch-resistance-fighter-dies-at-92.html

    https://crimereads.com/truus-and-freddie-oversteegen-sisters-resistance-fighters/

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    13 mins
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