WHO RUN THE WORLD
Hi Weirdos, welcome to one of my favorite episodes of all time. One: It's so much fun. Two: It's all about the LADIES!!
This is definitely going to be a new thing for the show- talking about PEOPLE throughout history that did incredible, amazing, badass things and yet... you've probably never heard of them.
This week Lauren is starting us off with Fe Del Mundo; the cutest filipino woman of all time who is the founder of the very first pediatric hospital in the Philippines. A pioneer of medicine and the first female president of the Philippine Pediatric society-- Fe... freaking... rules.
And SURPRISE GUEST and cheerleader for strong women everywhere Amy Hanselmann is teaching us about Claudette Colvin. Now a retired nurses aide; once a 15 year old girl who was arrested because she refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus.... 9 months before Rosa Parks protested in the exact same way. So why don't you know her name?
Warning: This episode contains foul language, depictions of racism, and mention of rape.
There is also some discussion that could be considered "political" in nature regarding gender and race.