Ep. 4.15: The Queen and The Pharaoh

This week, live from YouTube and The 4th Annual Bitches Get Personal, Max and Allison talk about two women who challenged impossible odds. The first, an activist and labor organizer, was the first published feminist in Puerto Rico. The second, a Native American interpreter and educator, straddled the two worlds. That right, we're talking about Luisa Capetillo and Sarah Winnemucca! Then, we're joined by Maebe A. Girl, the first drag queen elected to public office in California! We talk about her journey, her goals, and her fight. Music by: Bensound.com Max: @quirkytitle Allison: @allisonhpowell Maebe A. Girl: @maebeagirl

This week, live from YouTube and The 4th Annual Bitches Get Personal, Max and Allison talk about two women who changed who changed the world by the force of their will. The first, an activist and educator, almost went to jail for decades for a crime she didn't commit. The second, a doctor and suffragist, is widely believed to have opened the first birth control clinic in the world. That right, we're talking about Angela Davis and Aletta Jacobs! Then, we're joined by AJ Joyce of the She's So Reel podcast. We talk about her journey, her podcast, and her love of diversity and inclusion in entertainment. https://shessoreel.com/ https://www.facebook.com/shessoreel/ Music by: Bensound.com Max: @quirkytitle Allison: @allisonhpowell AJ Joyce: @ajsoreel

Today, Allison is joined by It Could Be Me founder Triny Willerton. This inspirational triathlete was hit by a truck in May of 2018 while riding her bike and was running an Iron Man later that year. Triny talks to Allison about recovery, her advocacy work, and their shared love of being active! Bitches Get Stuff Done indeed! Silent Bike Ride - May 20th @ 2:10pm on Swift https://www.itcouldbeme.org/ Twitter: @itcouldbeme Instagram: @itcouldbeme2020 Itcouldbeme2019@gmail.com Logo: Lauren Cierzan Music: Youtube Audio Library Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AllisonHPowell Triny: @trinywillerton

In HONOR of International Nurses Week, we're re-releasing this episode from May of 2018 -- This week, Allison and Max discuss two nurses! The first, became the first black nurse in America, in the mid 1800's; the second, known around the world as the "lady with the lamp," built her reputation through her ceaseless work ethic: Mary Mahoney and Florence Nightingale. Intro and Ad Music: BenSound.com Logo: Lauren Cierzan Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AllisonHPowell

In light of last week's events, we're re-releasing this episode from March of 2019. -- Max and Allison discuss two women who shed light on the world around them. The first, an investigative journalist and relentless civil rights advocate, became, arguably, the loudest anti-lynching crusader in US history; the second, a doctor and one of the first women ordained as a methodist minister, was a leader of the national suffrage movement in the United States: Ida B. Wells and Anna Howard Shaw. Intro and Ad Music: BenSound.com Logo: Lauren Cierzan Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AllisonHPowell

Hello! Thank you again for joining us for this special Quarantine Cycle of episodes. For our final week, we're joined by Lola Noh and Anna Lewis. Also, Allison reads a piece submitted by Marguerite Nocci. Producer: Max Kirkham Producer: Allison Powell Music: Bensound.com & YouTube Audio Library Artwork: Lauren Cierzan For more information visit www.thebitcheryofhistory.com.

Greetings from Hollywood in hibernation! Over another week in isolation, we got more of our friends and family on the phone to share their stories. Please welcome Nicole Powell, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Roni Geva, and Grace Seamon Lahiff! Producer: Max Kirkham Producer: Allison Powell Music: Bensound.com & YouTube Audio Library Artwork: Lauren Cierzan For more information visit www.thebitcheryofhistory.com.

Hello from Los Angeles in lockdown! We've been hard at work getting our friends and family on the phone to share their stories. Today, Janette Danielson, Kim Grant, and Lauren Brooks. Producer: Max Kirkham Producer: Allison Powell Music: Bensound.com & YouTube Audio Library Artwork: Lauren Cierzan For more information visit www.thebitcheryofhistory.com.

Hello from Los Angeles in lockdown! Our hiatus was scheduled to go until the next Bitches Get Personal, but then there was a pandemic. So we thought we'd check in and bring you some words of comfort from our best friends and family members. Producer: Max Kirkham Producer: Allison Powell Music: Bensound.com & YouTube Audio Library Artwork: Lauren Cierzan For more information visit www.thebitcheryofhistory.com.

Originally released on October 16, 2016, Max and Allison talk about two women whose life's work will continue to impact our world for ages to come. The first, a poet born more than 600 years before the birth of Christ, became one of the most successful artists the world has ever known; The other, a nurse and a social worker, saved more than 2000 souls from the jaws of a great evil: Sappho and Irena Sendler! / Intro and Ad Music provided by BenSound.com / Logo Art by Lauren Cierzan / Join the Conversation! thebitcheryofhistory.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Max: @QuirkyTitle Allison: @AHPowell91 / The Team: Janette Danielson (@Neddie94) Sydney Tannenbaum (@sydneyxmastree) Jess Lee (@jessmlee)