BadAss Women Throughout History

Badass Women Throughout History is a video podcast uncovering the rebels, geniuses, and visionaries who shaped the world. New episodes every Wednesday

BadAss Women Throughout History is a comedy podcast hosted by Amy Aitken, with 9 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Amy Aitken hosts BadAss Women Throughout History, a comedy show with 9 episodes published.

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  Episode #9

  HEDY LAMARR, The Hollywood Star Behind Wi-Fi

  Mar 25, 202621 minS1

  <p>The Genius Hidden in Plain Sight</p><p><br />Before Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS… there was Hedy Lamarr.</p><p></p><p>Known as one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood, Hedy Lamarr was often dismissed as just a movie star. But behind the glamour was a brilliant, self-taught inventor who helped create one of the most important technologies of the modern world.</p><p></p><p>Born in Austria, Hedy fled an oppressive marriage to a Nazi-affiliated arms dealer and made her way to Hollywood, where she became a global icon. But during World War II, she tu...

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  Episode #9

  JOSEPHINE BAKER, The Performer Who Fought Nazis in Plain Sight

  Mar 18, 202616 minS1

  <p><b>The Performer Who Spied for Freedom</b></p><p>Before she was remembered for the banana skirt, <b>Josephine Baker</b> was fighting fascism in plain sight.</p><p></p><p>Born into extreme poverty in St. Louis, Josephine Baker survived by performing, hustling, and refusing to disappear. When America refused to see her humanity, she left. Paris gave her freedom, fame, and power. And when the Nazis occupied France, she used all three.</p><p></p><p>In episode 9 of Badass Women Throughout History, Amy tells the full story of how Josephine Baker became one of the...

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  ADA LOVELACE, The First Computer Programmer Before Computers Existed

  Mar 11, 202616 minS0

  <p>Before Silicon Valley.<br />Before computers.<br />Before anyone imagined software.</p><p>A 19th-century mathematician wrote the <b>first computer program in history</b>.</p><p>Her name was <b>Ada Lovelace</b>.</p><p>In this episode of <b>Badass Women Throughout History</b>, Amy explores the remarkable story of the woman who saw the future of computing a century before it existed.</p><p></p><p>Born in 1815 as the daughter of the infamous poet <b>Lord Byron</b>, Ada Lovelace was raised to think with logic instead of poetry. Her mother pushed her toward mathematics...

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  Episode #6

  WANGARI MAATHAI, The Woman Who Planted 50 Million Trees and Changed a Nation

  Mar 4, 202618 minS1

  <p>In episode 6 of BadAss Women Throughout History, Amy tells the story and celebrates the life of Wangari Maathai, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who led the Green Belt Movement. It explores her childhood, education, activism, and the impact of her work on the environment and women's empowerment.</p><p></p><p><b>Social Media</b></p><p><b>https://linktr.ee/BAWTH</b></p><p></p><p>Instagram: @BadAssWomenThroughoutHistory</p><p>TikTok: @BAWTHpodcast</p><p>Facebook: @BAWTH</p><p>Youtube: @BadAssWomenThroughoutHistory</p><p></p><p>Website: https://badasswomenthroughouthistory.com</p><p>Substack: https://badasswomenthroughouthistory.substack.com/</p><p></p><...

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  Episode #5

  JULIA MORGAN, The Architect Who Built California

  Feb 25, 202620 minS1

  <p>In episode 5 of BadAss Women Throughout History, Amy covers the story of Julia Morgan, the trailblazing architect. She explores and highlights: Julia Morgans early years, challenges in Paris, innovations in architecture, impact of the 1906 earthquake, reinforced concrete innovation, designing for women's autonomy, Filoli as a turning point, designing Hearst Castle, structural order and extravagance, and Julia Morgan's overall legacy.</p><p></p><p><b>Sources:</b></p><p><b>KQED article and podcast episode of Bay Curious: "The Trailblazing Life and Career of Architect Julia Morgan"</b></p><p></p><p><b>Social Media</b></p><p><b>https...

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