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Alexa Contos & Brianna Pirro

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Elizabeth Holmes

Elizabeth Holmes

Just before the upcoming trial, Alexa dives into the story of Elizabeth Holmes, the former self-made billionaire and CEO of Theranos.SOURCES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmeshttps://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2018/06/07/theranos-elizabeth-holmes-experimented-arizonans-bad-blood-book/675541002/https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2015/11/03/theranos-letter-shows-elizabeth-holmes-tried-to-take-control-from-shareholders/?sh=7d6640e42c53https://www.industryweek.com/leadership/companies-executives/article/22025312/theranos-settles-sec-lawsuit-as-ceo-holmes-stripped-of-controlhttps://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/30/elizabeth-holmes-one-time-billionaire-and-ceo-finally-goes-on-trial.htmlhttps://www.cnet.com/how-to/jury-selection-starts-today-in-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-trial-what-to-know-now/https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/05/18/nikola-tesla-wasnt-god-and-thomas-edison-wasnt-the-devil/?sh=40916c461a21https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/the-inventor-out-for-blood-in-silicon-valleyhttps://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/02/inside-elizabeth-holmess-final-months-at-theranoshttps://www.ccn.com/jack-dorsey-is-weird-steve-jobs-was-way-weirder/https://www.gqindia.com/entertainment/content/rich-ceos-mark-zuckerberg-bill-gates-indra-nooyi-weird-habits-everyday-liveshttps://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/8/31/20839873/james-mattis-book-theranos

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Elizabeth Holmes

Elizabeth Holmes

Just before the upcoming trial, Alexa dives into the story of Elizabeth Holmes, the former self-made billionaire and CEO of Theranos.SOURCES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmeshttps://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2018/06/07/theranos-elizabeth-holmes-experimented-arizonans-bad-blood-book/675541002/https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2015/11/03/theranos-letter-shows-elizabeth-holmes-tried-to-take-control-from-shareholders/?sh=7d6640e42c53https://www.industryweek.com/leadership/companies-executives/article/22025312/theranos-settles-sec-lawsuit-as-ceo-holmes-stripped-of-controlhttps://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/30/elizabeth-holmes-one-time-billionaire-and-ceo-finally-goes-on-trial.htmlhttps://www.cnet.com/how-to/jury-selection-starts-today-in-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-trial-what-to-know-now/https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/05/18/nikola-tesla-wasnt-god-and-thomas-edison-wasnt-the-devil/?sh=40916c461a21https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/the-inventor-out-for-blood-in-silicon-valleyhttps://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/02/inside-elizabeth-holmess-final-months-at-theranoshttps://www.ccn.com/jack-dorsey-is-weird-steve-jobs-was-way-weirder/https://www.gqindia.com/entertainment/content/rich-ceos-mark-zuckerberg-bill-gates-indra-nooyi-weird-habits-everyday-liveshttps://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/8/31/20839873/james-mattis-book-theranos

She literally ran away to the circus and then became America's first female tattoo artist. In today's episode, Brianna tells the story of Maud Wagner.Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tattooinghttp://www.theheroinecollective.com/maud-wagner/https://www.tattoodo.com/articles/6-historic-women-who-shaped-tattoo-history-150165https://allthatsinteresting.com/maud-wagnerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_Wagnerhttps://www.zippia.com/tattoo-artist-jobs/demographics/

Alexa tells the story of Eliza Hamilton including her life accomplishments before and fifty years after the tragic death of her husband Alexander.Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Schuyler_Hamiltonhttps://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-21-02-0138-0002https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/elizabeth-hamilton-timelinehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Reynoldshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Hamiltonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burr%E2%80%93Hamilton_duelhttps://www.statutesandstories.com/blog_html/washingtons-farewell-address/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-elizabeth-hamilton-deserving-musical-her-own-180958214/https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2020/07/hamilton-about-alexander-and-elizas-last-goodbye/https://www.tvhs.org/post/eliza-hamilton-she-told-their-stories

A beloved television chef and spy? Today Brianna tells the story of America's Lady of the Ladle, Julia Child.Sources:https://www.pbs.org/food/julia-child/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Childhttps://juliachildfoundation.org/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gPNdWAxERg

Isabella Goodwin

Isabella Goodwin

Are you ready to meet the NYPD's first female detective? In this episode, Alexa tells the story of Isabella Goodwin who inspired the character of Sarah Howard on TNT's The Alienist.Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Goodwinhttps://wednesdayswomen.com/isabella-goodwin-nypds-first-female-police-detective/https://mollybrown.org/breaking-entering-women-first-joined-police-force/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tombshttps://www.nps.gov/places/blackwell-s-island-new-york-city.htmhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/29678021/isabella-goodwin-one-of-the-first/https://galnet.fandom.com/wiki/Isabella_Goodwinhttps://www.cnn.com/2015/05/23/opinions/smith-rikers-lawsuit-sex-abuse/index.htmlhttps://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/226680.pdfhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197543749/john-w-goodwinhttps://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SPDN19120314.2.29&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1http://nypdpea1.org/index.php/history/https://www.amazon.com/Fearless-Mrs-Goodwin-Detective-Cracked-ebook/dp/B078YHY2LX

“Give a girl the right pair of shoes and she'll conquer the world.” Listen to Brianna tell the story of the incredibly talented and smart Hollywood legend, Marilyn Monroe!*Sorry for the mic noise.Sources:https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marilyn-monroe-bornhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7fNs5Y2p14https://www.thewrap.com/7-theories-marilyn-monroe-death/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe https://www.biography.com/actor/marilyn-monroehttps://www.liveabout.com/marilyn-monroe-1779827

Elizabeth Short

Elizabeth Short

Alexa tells the true story of Elizabeth Short. Sources:https://crimereads.com/the-black-dahlia-history-los-angeles-cold-case/https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/the-black-dahliahttps://www.biography.com/news/black-dahlia-murder-mysteryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia#Life

Brianna tells the story of the Physicist and Nobel Laureate, Marie Curie.Sources:https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1903/mariecurie/biographical/https://www.biography.com/scientist/mariecuriehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curiehttps://www.britannica.com/story/radiumgirlsthewomenwhofoughtfortheirlivesinakillerworkplacehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qlRjqUMX4Ehttps://www.amazon.com/RadioactiveRosamundPike/dp/B08DKJ54J5

The Radium Girls

The Radium Girls

Alexa brings us the story of the Radium Girls.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girlshttps://www.dailykos.com/stories/2009/3/15/708873/- https://environmentalhistory.org/people/radiumgirls/ Radiological Society https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.14141352 http://www.nukes.org/MAp/radiumgirls.html https://www.nprillinois.org/post/radium-girls-illinois-tragedy#stream/ 0 https://nclnet.org/about-ncl/about-us/history/

Brianna tells the story of Carol King, one of the most successful female songwriters of all time.Sources:A Natural Woman: A Memoir by Carole Kinghttps://caroleking.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_King

Dutch Resistance Fighters

Dutch Resistance Fighters

Alexa tells the story of three brave women fighting the nazis during World War 2. Sources:https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/578187/teenage-girl-gang-seduced-and-killed-nazishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannie_Schafthttps://seducingandkillingnazis.com/about/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truus_Menger-Oversteegenhttps://www.history.com/news/dutch-resistance-teenager-killed-nazis-freddie-oversteegenhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/freddie-oversteegenhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/dp5a8y/teenager-nazi-armed-resistance-netherlands-876https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/freddie-oversteegen-who-assassinated-nazis-teenage-resistance-fighter-has-died-92-180970319/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_OversteegenFollow us on all social media:@girlpowerhistory

Introducing Girl Power History

Introducing Girl Power History

Welcome to Girl Power History! Join hosts Brianna Pirro and Alexa Contos as they tell stories each week about fascinating women in history.