What better day to throwback a classic episode than MOTHER'S DAY! What do you know about the origin of the holiday? Here's your chance to explore its founder. Anna Jarvis started Mother’s Day to honor the wishes of her late mother, Ann Jarvis, who originally created the day as a way to bring families together after the end of the American Civil War. When she was successful, the holiday grew larger and spun out of control, far beyond what her mother would have intended. We also compare the rise o...
May 08, 2022•25 min
Sara brings us her first-ever solo episode including a hearty welcome to our newer listeners, a reminder that it's #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, some big BYSK news, and most importantly - a discussion about the Politico article leaking the draft decision from the US Supreme Court; what it means for women in America, and what we can do to advocate for all the BROADS that will be affected by it, including ourselves. — A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podc...
May 04, 2022•21 min
This week we're bringing back one of our favorite climate-activist-Broads to help us celebrate Earth day! Chloe brings us the story of a woman who not only won the Nobel Prize for founding a movement that planted over 20 MILLION trees worldwide, but also brought Democracy to Kenya… but it took nearly her entire life to do it. After earning her doctorate, she first got involved as an activist for Women’s rights and politics. After an unfounded scandal brought forth from her ex husband, she lost h...
Apr 27, 2022•25 min
This week, guest Adrian Snow brings us one of the greatest actor Broads of the 21st Century - Michelle Yeoh! Whether you just saw her new film Everything Everywhere All at Once (Adrian & Sara's MUST SEE movie of the year!!), watched her dazzle in Crazy Rich Asians, kiss James Bond, or serve up crazy stunts with Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh brings talent, class, and straight up badassery to every role she tackles. As Adrian tells us, though, her road to being dubbed "The Greatest Action Heroine...
Apr 20, 2022•31 min•Ep. 129
This week, Sara brings us Constance Baker Motley - The first black woman to try a case before the Supreme Court, to serve in the NY Senate, to be elected Manhattan Borough President, to be appointed to a Federal Judgeship and to be promoted to Chief Judge. This powerhouse Broad was the role model for many of today's most prominent women of color in the Judiciary branch including Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Vice President Kamala Harris, and it's NO WONDER! Constance not only wrote the brief...
Apr 13, 2022•43 min•Ep. 128
This week, Sara brings us the incomparable Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi! She is considered one of the foremost painters of the 17th century, eclipsing her father's skill and considered more brazen than Caravaggio himself. Due to her own exceptional skill and brilliant business tactics, Artemisia's popularity exploded and she painted commissions for the most elite patrons across all of Europe, becoming so successful she didn't even "need a husband" anymore. However, much of her life and ...
Apr 06, 2022•29 min•Ep. 127
This week, Elise Ballard brings us the tale of Edith Loeber Ballard, M.D.! Despite a very successful debut, Edith Loeber was not content to simply marry well. However, after completing medical school up North, she and a group of seven other women doctors found themselves unable to secure positions at New Orleans hospitals - because they were women, of course. Instead of accepting defeat, these trailblazers combined forces to raise funds and create the New Orleans Dispensary for Women and Childre...
Mar 30, 2022•41 min•Ep. 126
This week, Michael Kuciak brings us the tale of Daria Nicolodi! Daria knew from a young age she was going to be a brilliant actor and her success in Italian television led her to be cast in a film that would become a foundational masterpiece of horror cinema: Deep Red (Profondo Rosso). Her work on the film went far beyond the strong, sassy journalist she played; She also helped develop the production design, catapulting the film's success as well as the careers of her and director Dario Argento....
Mar 23, 2022•31 min•Ep. 125
This week, Sara sheds some light on The Invisible Battalion! While Ukrainian women have been defending their country on the front lines for decades, it wasn't until 2018 that they were actually allowed to serve in combat ranks, thanks, in large part, to a massive campaign known as "The Invisible Battalion," led by the NGO Institute of Gender Programs ( invisiblebattalion.org ). The women leading this movement have opened the door for Ukrainian women's rights, and their powerful campaign also giv...
Mar 16, 2022•21 min•Ep. 124
This week, Sara brings back the story of Olga of Kyiv: The Viking Warrior Queen who orchestrated one of the most prolonged, bloody revenge strategies of all time before expanding trade (putting the Kyivan Rus on the map), tricking Emperor Constantine VII, converting to Christianity and spreading the faith so successfully that she was canonized the Patron Saint of Widows and Converts. This is the OG Boss Queen of Ukraine and her story is so epic that it served as a basis for some of your favorite...
Mar 09, 2022•26 min
This week, Chloe Skye returns to bring us the story of Beate Gordon! When Beate's Ukrainian-born Jewish parents fled Russia in the 1920's, eventually landing in Japan, Beate fell in love with the Japanese people and culture, but WWII leaves Beate in the US, separated from her parents and unable to contact them. Beate uses her incredible ployglot skills to become a translator, eventually working her way onto Douglas MacArthur's team and to the very table where his team was writing the new Japanes...
Mar 02, 2022•21 min•Ep. 123
This week, Sara covers an essential Broad from the Civil Rights Era - Myrlie Evers! You might have seen her delivering the invocation at President Obama's second inauguration, but do you know her story? Her and her husband Medgar opened and ran the first NAACP office in Mississippi, organized protests, and ran campaigns for everything from voting rights and desegregation, to fair trials for the perpetrators of hate crimes, but when tragedy strikes, suddenly Myrlie is flung into the national spot...
Feb 23, 2022•17 min•Ep. 122
This week, Sara brings us Mary Kenner! Coming from a family of inventors, Mary wasted no time and went to work on her own first invention at six years old. She invented throughout her life, and received her first US Patent in 1957 for the Sanitary Belt - a precursor to the sanitary napkin! To this day Mary still holds the record for the most US Patents awarded to an African American woman - FIVE! — A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Bro...
Feb 16, 2022•17 min•Ep. 121
This week, Sara brings us the ancient warrior queen Tomyris! In 500 BCE Cyrus II conquers much of Asia to form the first Persian Empire, but his ego and greed are insatiable, and eventually he crosses swords with the wrong Queen; Tomyris and her fierce, nomadic horse warriors face off their attacker in a blaze of glory and sorrow to take revenge on the biggest bully in the world. A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shap...
Feb 09, 2022•29 min•Ep. 120
This week, guest Steven Townshend brings us Izumo no Okuni, the original creator of Japanese Kabuki Theatre! A humble countryside shrine maiden, Izumo, travels to Kyoto in the early 1600s to help raise money for her temple, but her entertainment skills blow the minds of her audiences, giving birth to one of the most spectacular styles of theatre in existence. Why, then, don't we know her name? And why don't we see women performing Kabuki today?? You'll have to listen to find out! — A Broad is a ...
Feb 02, 2022•27 min•Ep. 119
This week, guest Joe Lex brings us Ernesta Drinker! Widely thought to be the most beautiful socialite Philadelphia ever produced, Ernesta turned down over 100 marriage proposals to travel the world and write, eventually becoming an elite interior designer, then during WW2 touring the country as 'Commando Mary', inspiring women to participate in the war effort. Her story is out of this world and one you won't want to miss! — A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is...
Jan 26, 2022•34 min•Ep. 118
This week, Sara brings us the story of Kadambini Ganguly, the first woman to graduate college, first woman admitted to an Indian medical school and the first female medical doctor in India! Her work wasn't limited to medicine, either. A champion for women's and worker's rights, Kadambini's socio-political impact on India was undeniably incredible. — A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world! 3 Ways you can hel...
Jan 19, 2022•31 min•Ep. 117
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Many folks will quote (and misquote) Dr. King as it's convenient for them, but on BROADS YOU SHOULD KNOW we want to take this time to remind you about his stalwart partner in life and legacy: CORETTA SCOTT KING! Coretta actively participated in the Civil Rights movement even before she met Martin, and subsequently throughout her life, leading marches and protests and organizing around the country. She is also widely know to have been a heavy influence in MLK’...
Jan 17, 2022•31 min
This week, Rev. Dr. Barbara Gorsky brings us a Broad who has greatly influenced her personally - Sister Carrie Miller, of Sisters of the Living Word! The founder of Faith Community Homes (now Family Forward), for decades she has served the homeless and poverty stricken communities of the northwest Chicago suburbs. Her service to the community is legendary and she's transformed so many people's lives, not only those that she's served, but also those she's taught to serve, like Rev. Gorsky! — A Br...
Jan 12, 2022•12 min•Ep. 116
This week, Sara sits down with her mother, Rev. Dr. Barbara Gorsky, to recap our great Broads of 2021! They talk about Broads we lost in 2021, the top Broads searched on database at broadsyoushouldknow.com , and the top Broad episodes listened to across all of 2021! — A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world! 3 Ways you can help support the podcast: Write a review on iTunes Share your favorite episode on soci...
Jan 05, 2022•35 min•Ep. 115
This week, Dawn Alden brings us the story of Charlotte Cushman: "a lady universally acknowledged as the greatest living tragic actress." Charlotte's acting prowess eclipsed that of her male counterparts in the 19th century, and in fact - she often replaced them, playing many pants roles even better than the men that came before her! Listen in to the amazing story of how Charlotte navigates out of poverty, onto the stages, and into the international spotlight with her personal baggage in tow! — A...
Dec 29, 2021•59 min•Ep. 114
This week Sara brings us one of her personal heroes and feminist icons, the incomparable and prolific - bell hooks! Growing up a segregated Kentucky, Gloria Jean Watkins witnessed firsthand the wake of destruction wreaked by what she would later dub the Imperialist-White-Supremacist-Capitalist-Patriarchy. She spent the rest of her life in a fight against it as a writer, teacher, scholar, intellectual, cultural critic and author, and in Sara's opinion, is the the architect of a modern feminism th...
Dec 22, 2021•48 min•Ep. 113
This week, special guest Adrian Snow brings us Mary Seacole! A Jamaican-British nurse, Mary had mad doctoring and herbalist skills and when the Crimean War broke out she wants to bring her skills to the frontline so she asks fellow Briton and BYSK Florence Nightingale for help, only to get the cold shoulder. What does Mary do next? She figures out how to do it by herself! Listen to her incredible story of resilience, persistence, and brilliant nursing. — A Broad is a woman who lives by her own r...
Dec 15, 2021•33 min•Ep. 112
This week, Sara brings us Sarah Winchester! When Sarah Winchester inherits the vast fortune of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company she decides to spend her fortune warding off the vengeful spirits of the victims of the Winchester rifle and builds the Winchester Mystery House - known widely as one of the most famous supernatural/haunted places in the US. But is that the real story? Listen now to hear the TRUE story behind the legend of Sarah Winchester. — A Broad is a woman who lives by her own...
Dec 08, 2021•31 min•Ep. 111
This week, Sara brings us the Mongolian Warrior Princess, Khutulun Khan! Her remarkable battlefield prowess was only eclipsed by her mad skills in the wrestling arena. This Princess-who-would-be-Khan (Great-great Granddaughter of Genghis Khan and cousin of Kublai Khan) wrestled & defeated hundreds of men to avoid arranged marriage. She helped her father Kaidu hold onto his massive territory, but does she inherit her father's mantle when he dies? You'll have to listen to find out! — A Broad i...
Dec 01, 2021•21 min•Ep. 110
This week, guest Earl T. Kim brings us the story of Na Hye-sok. The first Korean woman to study western oil painting abroad in Japan, Hye-sok returned home to find the confines of Korean womanhood utterly unacceptable and she was not quiet about it. Her writing, poetry, painting, and even her existence defied the Korean patriarchy so strongly, that they tried to erase her from history. — A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who hel...
Nov 24, 2021•39 min•Ep. 109
This week, Sara brings us the story of Yu Gwan-sun! Raised in a Japan-occupied Korea, Gwan-sun only knew life where her Korean culture was being oppressed and destroyed, but when she turned sixteen, armed with her education and mad love for her country she stands up for Korean Independence. Her story is one you won't want to miss! Special guest Earl T. Kim joins us to help shed light on this epic Korean history. — A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podca...
Nov 17, 2021•32 min•Ep. 108
This week, Sara brings us the story of Doctor Paulina Luisi, the first Uruguayan woman to earn a Bachelor's degree, graduate medical school and become a doctor! She was also a major leader of the feminist movement in Uruguay, South America and eventually even globally in the late 19th and early 20th century. Check out the full episode to hear even more of her accomplishments and why she's a Broad You Should Know! — A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podc...
Nov 10, 2021•25 min•Ep. 107
This week, Sara brings on guest host Dawn "Sam" Alden to teach us all about the Valiant Ladies of Potosí, two teenage girls who loved sword fighting, mayhem, and one another, and traveled the countryside to defend the freedom of the underprivileged. Check out the full episode to learn more of their exploits, and why they qualify as Broads You Should Know! — A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world! 3 Ways you...
Nov 03, 2021•21 min•Ep. 106
This week, Sara shares the incredible story of one of Columbia's most beloved national heroes. Her role in the revolutionary war against Spain was epic, but what she does after her arrest made her a full-blown legend. Check out the full episode for the story! — A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world! 3 Ways you can help support the podcast: Write a review on iTunes Share your favorite episode on social medi...
Oct 27, 2021•29 min•Ep. 105
