Daring: Odette Sansom

Daring: Odette Sansom

The life of Odette Sansom sounds like the plot of a spy movie. A French housewife turned British spy during World War Two. But the truth is always stranger than fiction, and the life of Odette is truly the life of a daring hero.

Forgotten: Ethel Byrne

Ethel Byrne was a nurse and reproductive rights advocate. She was also the co founder of planned parenthood. She’s often over shadowed by her sister Margret, but Ethel was a force, and this is her story.

Poetess: Emma Lazarus

Emma was a poet, author, first. She’s famous for her poem inscribed on the Statue of Liberty, and known for her pride in her Jewish heritage.

Muse: Vera Nabokov

Hello everyone! Today we’ll be discussing the muse, wife, and translater of one of the must famous Russian authors, Vladimir Nabokov. But who was Mrs. Nabokov? The woman who saved his notorious novel and his beloved wife.

Daring: Emma Edmonds

A unionist solider, a nurse a memoirist, spy, and mother. Who was Emma and what is her story? Tune in to find out!