Badass Women of America

Women Bootleggers During Prohibition - Part 2

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2463095/fan_mail/new] In this episode we continue our story of American women bootleggers focusing on two of the most famous rum-runners - Cleo Lythgoe, Queen of the Bahamas and Willie Carter Sharpe, Rum-Running Queen of Virginia. Join Kit and Sherlock for the whole story of these notorious women as well as the story of Mabel Walker Willebrandt, the U.S. Assistant District Attorney who was relentless in bringing bootleggers and their crimes to justice. See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram.  https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/ [https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/]

Prohibition and a Famous Woman Bootlegger

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2463095/fan_mail/new] Prohibition began in Maine in 1851, way before federal prohibition in 1920.  Mainers had to live with this ridiculous law for 82 years.  But they found their way around it.  The only thing that prohibition accomplished for the country in 1920 was make the Mafia a powerful and unstoppable crime organization. In Kentucky, Maggie Bailey was only seventeen years old in 1920 when she started building her moonshine empire in her home town county of Harlan. She outsmarted law enforcement and federal agents for 78 years. Join Kit and Sherlock for the whole story of prohibition and bootlegger, Maggie Bailey. See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram.  https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/ [https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/]

Women Who Joined the Navy in 1917 During WWI

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2463095/fan_mail/new] Who knew?!  The first women to enlist in a branch of the Armed Services were Yeoman for the US Navy in 1917 during WWI. Over 11,000 women joined the Navy to work in areas like communications, decoding and encoding messages, designing camouflage to name just a few. Join Kit and Sherlock for the whole story of the women of the Navy and how they not only served their country but changed the course of women in the workplace forever. See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram.  https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/ [https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/]

Groundbreaking Women Doctors of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2463095/fan_mail/new] Most people think there were only a few women doctors in the 1800s and early 1900s but there were thousands. These women found a way around the restrictions of acceptable behavior for women during the Victorian era to pursue their dreams of attaining medical degrees in order to help others. Join Kit and Sherlock to hear the accomplishments of a few of these Badass Women of America. See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram.  https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/ [https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/]

Mary Willard - "Lady Sherlock" of Forensic Science in 1930

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2463095/fan_mail/new] It had to start somewhere and it started with Mary Willard - Forensic Science - the beginning of CSI. Mary was an assistant professor of chemistry at Penn State University in 1930 when she was first asked to assist with a criminal case.  By training and curiosity she became an expert in chemical analysis of evidence from crime scenes. She became known nationally and internationally for her crime solving abilities by using chemistry. Join Kit and Sherlock for the story of the interesting, eccentric, brilliant Mary Willard. See pictures and additional information about Badass Women of America on Instagram.  https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/ [https://www.instagram.com/badass_women_of_america/]