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I Saw Death Coming with Kidada Williams Feb 22, 2023

 

It's a complex period of U.S. history that’s regularly distilled down to its simplest policy highlights: Reconstruction. Sharon...

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Building the Support Network for Sex Trafficking Survivors with Kat Wehunt Feb 20, 2023

Fellow Jefferson Award Recipient, Kat Wehunt, joins Sharon to speak out about a deeply personal subject: Sex Trafficking. Kat is a leading...

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How Women Won WWII: A New Era Unfolds Feb 17, 2023

 

Before we wrap up our series on how Women Won World War II, we need to talk about what happened next. It was the question on...

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How Women Won WWII: With a Flash and a Rumble Feb 15, 2023

 

For 3 years, scientists in secret cities around the U.S. had been in a race against time to complete the world’s first atomic weapon....

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How Women Won WWII: Caught By the Enemy Feb 13, 2023

She was WWII's most decorated spy: a woman whose spirit and determination in the face of danger is unparalleled. Born in France, Odette...

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How Women Won WWII: The Confidante, Anna Rosenberg Feb 10, 2023

 

Together, let's hear from author Christopher Gorham, whose new book, The Confidante, is the first-ever biography written about one of the...

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How Women Won WWII: AABBA and the Art of Codebreaking Feb 08, 2023

 

Shakespeare and Al Capone. What could possibly be a link between these two men who were born centuries apart? A master codebreaker named...

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How Women Won WWII: Sabotage and a Jewish Spymaster Feb 06, 2023

 

It's time to return to the art of espionage. During World War II, Prime Minister Winston Churchill understood that boots on the ground were...

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How Women Won WWII: The Booming Work of Women Scientists Feb 03, 2023

In a previous episode of our series, we had a conversation about the combined efforts of the Allied science community to beat Germany in the race...

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How Women Won WWII: British Wrens at War Feb 01, 2023

Let’s head to Great Britain and learn about a military organization that recruited women into the war effort all across the country. Women...

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How Women Won WWII: By the Glow of Radium Jan 30, 2023

How did the United States successfully produce and detonate the first atomic bomb? That success happened through a combination of random...

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How Women Won WWII: A Starlette Spies for France with Josephine Baker Jan 27, 2023

She was a larger than life woman who utilized her fame and charm to secretly gather intel for the Allies during World War II. She put herself in...

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