This week, Allison and Max talk about two Nobel Peace Prize Laureates. The first, awarded her Nobel in 2011, helped end decades of civil war in Liberia through peaceful women-lead resistance; the second, awarded her Nobel in 2004, started a movement that has since planted millions of trees and helped hundreds of thousands of women in Kenya: Leymah Gbowee and Wangari Maathai.

Then on The Bitch Next Door, Allison talks to Amanda Rohlke from The National Women's Museum! You can find more here www.womenshistory.org.

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This week, Max and Allison talk about two military women who defied the expectations of their time. The first, became a professor at Vassar by the time she was 28 and then went on to help lay the foundation for the modern world of computing; the second, a fierce warrior who lead men in battle, she is considered a saint by Sikhs to this day: Grace Hopper and May Bhago.

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This week, Allison and Max discuss two nurses in honor of International Nurses Week! The first, became the first black nurse in America, in the mid 1800's; the second, known around the world as the "lady with the lamp," built her reputation through her ceaseless work ethic: Mary Mahoney and Florence Nightingale.

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This week, Max and Allison discuss two women who became firsts of their kind. The first, a sharecropper in the Jim Crow south, became a forceful activist on the national stage; the second, an influential activist and lawyer, became the first black woman ordained as an episcopal priest: Fannie Lou Hamer and Pauli Murray.

On the bitch next door, Janette talks to Lily Mercer. You can find The Bechdel Babes here www.bbwritingpartners.com.

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This week, Max and Allison discuss two leaders of the world suffrage movement. The first, a countess my marriage in the Russian Nobility, became an active and vital figure in the battle for Irish independence; the second, one of the mothers of the American suffrage movement, played a pivotal role in charting the course of American women's history: Constance Markievicz & Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

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On Monday, we covered Gurumayi in an episode we've renamed The Physician and The Guru. On Wednesday, Bitchery team member Sydney Tannenbaum sat down with Max, for a discussion about the current head of Siddha Yoga; and how the movement she leads helped shape her young life.

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****Episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual intercourse. Discretion is advised.****

This week, Max and Allison discuss two very different healers. The first, a recluse for the last 14 years, leads thousands around the world to this day; the second, the first female physician, lived learned her craft under the threat of death: Gurumayi Chidvilasananda and Agnodice.

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It's story time on the pod! This week, Max and Allison discuss 4 women whose stories have been part of the canon of fictional badass women for centuries: Thákane, Marguerite de Bressieux, Atalanta, and Europa.

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This week, Max and Allison discuss two women who became larger than life only to meet unfortunate ends. The first, a drag queen who helped shape the modern queer movement, lived most of her life hand-to-mouth on the streets; The second, a 16th century nun, shot to fame through her visions and piety only to fall just as quickly after declaring herself an Empress: Sylvia Rivera and Benedetta Carlini.

Then, in an all new Bitch Next Door, Allison talks to Roni Geva. Co-Creator and Producer of a web series called Ctrl Alt Delete.

Check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/ctrlaltdeleteshow/

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This week, Max and Allison discuss two women who refused to go quietly. The first, a legendary figure in Indonesia, successfully lead a resistance that fought the Dutch for more than 25 years; The second, a student at the University of Munich, helped start the first visible internal resistance to the Nazi regime: Cut Nyak Dhien and Sophie Scholl.

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