Just before the upcoming trial, Alexa dives into the story of Elizabeth Holmes, the former self-made billionaire and CEO of Theranos.

SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2018/06/07/theranos-elizabeth-holmes-experimented-arizonans-bad-blood-book/675541002/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2015/11/03/theranos-letter-shows-elizabeth-holmes-tried-to-take-control-from-shareholders/?sh=7d6640e42c53

https://www.industryweek.com/leadership/companies-executives/article/22025312/theranos-settles-sec-lawsuit-as-ceo-holmes-stripped-of-control

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/30/elizabeth-holmes-one-time-billionaire-and-ceo-finally-goes-on-trial.html

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/jury-selection-starts-today-in-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-trial-what-to-know-now/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/05/18/nikola-tesla-wasnt-god-and-thomas-edison-wasnt-the-devil/?sh=40916c461a21

https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/the-inventor-out-for-blood-in-silicon-valley

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/02/inside-elizabeth-holmess-final-months-at-theranos

https://www.ccn.com/jack-dorsey-is-weird-steve-jobs-was-way-weirder/

https://www.gqindia.com/entertainment/content/rich-ceos-mark-zuckerberg-bill-gates-indra-nooyi-weird-habits-everyday-lives

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/8/31/20839873/james-mattis-book-theranos

She literally ran away to the circus and then became America's first female tattoo artist. In today's episode, Brianna tells the story of Maud Wagner.

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tattooing

http://www.theheroinecollective.com/maud-wagner/

https://www.tattoodo.com/articles/6-historic-women-who-shaped-tattoo-history-150165

https://allthatsinteresting.com/maud-wagnerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_Wagner

https://www.zippia.com/tattoo-artist-jobs/demographics/

Alexa tells the story of Eliza Hamilton including her life accomplishments before and fifty years after the tragic death of her husband Alexander.

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Schuyler_Hamilton

https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-21-02-0138-0002

https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/elizabeth-hamilton-timeline

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Reynolds

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Hamilton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burr%E2%80%93Hamilton_duel

https://www.statutesandstories.com/blog_html/washingtons-farewell-address/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-elizabeth-hamilton-deserving-musical-her-own-180958214/

https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2020/07/hamilton-about-alexander-and-elizas-last-goodbye/

https://www.tvhs.org/post/eliza-hamilton-she-told-their-stories

A beloved television chef and spy? Today Brianna tells the story of America's Lady of the Ladle, Julia Child.

Sources:

https://www.pbs.org/food/julia-child/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Child

https://juliachildfoundation.org/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gPNdWAxERg 

Are you ready to meet the NYPD's first female detective?  In this episode, Alexa tells the story of Isabella Goodwin who inspired the character of Sarah Howard on TNT's The Alienist.

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Goodwin

https://wednesdayswomen.com/isabella-goodwin-nypds-first-female-police-detective/

https://mollybrown.org/breaking-entering-women-first-joined-police-force/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tombs

https://www.nps.gov/places/blackwell-s-island-new-york-city.htm

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29678021/isabella-goodwin-one-of-the-first/

https://galnet.fandom.com/wiki/Isabella_Goodwin

https://www.cnn.com/2015/05/23/opinions/smith-rikers-lawsuit-sex-abuse/index.html

https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/226680.pdf

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197543749/john-w-goodwin

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SPDN19120314.2.29&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1

http://nypdpea1.org/index.php/history/

https://www.amazon.com/Fearless-Mrs-Goodwin-Detective-Cracked-ebook/dp/B078YHY2LX

“Give a girl the right pair of shoes and she'll conquer the world.” 

Listen to Brianna tell the story of the incredibly talented and smart Hollywood legend, Marilyn Monroe!

*Sorry for the mic noise.

Sources:

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marilyn-monroe-born

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7fNs5Y2p14

https://www.thewrap.com/7-theories-marilyn-monroe-death/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe 

https://www.biography.com/actor/marilyn-monroe

https://www.liveabout.com/marilyn-monroe-1779827 

Alexa tells the true story of Elizabeth Short. 

Sources:

https://crimereads.com/the-black-dahlia-history-los-angeles-cold-case/

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/the-black-dahlia

https://www.biography.com/news/black-dahlia-murder-mystery

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia#Life

Brianna tells the story of the Physicist and Nobel Laureate, Marie Curie.

Sources:

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1903/mariecurie/biographical/

https://www.biography.com/scientist/mariecurie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie

https://www.britannica.com/story/radiumgirlsthewomenwhofoughtfortheirlivesinakillerworkplace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qlRjqUMX4E

https://www.amazon.com/RadioactiveRosamundPike/dp/B08DKJ54J5

Alexa brings us the story of the Radium Girls.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2009/3/15/708873/- 

https://environmentalhistory.org/people/radiumgirls/ 

Radiological Society https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.14141352 

http://www.nukes.org/MAp/radiumgirls.html 

https://www.nprillinois.org/post/radium-girls-illinois-tragedy#stream/ 0 

https://nclnet.org/about-ncl/about-us/history/

Brianna tells the story of Carol King, one of the most successful female songwriters of all time.

Sources:
A Natural Woman: A Memoir by Carole King
https://caroleking.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_King

Alexa tells the story of three brave women fighting the nazis during World War 2.

Sources:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/578187/teenage-girl-gang-seduced-and-killed-nazis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannie_Schaft

https://seducingandkillingnazis.com/about/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truus_Menger-Oversteegen

https://www.history.com/news/dutch-resistance-teenager-killed-nazis-freddie-oversteegen

https://allthatsinteresting.com/freddie-oversteegen

https://www.vice.com/en/article/dp5a8y/teenager-nazi-armed-resistance-netherlands-876

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/freddie-oversteegen-who-assassinated-nazis-teenage-resistance-fighter-has-died-92-180970319/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Oversteegen

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