(It's our producer's fault that this episode is late because he procrastinated. He will henceforth be known as the King of Procrastination Nation.)
This is our last episode before Kelly's big surgery! Kelly goes for spinal fusion on July 18th and becomes part Mechanerdzilla and part Bionic Woman. Don't worry, we'll still have new content to post while Kelly is in recovery because we recorded in advance!
Kelly kicks things off with the story of English chemist and volunteer Air Raid Warden Rosalind Franklin. This Lady Badass stayed on at Cambridge to pursue her studies in spite of the world (figuratively) and bombs (literally) falling down all around her in WWII. Then, she helped discover the structure of DNA molecules, but of course, received no freaking credit for it, because of men. Debbie Jo lightens the mood with Moms Mabley (born Loretta Mary Aiken), a well-known vaudeville comedian, and prominent member of the African American comedy community's so-called Chitlin' Circuit. It was in the era of segregation in America that Moms Mabley began to gain popularity with black and white audiences. She performed on the Ed Sullivan Show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and set a record for performances at the Apollo! Definitely a trailblazer!
Thanks for being here with us this week and every week. Again, we apologize for being late, on behalf of our producer. Please check out our patreon and consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/anonmomhappyhour. We look forward to hearing from everyone what you think of this week's show! Byyeee.
SOURCES
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bofran.html https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rosalind-Franklin https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/KR/ https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/ps/retrieve/Narrative/KR/p-nid/183 https://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/franklin.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind_Franklin http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/war/wardens.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moms_Mabley https://www.biography.com/performer/moms-mabley https://www.biography.com/news/famous-female-comedians-national-humor-month
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