True Girls

True Girls

Each Tuesday, friends Kayla and Mel bring listeners the true, fascinating story of a girl from history. ✨

Episodes

November 5, 2024 1 min

Join us as we say farewell to True Girls and introduce you to our new podcast, It's About Nothing! We would love your support and for you to come with us as we go on this new podcasting adventure. So take a listen to our first episode, and give us a follow!

APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-about-nothing/id1777932480
SPOTIFY PODCASTS: https://open.spotify.com/show/5vYRC3vtQDV6bnZt1aLl2D

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In our first two-part episode (YAY!), meet Andrée de Jongh and Edith Cavell, two women whose lives in WWI and WWII seem to parallel each other. Join Kayla and Mel as they discuss the women who risked everything to save the lives of hundreds of men.

*Show Drink* The Applejack Old Fashioned*
Applejack  Brandy (2 oz.)
Simple Syrup (1/4 oz.)
Black Walnut Bitters (2 dashes)

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April 26, 2022 45 mins

Meet Ching Shih, the most successful pirate of all time with over 70,000 outlaws in her crew. Join Kayla and Mel as they discuss the woman who started her life as a prostitute and eventually became a legend on the seas, commanding the notorious Red Flag Fleet.

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April 19, 2022 39 mins

Meet Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu, the woman who played a pivotal role not only in the physics world but in the Manhattan Project. Join Kayla and Mel as they discuss the woman who made history as a woman in STEM, a history that the men around her would try to steal.

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April 5, 2022 37 mins

Meet Sybil Ludington, the female Paul Revere who rode over 40 miles to warn soldiers that the British were coming. Join Kayla and Mel as they discuss the woman who was only a teenager when she made a daring ride that was more than triple that of Paul Revere.

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March 29, 2022 45 mins

Meet Victoria Cristiani Rossi, the woman who spent her childhood and early adult life in one of the most mystical places on earth - the circus. Join Kayla and Mel as they discuss the woman whose incredible relationship with an elephant named Mary ultimately saved her life.

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March 15, 2022 40 mins

Meet Michelle McNamara, the woman who dedicated her life to finding the notorious Golden State Killer. Join Kayla and Mel as they discuss the woman whose perseverance and dedication eventually helped lead to the capture of an infamous serial killer.

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March 8, 2022 43 mins

Meet Grace O'Malley, the woman who was an Irish pirate queen, commanding a fleet of ships and over 200 men. Join Kayla and Mel as they celebrate the life of the woman who braved the seas and dominated a male-dominated arena.

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February 28, 2022 41 mins

Meet Gladys Bentley, the woman who was a drag king and one of the most successful performers of the Harlem Renaissance. Join Kayla and Mel as they celebrate Black History Month by taking you through the life of the woman whose bold acceptance and bravery to embrace her LGBTQ identity left a legacy that lasts to today.

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February 21, 2022 30 mins

Meet Wilma Rudolph, the woman known as the fastest woman in the world after her world-record-setting performance in the 1960 Olympics. Join Kayla and Mel as they celebrate Black History Month and the Olympics by taking you through the life of the woman whose resilience and perseverance led her from being unable to walk to an Olympic champion.


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February 14, 2022 46 mins

Meet Mae Young, the woman who fought in professional wrestling matches for over seventy years. Join Kayla and Mel as they take you through the life of the woman whose athleticism and passion for wrestling left an outstanding impact on the $5 billion industry.

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January 31, 2022 31 mins

Meet Princess Olga of Kyiv, the woman who is a saint in the church and the woman who burned cities to the ground. Join Kayla and Mel as they take you through the life of the woman whose husband's murder sparked an unquenchable desire for revenge.

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January 24, 2022 42 mins

Meet Angela Davis, the woman who made the FBI's "Top 10 Most Wanted List" for a crime she did not commit. Join Kayla and Mel as they take you through the life of the woman whose passion for civil rights inspired a nation.

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January 17, 2022 46 mins

Meet Christine Granville, aka Krystyna Skarbek, the woman who was a female secret agent during World War II and the inspiration for a famous archetype. Join Kayla and Mel as they take you through the life of the woman Winston Churchill allegedly called his "favorite spy."

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January 17, 2022 63 mins

Meet Nellie Bly, the woman who sparked Pulitzer's "new journalism" by diving headfirst into the stories she was reporting. From getting herself purposefully locked in an insane asylum to writing from the trenches during World War I, join Kayla and Mel as they take a look at the fascinating life of Nellie Bly.

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January 17, 2022 49 mins

Meet Belle Starr, the woman who was an outlaw in the Wild West. Join Kayla and Mel as they take you back in time and through the life of the woman who boldly wore the title "The Bandit Queen."

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December 31, 2021 2 mins

Meet one of your hosts, Kayla, and learn about the True Girls podcast dropping January 17. ✨

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