Lucille's life after the premiere of I Love Lucy was nothing anyone could have predicted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lucille Ball had a long climb up (and down) before she made history when I love Lucy debuted in 1951, and we cover those struggles and successes in this episode.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mulan's story of her days as a Chinese warrior had simple beginnings and a whole lot of lasting power!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The story of this powerful, 17th century African ruler was far from an ordinary Princess to Queen tale.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is there a better time to revisit our favorite Victorian More-Than-Likely Murderess, Lizzie Borden, than right now? We think not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We wrap up our short series of "women who ran for the US Presidency before Hillary Clinton" with Shirley Chisholm! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue our series of female Presidential candidates with Belva Lockwood, the woman who many regard as the first “legitimate” female nominee for the office, with groundbreaking campaigns in 1884 and 1888. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Victoria Woodhull crafted a life for herself from pretty raw materials. She traveled from an abusive childhood to a very aristocratic end...  and in the middle, was the first woman to run for the American Presidency. In 1872.  She was a woman ahead of her time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The second half of Marie's life was spent without Pierre but focused on a mission to apply science to help all humanity even while non-science drama swirled about her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lot of people only know Marie Curie as a woman who won a Nobel prize (or two...spoilers) but that's just a small part of the life of this physicist, wife and mother. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices