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Womanica

Best Of: Ada Lovelace

Womanica

Acast Creative Studios

History, Society & Culture, Education

4.3920 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

This back to school season, we're bringing back some of our favorite Womanica episodes you might have missed. Today's Womanican is Ada Lovelace (1815-1852). She is known as the first computer programmer. Despite living during a time when women were not considered scientific thinkers, her contributions to computer science are indispensable–and indisputable.

This month, we’re heading back to school – and we’re taking you along with us! For all of September, we’ll be bringing back some of our favorite Womanica episodes you might have missed. You’ll hear me – and some talented guest hosts – share both iconic and under-appreciated stories. But there’s a twist... each week is dedicated to a different school subject. This week: Women you should be learning about in math classes!

History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn’t help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should.

Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we’ll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more. Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures.

Womanica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley, Brittany Martinez, Edie Allard, Lindsey Kratochwill, Adesuwa Agbonile, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Taylor Williamson, Sara Schleede, Paloma Moreno Jimenez, Luci Jones, Abbey Delk, Hannah Bottum, Lauren Willams, and Adrien Behn. Special thanks to Shira Atkins. Original theme music composed by Miles Moran.

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In California during the summer of 1975, within the span of 17 days and less than 90 miles,

0:06.0

two women did something no other woman had done before, tried to assassinate the President of the United States.

0:12.0

One was the protégé of Charles Manson.

0:14.0

26 year old Lynette Fromm, nicknamed Squeaky.

0:17.0

The other, a middle-aged housewife working undercover for the FBI.

0:21.0

identified by police as Sarah Jean Moore in her 40s. FBI. Listen to Rip Current on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.

0:36.0

What happens when a professional football player's career ends and the applause fades and the screaming fans move on.

0:43.7

I am going to share my journey

0:46.3

of how I went from Christianity to now a Hebrew Israelite.

0:50.5

For some former NFL players, a new faith provides answers.

0:54.5

You mix homesteading with guns and church.

0:58.1

Wala, you got straight way.

1:00.1

He tried to save everybody.

1:01.5

Listen to Spirald on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

1:06.5

Ever get the feeling someone's watching you?

1:09.0

Well, in 1971, a group of anti-war activists had that feeling.

1:15.0

I was in the heart of the dragon and it was my job to stop the fire.

1:18.5

So they decided to do something insane.

1:21.5

Break in to the FBI and expose J. insane. Helms. Binge the full second season of Snafu now on the I Heart Radio

1:35.4

App Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Back in 1969, four young

1:42.1

musicians from Texas were hired to impersonate the British psychedelic

1:46.0

rock band The zombies.

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