Celebrating HER: Frédérique Irwin

The Nikki & Brie Show

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🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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On this episode of The Nikki & Brie Show, we’re closing out our Women’s History Month series with a conversation that reminds us why this month matters so deeply. Nikki & Brie sit down with Frédérique Irwin, President and CEO of the National Women’s History Museum, for a powerful conversation about the stories of women, the ones history made room for, and the many it didn’t. This episode is bigger than one journey. It is about legacy, visibility, truth, and the work of making sure women’s history is no longer treated like a footnote, but recognized for what it is: foundational. Frédérique shares why this mission matters, what it means to preserve and elevate women’s stories, and how changing the narrative can change the future for generations of girls and women to come. It is thoughtful, eye-opening, and deeply moving. A perfect way to close this series, while also reminding us that this conversation is far from over. Because when women’s stories are told, we all win.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, welcome back to another episode of the Nikki and Bree show.
0:11.6	And we are sad but excited because today is the last day of our series for Women's History Month,
0:17.5	but we are ending it with a bang.
0:20.1	Today's conversation is really special to
0:22.1	us because it's about something bigger than any one story. It's about the stories of women,
0:27.8	the ones we know, the ones we're still discovering. For nearly 30 years, the National
0:32.7	Women's History Museum has been working to make sure women's history is recognized for what it is,
0:38.4	foundational.
0:39.3	And today we're joined by the president and CEO leading that mission forward, Frederick Irwin.
0:46.1	Fred, welcome to the Nikki and Breeze show.
0:48.7	Welcome.
0:49.6	You guys, thank you.
0:51.1	I have to say, I'm so, I'm so excited.
0:53.6	My socks have been going up and down thinking
0:55.0	about today. And I have loved, loved listening to all the women that you guys have showcased this month.
1:01.4	It's really, really special, how you all approached women's history months. Thank you. That means so
1:06.2	much. Yes, it's very dear to our hearts. I honestly, we were having a conversation about this this morning over coffee. And I was like, I would just love to do this every month. Like I literally could just be on this podcast, always talking to women and to hear their strengths and how they've achieved things and what they've overcome and what, you know, they see for the future. And so it's
1:29.1	been such a great series. And we both said, we're like, we're not going to stop it here. We're just, you know, we can't end here. You got to keep going. There's too many stories out there. There's too many stories. Too many women to inspire us, which brings, don't get me start. I was just going to say yes, which brings it perfectly into this amazing conversation.
1:46.5	So for people who may not be. Don't get me start. I was just going to say yes, which brings it perfectly into this amazing conversation.
1:46.9	So for people who may not be familiar, what is the National Women's History Museum at its core?
1:53.6	At its core, we are the largest repository of women's history online.
1:59.8	So we are digital first. I wouldn't say that that was intentional
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