Divas: Leona Helmsley

Womanica

Acast Creative Studios

History, Society & Culture, Education

4.3 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Leona Helmsley (1920-2007) was a real estate agent turned mogul after marrying Harry Helmsley. Leona served as the head and face of the Helmsley hotel empire, and her unapologetic wealth and antics earned her the nickname “queen of mean.” Later, Leona was convicted on charges of tax evasion and served more than a year in prison.

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This month, we're diving into the "Divas" of history, examining how the label has been used from many angles, whether describing women pejoratively... or with admiration.

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0:37.3	But like any good party,
0:38.4	there's a lot of wild stuff that goes down behind the scenes that you don't know about.
0:42.7	And since I hosted the Golden Globes, I'm letting my podcast listeners, my besties,
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0:54.9	Listen to the Nikki Glazer podcast on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your
0:59.5	podcast. Hello. From Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan, and this is Womanica. This month,
1:09.4	we're diving into the divas of history, examining how the label
1:12.5	has been used for many ankles, whether describing women pejoratively or with admiration.
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