There are the people we learn about in school, and then there are the ones we don't.

From the creators of WOW in the world, who, when, WOW, is a new tinkercast original podcast

for curious kids and their grown-ups. Each week, host Rebecca Sheer takes you into the lives of

history's unsung heroes, heroines, and amazing humans who make us say WOW. Like Shirley Chisholm,

the first African American woman in Congress, or the first lady of physics,

Dr. Sheen Shangguo, or Roberto Clemente, one of the greatest baseball players of his time.

You're about to hear a preview of the Shirley Chisholm episode. While you're listening,

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In the early 1960s, if you were a woman in America, life looked worlds different from the way it

does today. It's the early 1960s, and women across America have their eyes on the prize,

marriage, and children. Sure, they can go to college, as long as they become a secretary,

teacher, or nurse. Otherwise, their husbands bring home the bacon. While the little

ladies say, okay, we've heard enough, but how do you turn this thing off? It's a 1960s television,

there's no remote. Yeah, woo, much better. But you get the idea, right? The early 1960s were not

exactly a time of opportunity for the American woman. The good news is, as the 1960s progressed,

and America rolled into the 70s, more and more women began pushing back against their

limited roles, and one of them pushed back harder than most. I stand before you today

as a candidate for the democratic nomination for the presidency of the United States of America.

Her name was Shirley Chisholm, and when it came to all those traditional molds for women,

this pioneering trailblazer didn't just break the stereotypes.

She shattered them. I'm Rebecca Scheer, and this is Who When Wow.

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