There are 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 grownups, each week host Rebecca Sheer takes you into the

lives of history's unsung heroes, heroines and amazing humans who made us say WOW like

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

Dr. Ching Zhang Wu, or Roberto Clement, one of the greatest baseball players of his time.

You're about to hear a preview of Shirley's episode. While you're listening, you can follow

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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

stay home. Okay, we've heard enough, but then you turn this thing off, it's a 1960s television,

there's no remote. Wow, 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 Sheer, and this is Who, When, Wow.

The center is a business to recognize, if you've hoped, you may not know.

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