Mamie Phipps Clark

Queens Podcast

Comedy, History

4.5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Have you heard of Mamie Phipps Clark? No? Well, that is a shame. So, grab a cocktail or a coffee and get ready for this mini-episode (originally from Patreon 2021) and learn about this amazing pioneer in psychology and civil rights. Mamie Phipps Clark was a pioneering black psychologist who made significant contributions to the study of race and its effects on child development. Along with her husband, Kenneth Clark, she conducted the landmark doll studies which showed the profound impact of segregation and discrimination on children's self-esteem. This made waves. So much that she got a call from high profile civil rights lawyer, Thurgood Marshall (who would later go on to be the first black US supreme court justice) Mamie is best known for her study, the doll experiment, was conducted in the 1940s. The experiment played a crucial role in the Brown v. Board of Education case, which challenged the constitutionality of segregation in public schools. The Supreme Court cited the doll experiment in its decision, stating that segregation caused black children to feel inferior and harmed their educational opportunities. Mamie's work was part of what swayed the court to strike down segregation as unconstitutional, paving the way for greater equality and integration in public education. Enjoy! Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/baddest50 and use code baddest50 for for 50% off plus free shipping! Queens podcast is part of Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Want more Queens? Head to our Patreon, check out our merch store and follow us on Instagram! Our awesome new intro music is thanks to @1touchproduction ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an AirWave Media Podcast.
0:05.0	Hello, I'm Ian Stirling and I'm with one of McCain's farmers who grow their potatoes.
0:09.0	Hang on, these are odd-looking potatoes.
0:11.0	That's kale, Ian.
0:13.0	You do know you need potato to make chips, right?
0:16.0	Yes, but we don't just grow potatoes.
0:18.0	We actually rotate different crops to help keep the soil healthy.
0:21.0	So we eat McCain chips. I'm helping do some good.
0:24.0	Exactly, yeah. You're supporting the move to regenerative farming.
0:27.0	By the way, I do know the difference between kale and potatoes.
0:30.0	Of course you do.
0:32.0	McCain, let's all jump in.
0:35.0	Hi, this is Katie.
0:37.0	And this is Nathan.
0:38.0	And you're listening to Queen's Podcast.
0:40.0	The show about badass women in history.
0:58.0	Here we go again.
0:59.0	Nathan, how are you today?
1:01.0	Oh, good. Good.
1:03.0	It's been a good couple of weeks.
1:06.0	Nathan, what you have a story for me today.
1:09.0	What are we going to talk about?
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