SYMHC Classics: Katie Sandwina, the Glamorous Strongwoman

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 23.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2019

⏱️ 28 minutes

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We're revisiting a 2015 episode about Katie Sandwina, who wowed crowds from an early age, first as a wrestling act and then exclusively as professional strongwoman. During a time when women's suffrage was a hot button issue, she cultivated an image of a perfectly feminine powerhouse.

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0:33.3	Happy Saturday, everybody.
0:34.8	This week on the show, we talked about General Toma Alexandra Dumma,
0:38.7	who rose to the top ranks of the military during the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars.
0:43.7	And one of the things that came up in the episode was how he liked to do strong man style stunts.
0:49.5	And that kept reminding me of our previous episode on Katie Sanduina from back in January of 2015.
0:55.3	And Sanduina was a strong woman. I love her and I think she's incredibly amazing.
0:59.9	She also was an activist for women's rights and we are going to share her story again today.
1:04.7	So enjoy.
1:08.3	Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History class from Howstupworks.com.
1:18.7	Hello and welcome to the podcast. I'm Holly Fry and I'm Tracy V. Wilson.
1:23.7	And it's 2015.
1:25.4	Right.
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